Wednesday 11/03/21

Today the forecast called for rain again, but I decided to press on and good thing that I did. Took the train to Saint Emilion, about 35 minutes, and, on arrival the weather cleared and was generally pleasant for my time there. I had visited on a previous trip and it had been a bit of a nightmare getting back. The tracks were being worked on, and they substituted a bus. It had an unpleasant driver and no ventilation. We promptly got stuck in some kind of traffic jam and it took forever to get to Libourne where the train was available. This time, the train went straight through and, a 15 minute walk from the station takes you into the village. I strolled around a bit until lunch time and found a place for a bite. Then managed to schedule a tour and tasting on line at one of the in town wineries, Les Couvent des Jacobins (Grand Cru Classe). This ended up being a private tour with a minimal tasting at the end, but was still quite interesting as we went down in to a rabbit warren of cellars below. After the tour, I hoofed it back to the station and then got off in the regional town of Libourne. Did a little bit of a walk around there, but not much going on. Apparently, it’s much more lively on a market day, but that was not today. Rain picked up again, and I headed back to the apartment to dry out and take a break. After regrouping, wandered around until I found burger for dinner, and then headed back to the apartment to pack for departure tomorrow. I’ll be taking a morning train to Tours, back in the Loire.

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