Driving to Cauterets

Well! We're on holiday and the drive down was trouble free, despite my worries of excessive heat, smoke, fires, and traffic.

The smoke was noticeable when we left home, and by the time we were south of Poitiers we could smell it as well as see it. Around Bordeaux it was quite thick and everything had a red tinge and a vague look. Luckily (!) the smoke was stopping the sun heating the air, and the temperature was mid 20s Celcius most of the day.

The view from our lunch spot on the quai at Langon, on the Garonne

We arrived in Cauterets an hour earlier than we had allowed for, as our lunch stop was perfunctory rather than luxurious - it was warm, sweaty and smokey.