suggestions for non-touristy bases of operation for September? (obviously, we'll have wheels) any great cheap accommodations you might recommend? thanks in advance
Most of Gascony and the Pyrenees is non-touristy, at least all the places I've been to. A good part of the Dordogne can be considered touristy, but it's so beautiful that it hardly matters, except maybe during the Summer. I'm inserting a link to my blog; 2016 includes the Pyrenees and Dordogne, and 2013 includes Gascony.
http://mainelywinenews.blogspot.com/2016/04/
merci beaucoup Robert. votre blog est tres interessant.