Our French trip part 4

[sooty]

Sorry this is stretching out but I have problems choosing and uploading lots of photos in one go:huh:
Anyway Meyrueis, a stunning little village nestled alongside the River Jonte and an ideal base for the Tarn Gorges and other sights in the area, which includes a couple of amazing caves, wild life (including

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Vultures, Otter, oh and some canoeists).

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There is truly something for everyone in this area, but the roads are excellent. Being August I expected the roads to be full of French cars and Motorhomes, and whilst they were there, it really wasn't that bad.

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[James691]

Sooty mate!

Just edit your post to amened the pictures rather than starting a new topic You will find an edit button at the bottom of the page.

Cheers

James691

[sooty]

Sorry James, just that much info, that many pics, I don't want to overload the system. Or bore anyone

[James691]

No worries Sooty

Normal layout is to post some of the report then do a 'reply' to your own post to add more - rather than making a new topic looking good.

[sooty]

Whilst in the area we visited the Milau viaduct. A truly outstanding piece of bridge building designed by a BRIT! God we're good

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And also some fantastic caves in the area
Aven Armand

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and Grotte Dargilan

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[sooty]

And the area is also the location of the Milau viaduct. Designed by ....... a Brit

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Oh and the roads were still very very very busy

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[big al]

Don't worry about streching it out sooty, Keep it coming.

[sooty]

The whole area is just one massive diverse panorama, the caves that we visited are amongst the best in Europe for anyone with an interest, like me, in Stalagmites and Stalagtites. Aven Armand was discovered by Louis Armand and it is 75mtrs underground, with a huge 40mtr high gallery that, in places, is over 100mtrs wide. It is large enough to accommodate the Notre Dame cathedral, now that's large.
Grotte Dargilan, also known as the 'pink cavern' due to the coloration of the Stalagmites and Stalagtites that grow in it's interior. Discovered by a young local shepherd who was pursuing a fox into a crack in the rock. The floor of the cave is littered with bones, both animal and human, where it is believed that bodies where thrown in through the roof of the cave, long before it was discovered. Some say the fox is still in the cave, but I think that is a legend.......

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cos we never saw it :whistle: