7:34 leave Bordeaux.

8:00 arrive in Libourne.

Use map of nearby tourist office to locate a hotel, as the tourist office does not open till 9:30. Check into hotel Decazes (2 stars, 2 beds 51 euros/night), it’s a clean comfortable hotel. Take a nap for 1.5 hours (my body must still be on North American time as it is very easy to sleep during the day.

Around 10:00 am go to tourist office to get info on Libourne. It turns out there is not much of interest and they don’t offer wine tours, but they had info on where to rent a bike. WE walk the 2 blocks to the bike shop and arrange to rent a bike for the next day. 15 euros plus there is normally a 500 euro deposit, but the shop owner seems to like us so he waves the deposit. Discuss with dad what to do next and decide to rent a car and drive around St. Emilion region. Get to the rental car location at 11:50 (they close at 12:00 for lunch for 2 hours) and rent a Renault Espace from Europcar for 80.20 euros (rather expensive and big for just 2 people, but we weren’t in a good position to negotiate). I complained a bit and got 10 euros knocked off. We drove a circuit of LaLande de Pomerol, Pomerol, Néac, searched and found the famous Pétrus winery, had lunch, then Lussac, Puisseguin, St. Christophe Des Bardes to buy 2 bottles of Chateau Rose Blanche, then St-Hippolyte, and St. Emilion. In St. Emilion we walk around the town which is located on the top of a hill. Up a narrow stoneway past the famous macaron shops to the top of the hill. Then head back to Libourne and return the rental car just before they close at 18:00. In the hurry to get everything out of the car I forget my camera in between the 2 front seats, but we come back the next morning and retrieve it with no problems. Dinner around 20:00 at nearby brasserie, I get carbonara pasta and dad gets a salad with duck.