La Palmeraie Capbreton

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 ...

Another lovely beach day was followed by an evening tour by Tom and Sue of nearby Bayonne, the financial center of Bayonne/Anglet/Biarritz. What a cute town!! It has a beautiful 14th century ...

Farmor took an 11am train back to Paris and we were down to just one Grandma! The weather continued to be ideal and we enjoyed another great beach day and a wonderful sunset meal on our patio. Yeah Biarritz!!

   

Sue and Judy took some time to visit St. Jean de Luz, a cute fishing village during the day. Later that night we celebrated Farmor's birthday a few days early, as she was to be flying to San Francisco on her actual birthday. After a delicious meal "catered" by Picard - a french pre ...

Sue and Judy took the bikes and toured "downtown" Biarritz, which is a lovely 30 minute bike ride away. Later that afternoon, we joined most of town at the beach for another idillac beach session. Evie wore her mini-wetsuit for the first time since we bought it 6 months ago. It is too small already!!!

After Evie gave it a go ...

... steeper trails in the US) but was still very surprised that the Pyrenees climbs and descents were even tougher. Two times on the Pyrenees hike we went through our packs to lighten our load and send things home! We ended up sharing cameras, stoves, cook kits, and tent, mainly because the steepness of the trails. The guide book told us that the Pyrenees block the rain coming down from the north, and sure enough, the first 15 days, while we were in France, it rained ...

... bye. - Modern Oddyseus Thanks to Martin; Gauthier & "Picasso"; Kathy, Annabelle, & Laura; Patrick; Isabelle & Marie; Delphine; Ivan; Mme Duba (Renee); Magaleine & Lucy; Stefanie; Stefan; Christine; Stuart; Jean-Pierre; Agnes & Benjamin; Bernoire; Stefan; Florian; Mischel; Jannine; Allen; Denise & Jean-Mattiste; Frederic; Alex; Nichola; Stefan; Cyril; and Mathieu for the rides! Much belated thanks to Louise; and much thanks to Delphine & Nat; and Mathieu for the places to stay!