Aici sèn pla

This blog started as a daily record to mark our fifth year at Segala. Daily it did not turn out to be but after the year I have decided to continue as an occasional diary - after all I do still like it here or "aici sen pla".


Its our fifth year living at Segala. I have decided to try to mark this year with a daily post ( some days it will be just a photo) of our life over the year. I have trawled my brain for witty titles without success then I remembered the slogan on the T shirts at the fête in Espinas in the summer.


A friend translated it from the occitan for us. It seems to mean something along the lines of I like it here. Very apt for us, "I like it here " is a refrain we use to each other at least daily so that's the plan - Aici sén pla - a year of daily musings from a contented retired expat who thinks herself damned lucky every single day.


Tuesday, 8 October 2019

celebrating 9 years







Its no good living in an earthly paradise if you don't get out and see it and enjoy it. We moved into Segala 9 years ago today and still we are discovering new places to visit and new walks.



We are in a great location for walking - we can walk from the door but also within a 45 minute drive we can reach all of the prettiest parts of Tarn et Garonne, the valleys of the Lot and Célé in Lot and the western parts of Aveyron - all brilliant walking areas. This autumn we have adjusted our schedule of dancing nights to leave us a free day each week in the hope that this year we will get back into doing more walks. The last two Tuesdays have been perfect for our plan - clear blue skies and temperature low 20s so not too hot




Today we went up into Lot to the valley of the Célé and did a wonderful clifftop walk from Brengues we had not tried before. Fabulous views all the way, varied paths with interesting features to look at and on the way home we stopped off for a quick beer in Cajarc which we always remember as the start of our adventure with this area as we stayed there when we first visited looking for a holiday house in 2004.














             

So 9 years at Ségala - we loved it here on day one - we love it here still

                       aiçi sén pla

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