Busca St. Private D'Allier

Long and hard first day for the QB – some very steep descents on very rocky roads.   Lots of climbing for both of us.

Two groups with burros or donkeys encountered  A number of nice people; easy to get conversations in multiple languages  The downside, always a downside in France, is the constant smoking both outside and inside of bars.  Bars are often the only place to take a liquid break in the very small towns of 200 or so people.  

When we got to this farm gîte ( they picked us up as they were another almost five miles out of town and after 15 miles today QB had enough. Let him pick me up too as it just started to do a downpour.

The innkeeper speaks several languages but used an interesting idiom " je parle  anglais comme une vache español"    I speak english like a spanish cow.  Loved it!

They run an inn with 4 rooms.  Are both professional sheep shearers.   Raise and eat the chickens and eggs.  Raise and eat the rabbits.  Butcher a 200 kilo pig each year.  Grow their own vegetables.  Dinner had their bacon and veggies.  Lamb dish was a trade for the shearing.