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Last day…
Saturday morning was gloomy. Our last day and how to spend it? By now I had discovered the webcam at the top of La Rhune and it was showing thick cloud cover so this wasn’t the day to finally give … Continue reading
Bayonne
Before we left Gagnac I had done some sleuthing about possible outings should the weather be awful; we get bored….whatever. Some years ago we had visited Biarritz but we hadn’t got as far as Bayonne although they are close to … Continue reading
marche!
Thursday is market day in Sare and like many people we can’t resist a marche. The sun was shining again so first I took my breakfast outside… Arriving at the car park mid morning by the supermarket we discovered it … Continue reading
a quiet day in…
We didn’t sleep well after our lovely day. It is always the same when we are away, however comfy the bed, we both toss and turn. Annoying but not unexpected. And then as daylight arrived so did the rain. Thankfully … Continue reading
To train or not to train?
Tuesday arrived with sunshine and blue skies, our fifty eighth wedding anniversary. Blimey, whoderthunkit way back then? It was warm too so an al fresco breakfast sur la terrasse (spot the new mug matching the Basque colours of our chalet … Continue reading
Sare
We woke up to reasonable weather which was unexpected as the forecast that we’d been watching all week had said rain most days. Two chickens soon appeared outside and seemed keen to get better aquainted! Over the week we began … Continue reading
crossing the frontier…
I didn’t really know what to expect from this holiday. We had spent a few days in Biarritz some years ago and on other holidays had driven over the western Pyrenees on our way to Spain and beyond. We’ve gone … Continue reading
…’it might as well rain until September’ …
We have had a very hot summer with several periods of canicule where we sweltered in temperatures up to 40°c. It’s a relief that recently we have had much cooler weather and a fair bit of rain. Good for the … Continue reading
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A footnote ..regarding the heat
The forecast for Friday was that it would be ‘orribly ‘ot.. just the kind of weather for driving four or five hours, not! The diagram I pinched from la Depeche showed it wasn’t going to get much cooler as we … Continue reading
Too darn hot….
Lots of weather warnings about the chaleur in most of France at the moment and due to get hotter (tomorrow’s journey could be sticky!) but we still went to la Rochelle as planned. A calm start as we were going … Continue reading
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