17 August 2001

Château Peyrelade

Moving on today, and after packing up the tent we headed off in the wrong direction .. another pamphlet had shown Chateau Peyrelade as a good place to visit
Very much a "local" castle for the lord and his family but not much more ... although it had impressive fortifications. We suspect that most would have lived in temporary shacks in the courtyard.
The High Lord's room(s) .. very tight and not the kind of place the history books lead you to believe in.

Our destination for tonight was somewhere in Cathar country .. no specific location we would just find a campsite.
We ended up at a village called Moury and the municipal campsite .. memorable because we pitched on the edge next to the vines stretching to the distance, and also that the occupants used traditional washing methods in the open air sinks next to the toilet block.