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Au Revoir to Souillac

We can’t believe that our time in Souillac is nearing an end.  It has been a lovely stay.  We have enjoyed learning more about chickens (and having fresh eggs), and we have really enjoyed the two sweet, fun dogs.  Finn, the 8 year-old jack Russell mix has the spirit and energy of a much younger dog.  He also loves some cuddles and while he is off-lead on our walks likes to run ahead and then run back to make sure everyone is still together.  Diesel has the power of a horse.  You had better be ready to hang on if he takes a keen interest in something or you will learn what flying very close to the ground feels like!  He’s also a winning competitor (at least with Beth) in a game of tug-of-war with an old tire.  However, he is truly a big sweetie who likes to stay in bed longer than his older companion and is always good for some affectionate cuddling as well.

The chickens out in the yard. They ran for cover earlier in the day — including one who climbed the stairs up to the house — when some rain came through.
Diesel and Finn waiting by the gate for Bob to return from an errand.
 

I’m not sure that we have done Souillac justice with our photos.  It is a great little town situated in a valley along the Dordogne and surrounded by hills.  The most eye-catching sights for us have been the impressive bridges as well as the views of the clouds in the valley from the house.  However, last Friday we walked into town for the Friday market and were very impressed with that as well.  (The other eye-catching moment happened one day as we were driving back up the highway from town and saw a woman out of her car along the side of the road taking the posted P sign literally if you know what I mean.  We had only thought it meant parking.  We didn’t photo that however.)

A view of one of the bridges and the town, as we walk into it from where we are staying.
An up close view of another bridge and roundabout that lead north out of town.
Sunset view of skyline and clouds from the deck of “our” home
Scene 1 from Souillac market — we bought some awesome apples!
This area might be known for its cassoulet and foie gras, but their seafood always looks amazing as well.
 

And then there’s the pastries. . .

Tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon we will have our post-sit transition with the homeowners before taking a train to Brive, a town about 42k north of Souillac.  From Brive, we will begin a very long, slow journey north to our next house sit near Brussels, Belgium.  We first have a 6+ hour bus ride from Brive to Paris that begins at about 11 pm tomorrow evening and arrives in Paris at the lovely hour of 5:30 am Thursday morning. We then have about 3 hours in Paris before our approximately 4 hour bus ride that will take us into Brussels.  From the Brussels bus station, we will make our way to the metro to reach the suburb for our next house sit.  Our transition will be on Thursday afternoon/evening and our next house sit will begin on Friday.  Whew!  

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