When we cleaned Bokkie at the house-sit I decided to investigate a knocking sound that we got from the steering at low speeds. I found one of the CV joint boots had split, and was busy redecorating Bokkie's underside with grease. Although not necessarily an urgent issue I wanted to try and get it sorted before it became more serious. While in Cahors we did a door-to-door tour of likely looking repair shops to see if we could find anyone who could help. We couldn't even find anyone who spoke english and decided to turn to the internet for help instead.
A lot of searching later I found a local company that looked promising, but they didn't answer their phones when we called on Wednesday - and found out that it was VE day so businesses were closed in France (so we walked around the local market instead)
We decided to drive there this morning and, although they were super-busy and short staffed (the French tend to make long weekends when there is a mid-week holiday) they agreed to take a look and see if they could repair it. Toni and I sat in the waiting room for a few hours and read our kindles while they investigated.
Good news, they fixed it then and there which was a huge relief. Really good customer service, and we were delighted! As it was already mid-day when we got Bokkie back, and the day was again quite rainy, we decided to do a short drive to Gourdon which has a medieval village centre and a lovely Aire.
We went for a walk around and found our way to the medieval butte with its magnificent 360° views over the surrounding countryside. They also have an old 'orientation table' showing the surrounding landmarks. It was so interesting to see so many places that we have been shown on it. Makes us feel as though we're starting to get to know the southern part of France quite well.
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| When you walk around a corner in a village and get a view like this it is still amazing. |
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| Panoramic shot of the view, stunning! |
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| The lovely orientation table on top of the butte |
We visited the Catholic church of Saint-Pierre; it's quite amazing to find so many huge churches - every small village seems to have one. Toni took some pictures but as usual the dark interior and light streaming in through the windows makes photos difficult. They were playing music through the speaker system so I decided to take a video to try and capture the ambience. Unfortunately the soothing music is drowned out somewhat by a lady dropping coins into the donations box but you get the idea. The video shakes slightly just before it ends as I felt someone prod me on my arm. I assumed it was Toni telling me to stop filming, but she hadn't moved. No-one else was close to us - we left quickly...!
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