B & B Hotel Bayonne

Tom and Sue took the day to zip to Bilbao (1:45 south of Biarritz) to see the famous Guggenhiem Museum. Wow, what a building!! The exhibits pale in comparison, but still we enjoyed a solid 4 hours at the museum. Afterwards, we drove back to San Sebastian where Sue introduced me to Alona Berri, the ...

I don't really need to tell you what we did do I? Take one part playground, one part beach, and one part sunset and you have a Kramer day in Biarritz.

           

Judy spent the day with Pierre, a former wrestler and French Olympic wresting coach (he went with the team to Atlanta) who she had met on the train ride a few days ...

We spent the morning touring our recently discovered Bayonne with the kids and Judy continued exploring during the afternoon ...

... we tried to get a lesson from our hostel but they said the instructor wasn´t available. I think he was hungover because I saw him moping around the hostel. We rented boards and head out to Playa Zuricola, tons of surfers were out and the waves look meanacing. Thank god the dude renting the boards told us where the ...

... down to the next town where we could hop on a train to Bayonne so we could run a few errands and buy a shipping bag for the bikes. We will catch a larger train to Paris in the morning. While waiting for the train, we had time for breakfast. Woohoo, we have now upgraded from the Spanish coffee and a cigarette to add some bread and jam here in France. I am so happy. Huevos rancheros smothered in green chile with a side of bacon ...

... and enjoyed the amazing bread that they have here. One thing that I have found is really really cool, especially when traveling alone, is my listening to my ipod in the chaos of the city. I love it, it puts in a different world and a different mood. This was great of London where I was all on my own, I could just travel by foot or Underground and just be cruising. This was one of the times I truly felt ...

... and the goodies collection went alright too!) We made friends with an old French couple & they let us set up right outside their house. They even let me use their toilet (& their house was beautiful - all polished wood & old style) After staying the night at a Municipal campsite in St Saturnin (can't beat 4 euros!), we decided we'd do one more stage before we headed off to the west coast & the boys headed back home (Bristol). So Stage 8 ...

... to the coach and gave it to the driver who said you don't need it today , its free... bleeding hell... 8euros I just paid for nothing!..Anyway off we went.. We didn't see those splendid views like you do if you take the train and there were some diversions too which caused our driver to get lost a couple of times but we managed to arrive in Saint Jean about 10 amish..... Saint Jean Pied de Port is probably the most popular starting point for the Camino de ...

... way.. People with disabilities are just as capable of doing the camino as anyone else... the dificulty is the lack of facilities for them I went on... I got the feeling that he was not that interested so I left it at that and went to bed.... My prayers for the night were the usual and also please God let Ireland and England qualify for the next European cup ....I'm sure I heard a voice echoing back saying ..yer...dream on matey! ha ha .......Good night :-)