One of the biggest changes in clients' behaviour I've noticed since we opened our gites 13 years ago (apart from the inability of people to get through their day without clinging to a phone) is how rarely people, especially the young, leave La Bastide on foot nowadays.
There are four paths out of our property, offering plenty of scope for circular walks of varying lengths, some along hill-tops with views as far as the Pyrenees 100km away visibility permitting. On this particular track it takes only 45 minutes to reach the bar-restaurant in the next village. Have a 3 course lunch for €10 and walk it and the beers off on the saunter home!
Are people now so urbanised that their legs are no longer happy supporting their bodies? Are they as nervous of walking in the safe countryside as we are of walking in London after dark? Why don't children go off exploring the woods on their own?
There are a few exceptions of course, particularly a Yorkshire grandfather here last month who went for a 20km run three times a week (2 hours and 2 litres of water).
So if your legs will carry you for an hour or two, think of coming to stay in the Tarn, especially in late May/early June or September, when it's cooler.
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