Le Richelieu Dax

... 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.

                   

... cathedral and adorable cobble stone streets. Since it was sunday, the only place open was a small creperie, but we had a nice time nonetheless which Judy watched the kids.

             

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!!

   

... meal institution - Farmor opened her presents which included a beautifully decorated by Evie photo album with pictures from our 11 weeks together. Sue was the inspiration behind the whole idea and Eva was clearly moved (it is hard to make a Swede cry!).

                       

... room from us was a classically loud/drunk pair of American surfers. They needed our help explaining that they wanted their Margaritas "on the rocks" so they stumbled over to our table to ask if we "spoke American." I said, I spoke a little. Hilarious. The meal was very good and highly memorable.

                         

... and thought we were nutty toilet dwelling english tramps. Guess what happens next? The part didnīt arrive for the van, so they welded the exhaust back together for me so I could have it back until the part arrived. We spent the weekend living in a different campsite and watched a lot of films and went out for a lot of nice dinners. The part arrived on Monday at 2pm, and we spent the night in the free camp to leave for Spain the next morning. We were really glad to see the back of Messanges!

... Another interesting tidbit is that fact that the dumpster at our apartment complex was not unloaded by the typical lift-and-dump system you see in the US, but with a crane. Like I said, I think that's all. I could write more, but these are the more interesting parts, and I can always go back through pictures to jog my memory more if I need to. Really great city, to visit or to live. It was absolutely a highlight of my trip to be able to live within easy access of such a great beach.