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Chateau Ricard apartments

Four nights and days away staying at chateau Ricard apartments in Saint Geniez d'Olt, Nth East Aveyron refreshed our batteries. No disasters happened while we were away, not even sure we were missed by the animals, even a tidy house on our return. How lovely it was to get away from the usual routine, to be able to wear clothes other than old work ones. Not to have to check shoes for chicken poo or to check no pig slobber or mud up the legs and arms before going out.

To sit in bed with a cup of tea and read thinking of not having to rush up to let animals out or feed. To go out and not worry about getting back in time and being unable to just go and finish a job was bliss.


Tarn Gorges

Although the weather wasn't brilliant we managed to get out and about taking in the scenery, walking round villages and eating and drinking out a lot. Very different from where we live Aubrac is open country filled with Aubrac cows and sheep. Up high with ski stations this I imagine is a hard place to live in winter.


Aubrac


Aubrac cow

For my own amusment I added a page of holiday snaps with a few cows of the non meat type- it was a very 'cowie' area.
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