Day 29 - Carcassonne to Beziers - 83Km 4hrs 4mins



After celebrating with the Spanish pilgrims til the wee hours of the morning and thoroughly enjoying the rest day in the castle at Carcassonne, we were keen to hit the road again. We were eagerly awaiting the winds that greeted us the other day as head winds, to assist us today as a tail-breeze but as we set out, again the wind would be at our faces. As we headed out of Carcassone we looked to leave the hills behind with only a few rolling mounds and winding roads through the grape vines and canals that covered the country side. We stopped for lunch beside a bridge and finished off last nights dinner, as we lathered our baguettes with pùté, pesto and chorizo, a car pulled over and a gentleman stepped out and greeted us, it turned out he was a couch surfer that we had contacted about staying at his home, but he was only heading back to Carcassonne after a business trip, but recognised the flag and three blokes and their bikes and stopped for a chat.

The afternoons ride was a steady pace into to Beziers were we stopped in the afternoons setting sun for a coffee in the main square, while deciding what to do next. We decided to stay in Beziers for the night to have a look around the city, and rest up to head on to Montpellier tomorrow.

Jour 29

AprĂšs avoir fait la fĂȘte avec les pĂšlerins espagnols jusqu’au petit matin, et profitĂ© du chĂąteau de Carcassonne le reste de la journĂ©e, nous Ă©tions prĂȘts Ă  reprendre la route. Nous attendions impatiemment que ce vent, qui nous avait accueilli de face l’autre jour, nous assiste aujourd’hui comme une brise dans le dos, mais comme nous l’avions prĂ©vu, le vent Ă©tait une fois encore face Ă  nous. Comme nous quittions Carcassonne, nous comptions laisser les montĂ©es derriĂšre nous, avec seulement quelques chemins vallonnĂ©s et des routes venteuses Ă  travers les vignes et les canaux qui couvrent la campagne. Nous nous sommes arrĂȘtĂ©s prĂšs d’un pont pour manger et finir le dĂźner de la veille, nos baguettes au pĂątĂ©, pesto et chorizo, quand une voiture s’est arrĂȘtĂ©e et un gentleman en est sorti en nous saluant. Il s’est trouvĂ© qu’il Ă©tait le couchsurfer que nous avions contactĂ© pour rester chez lui, mais il retournait seulement Ă  Carcassonne aprĂšs un voyage d’affaire, avait reconnu le drapeau et les trois types sur leur vĂ©lo et s’arrĂȘtait juste pour discuter.

Le trajet de l’aprĂšs-midi a suivi un rythme constant jusqu’Ă  BĂ©ziers, oĂč nous nous sommes arrĂȘtĂ©s dans le soleil couchant pour un cafĂ© sur la grande place, pour dĂ©cider ce que nous allions faire aprĂšs. Nous avons choisi de rester Ă  BĂ©ziers pour la nuit afin de jeter un Ɠil Ă  la ville et se reposer pour atteindre Montpellier demain.

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