Where it is still raining, off and on. However, "La Cascade," the carefully restored village house where we are staying, is warm and welcoming, and we have plenty of jackets and umbrellas for outside ventures.
Our train arrived in Toulouse soon after 1 p.m. yesterday, and even with time out for a bit of lunch and some errands, we were on our way in a new Opel by 3 p.m. With excellent directions on hand, it was easy to navigate, and we arrived in Durfort after a drive through green countryside (growing greener in the rain as we watched!)
"La Cascade" is named for the cascade - waterfall - that is directly behind the house. From this bedroom, on the second floor, we look directly at the waterfall, and its sound quickly becomes soothing white noise.
This morning Cathy and Carolyn (the chatelaine) did the morning croissant/pain au chocolat run to Sureze, the nearest market town (3 km up the road.) The custom is for guests to gather whenever they wake up, to make their own breakfast from whatever is set out - coffee, tea, fruit, cheese left from last night's buffet dinner, cereal - then help with cleanup. Afterwards, the two young couples sharing this week with us left for ambitious sightseeing runs to Carcassonne and other places, and Cathy, Carolyn and I went to Revel, the nearest big town, for some necessary shopping.
Afterwards we enjoyed a cafe creme at the local gathering place, under the arcade that goes all the way around the main square (particularly welcome in wet spring weather!)
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