Are You Kiding Me? November 13, 2006

Up at 5AM and out the door at 6:28 we walked in the dark along the village roads and over the Le Cher river bridge to the Chissay train station. The morning was cool and, thank you weather gods, dry. It took us about ten minutes and while we sat and waited, the morning commuters started to arrive. By the time the train pulled into the station our number had grown to twenty or so bleary eyed souls wanting nothing more than to board the train for the thirty minute ride to Tours.

Upon arrival, we went to the information agent’s office at the Tours station and after telling her where we wanted to go she banged away on the console and gave us two options. We chose the less painful with stops and train changes at St Pierre Des Corps, Libourne, Le Buisson and finally to our destination at Les Eyzies de Tayac. We were to arrive at Les Eyzies at 4:30PM. A couple of connections were tight but we made all of them and arrived on time.

After checking in to our hotel, The Cro-Magnon, we did a quick spin around this miniature town, had a bite to eat (I had Duck Casserole which was fantastic) and then it was back to the hotel. We sat in front of the fire in the thoroughly French parlor and recanted the day’s events and tomorrow’s plan. Tomorrow we travel further back in time to some of the earliest records left by man.