24.10 - Day 283 - Cabannes to Carcassonne, FRA

Thursday 24th October - Cabannes to Carcassonne, France (Day 283)

After completing school work Sienna has another little practice of french in the bakery - I don’t speak much French, but after Germany, Austria, Croatia and Italy it feels so much more rewarding to speak some of the local language and be able to at least pick words in people’s responses. And read road signs. 

We’re leaving Cabannes, continuing west on the motorway to Carcassonne. Our chosen break is only an hour into the drive at Pont du Gard. 

This aqueduct is seemingly three bridges built on top of one another all with the purpose of transporting water from a spring to Nines over a 50 km length. 

The 6 arches, 11 arches, 35 arches were built about 2,000 years ago and yet there is just a 2 cm drop over the 450 metre length. 

Sienna and Seb are more interested in the play park we’d walked past on the way in despite the on off drizzle. During one of the ‘on’ moments we eat lunch under one of the arches as I nip out to try and get a photo that does this engineering justice. 

The onward 2.5 hour drive to Carcassonne is accompanied by the 39 Storey Treehouse audiobook which helps pass the monotony of the motorway. 

Our accommodation Carcasses Apartment is right in the centre with the luxury of three bedrooms up on the 3rd floor overlooking the cathedral and is where after a quick grocery shop, we make dinner and roll in.