April 23, 2010 - A visit to the Plus Beau Village of Domme

Day 10 — April 23, 2010 (Friday)

Woke after only ten hours. I think we’re catching up on our sleep. We did call Peg and let her know we’re okay. Mimi (our new kitty) had some tests before we left and Peg said she was fine. She had a bowel inflammation and the vet gave Peg a sample of a special food that helped. When she ran out, she got a special food for kitties with delicate digestive systems (this was a stray!) but it didn’t work so our foundling kitty is on a very expensive diet for at least a month. We are all certainly helping support the economy!

I tried to call British Airways on two different phone numbers and had no luck. We have to cancel our LHR-TLS segment since they canceled us twice and we had to take the train. No Internet here so guess we start looking for it tomorrow. What a mess . . .

We ate breakfast and Ed hung out the laundry hoping the rain would wait ‘til it was dry. I started drawing the picture of Mme. Guinot helping the calf and am having my usual problems with drawing. I love to paint but hate to draw; not a good combination. Pencils annoy me; I like paint!

We drove to Le Perigord for lunch. It has a La Roque Gageac address but is on the D46 after the La Roque Gageac turnoff and that’s why we missed it. It’s about a five to ten minute drive from our house. Hotel-Restaurant Le Perigord, 24250 La Roque Gageac, +33 (0)5 5328-3655; Fax: +33 (0)5 5328-3873, Click here for Le Perigord Restaurant or check the Logis de France web site. We both ordered the Panier du Jour and with his Ed got the fish and I got the beef. Both were excellent. We started with a walnut aperitif and an amuse bouche of tomato conserve with rocket mousse followed by soup of canais with rocket mousse. We ended with a unique creme brûlée (nouvelle) with a very thick creme Anglais sprinkled with chocolate bits. The food and service were fabulous.

We came back home and retrieved the laundry, then headed into Cenac to shop for dinner. Tried a different boulanger before visiting the fruit and wine shop.

Chores taken care of, we drove to Domme, parked, paid and walked around. The views of the Dordogne River from Domme are magnificent and the town is really cute. We decided to go back and spend a day being tourists. My feet feel much better and I think I’ll be back near full walking mode soon.

View of the Dordogne River and valley from the Esplanade in Domme

Hotel l'Esplanade from the view pathway side

Foie gras and walnuts are Perigord specialties

Shops in Domme, France

Hotel l'Esplanade in Domme, France

La Porte del Bos, Domme in the Perigord

Oh yes, how could I forget . . . I blew up our toothbrush charger this morning. I plugged the charger into both a converter and an adapter but as I was drawing, I heard a small explosion and the kitchen filled with smoke. Sigh . . . The brush still works but won’t last long without a charger. Nuisance!!