Hotel Escale Oceania Biarritz

... Pinxos restaurant she, Ev, and Jullie had loved 3 weeks earlier. It was truly amazing and we enjoyed talking with a lovely british couple who now run a B&B in Provence. Judy and the kids had a wet but fun time, as the weather had finally turned south.

                       

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.

           

... Dispite the language barriers they had a lovely time exploring the basque country side. What did we do? Why go to the beach, of course!!

                     

... the kids slept. Tom did a little surfing and another nice sunset was enjoyed during dinner.

                   

... area was, much much better. We still sucked, really not as easy as we thought it would be, we tried for a good 3 hours, then bailed cause our arms we barely paddling at the end.

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The beach here was very nice. There water was nice and blue and the surf was strong. Like all other EU beaches though - the place was packed beyond all belief. There were a lot of surfers, surf shops and topless women. One afternoon when Jen was doing Landry I went down to the beach by myself and struggled for 20 minutes to find a spot to lay down. That lasted for about 20 minutes until a wave came out of nowhere while I ...

... side, old towns, farms and backyard vegetable patches, and sunshine. We took a couple detours to ride down a cycling path, through the towns of Sarlat and Domme (perched high atop a hill), and saw a castle built into a cliff. then we tried to follow Lauren's directions for our campsite.....which took us hiking WITH (not on) our bikes on a hilly gravel track through the forest. Why didn't I stop and think, "there is no way in hell that Lauren intended for us to ...

... find a supermarket. Only found 3 bakeries so had a pastry from each. Got lost on the way home as our van park was off the edge of the map and we spent ages walking down dead end roads. Eventually got home and went down to a little bar on the beach near the van park and had a few beers. Were the only ones there apart from the guy behind the bar and a few of his mates.

... and unmarked sidewalk back to parking lot? Litigation Opportunity #5). The sky at 11 pm seemed to blanket the horizon in an inky velvet, with a few glitters of stars just emerging for a nocturnal sojourn over the Basque country side. The heat from the day wafted back up to greet us from the sand and asphalt under our feet, and amidst the sounds of children still babbling excitedly, car doors slamming, and air conditioners purring contentedly in cars, the general atmosphere ...

... sort of souvenirs are likely to sell? Why would you buy a Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage bottle-opener or toothpick set? Who thinks you would go to a magnificent opera house and want a baseball cap to remind you of the visit? Is there anyone out there with a Portuguese lucky chicken lace doily? Does anyone actually buy the teatowels or the belly dancer outfits? 1-3/6/06 San Sebastian 3-5/6/06 Bilbao 5-7/6/06 Santillana del Mar 7-8/6/06 Lugo 9/6/06 Muxía 10-13/6/06 Santiago de Compostela 13-16/6/06 Salamanca