Today was always going to be a shorter day, with a few hills thrown in.
So down the hill from Domme and before the legs could really warm up, we were climbing up to St Cybranet. This was a long slow hill for us on the tandem but we settled into a rhythm and kept going. The downhill run took us to Castelnaud-la-Chapelle. There is a pretty impressive chateau here, so after a morning coffee we decided to ride up the hill and inspect. Again, worth the climb. Within the Chateau they have a bit of armory and weaponry. While in Paris, we went through the Hotel des Invalides where there was a very impressive range of armor, weapons and other things. This helped put the chateau into perspective even more.
We then found ourselves cruising beside the Dordogne River and past the imposing structure of the chateau at Beynac-et-Cazenac. The hundred year war was certainly good for the 21st century tourist trade. I'm sure that they would not have even conceived that at the time.
St-Cyprien saw us turn 'inland' towards our afternoon destination of Les Eysies-de-Tayac. We were moving from history to pre-history. Standing between us and this destination however, was another descent hill. Pick a gear, ride, and when you needed a break, stop and take a photograph.
We found a great hotel on the river and settled in. Our original plan was to say here for two nights and do another loop ride tomorrow. This was to turn into three nights with a rest day.
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