First day of walking today…. Always ends with being very sore! No matter that I did a reasonable amount of training, it wasn’t 5 hours/day carrying a loaded pack. I have to figure out what law of physics always ends up with my pack weighing 20+ lbs not matter how hard I try to get it down. The Hotel Le Pont Napoleon was clearly a labor of love for Gabby, the owner who had done a full remodel of the old building. The floor still had some tilt, and it is clearly an older place, but everything worked, the mattress was comfortable, the wifi dependable and he couldn’t do enough for the guests. A 2 star hotel with a 5 star attitude! Was on the trail just before 9:00am this morning and leaving Moissac it followed a canal along the Tarn. Very meditative, if you don’t consider the large collection of idiots in noisy cars conducting some kind of rally for poorly tuned noisy hatchbacks and drivers with bad throttle control. This went on all morning with some new driver being released every few minutes only to rev up and then shift with lots of backfires etc. If my car sounded like that it would be in the shop asap. It soon departed inland with 3 distance climbs and descents before rejoining the canal for a long stretch into Auvillar. Total walking time a little over 5 hours. Arrived at Hotel de L’Horloge, checked in and went straight for the shower. Of course the shower head wouldn’t stay in the mount so it ended up being a hand shower, but any port in storm. After a quick reconnoiter of town, I went back to the hotel, which has a lovely terrace. Asked for a glass of wine and was informed that the bar was closed until 6:00pm. When I said that it was just a glass of wine, the front desk person said they had no one to serve it. Apparently, pouring a glass was beyond her skill level. I will never understand the French rigidity around meal times and service etc. Just down the street, the corner bar run by Cambodians was doing a brisk business and had excellent spring rolls etc. so I came out ahead on that.