Not seen much of Canada.

I tested Janice's cycling legs again today going straight uphill for 2 miles without respite to get to the top of the Dordogne cliffs.  She was definitely up to the task.  Sorry to have to mention again that the weather is getting better.  You will see from the photos later that the sun was present at all times and the sunshine was matched by real heat today.  The countryside on the hilltops as we cycled to Sarlat le Caneda was superb and the houses were lovely.

Sarlat le Caneda is two towns that have joined.  We never even went to the Caneda bit because the Sarlat part is the renowned tourist town with a beautiful Medieval town centre.  We didn't know what to expect, so we will let a few pictures illustrate it for you.

We pushed the boat out with a menu de jour at a restaurant in the square.  It's only our second meal out whilst we have been in France.  I was a bit concerned about getting sunburnt but we had a two hour lunch that we thoroughly enjoyed.  We had a foie gras starter.  I know I mentioned it yesterday but I have a suspicion that Janice is force feeding me in a similar way to the way ducks and geese are force fed corn to enlarge their livers.  I researched foie gras and found that ducks are fed twice a day for12 days and killed after 100 days, whilst geese are fed three times a day for 17 days and killed after 112 days.  I think I must be a goose but I'm keeping a count on the number of days we've been in France.  Janice denies it all and says that I am force feeding myself as normal!

Anyway time for a bit of long awaited food art....

I welcome any suggestions for a title for this rare piece of art.

Our main course was duck and garlic sautéed potatoes and finally we had a walnut gateau with creme anglais.

After another walk around the town we cycled back mid afternoon.

Another view in the town.  I had a little lie down in the sun at this spot.

Back to the site and we did more sunbathing and even had a paddle in the Dordogne wearing 'le flip flops'!

What about that for our view, fantastic.  

As I am writing this the darkness is creeping upon us and I remember that the clocks went back last night and the nights are earlier.  Never mind we are nice and cosy in the van.