Leaving Lourdes and return by car

On the camping everybody was trying to dry and clean up after the nightly rain showers.
I started for a last walk through the town. Today nobody was waiting for the Cachot, the poor housing of Bernadettes family after their mill went bankrupt. The way it looks now is not a big difference to the other houses they lived in.
TransFrance_201408046741At 3 pm I cooked me a meal and then started packing all my stuff. Just before closing time I picked up the car at AVIS and my bicycle really fitted completely in the car.
I planned to use the 24hrs rent in two sections with a 6hrs sleep in between. The route was basically over route nationals and free sections of the autoroutes. If I would have time  problems, I could switch to the paid sections. At the end I arrived after 22 hrs in Strasbourg.
TransFrance_201408056743A further 55 km I cycled to Rastatt, where I will be picked up by Monika, my wife.

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