No Pamplona. OK with us! So we head to the coast of the Bay of Biscay today to the coastal harbor town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz. A little bit of climbing, but a short day and no rain and mostly flat or slightly downhill. Nice. Tomorrow we will ride to Donastia (San Sebastian) and feast on pintxos and Txakoli wine. I can’t wait.
We are well and truly in Basque country. Everything is written in Basque and the Basque language is some hybrid between Spanish, French, and, well, Basque. It is beautiful. The weather threatened rain but couldn't quite deliver. That was fine with us since everything we have is thoroughly soaked.
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| It is starting to look very Basque |
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| Beautiful countryside |
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| Flocks of sheep have the right-of-way! |
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| This gorge was a unique place to ride. Beautiful |
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| A Basque village |
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| The harbor at Saint-Jean-du-Luz |
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| There is a large fishing fleet |
A gloriously uneventful ride. We had rented an AirBnB so we could dry our tents out, and we got to town early. What a cute town! We rode down to the harbor and it was lunch time. Jon and I had a local beer, Lorie a local wine, and we sat for a few hours and watched the locals in this very quaint and busy spot. A nice way to while away a few hours when you’re bone tired.
Only in France!
As a catch up, Lorie and I now have ridden over 3,000 km (around 2,000 miles). And we have climbed over 12,000 meters (over 40,000 feet). We are at the threshold of the start of the Tour de France and a few days of rest. But we have to get to Bilbao first. That will be on Friday.
Hope that you’re all well. I will keep the blog up as best I can!
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