Routes are not very well marked in town. This turned out to be a safe way go get out of town. Not very pretty, but good surface away from cars.
By the time the bike route ended, I was on small roads. I cut North from there, got a cafe lunch just at the edge of the plain. Climbed over many hills on small roads to get to 117 highway, which runs from Perpingan to Foix. By the time I got on that road, it was already late afternoon, so I had to hustle. That road had light traffic and a bit of a ahoulder, so it was a nice ride.
Late in afternoon, I stopped for tea and apple cake, which restored my strength. Just before the road turns North to Foix, there is a round about which connects to the small road down to Taragon. That road has bike lanes painted on both sides. They are too narrow, but it establishes the fact that it is a bike route. again, a relaxed ride, although I was running out of energy, after 155 km. A nice reception from the lady at reception at the Hotel Bellevue, who sent me right in for dinner dressed as I was, so that I would be served before the kitchen closed.
