Monthly Archives: October 2016

Wednesday 12 OctoberCool, rain at days end Ferry day, from Santander to PlymouthPremium bus to Santander Hotel breakfast with very ample servings of smoked salmon and jamon. Bob and KB scorched the earth. Rain started just as bus pulled out … Continue reading →

Tuesday 11 OctoberContinued dry and cool Breakfast at our now favorite bakery. This time pan con tomate with a side order of soft cheese. Lots of garlic of course, enough for a pharmacy visit by Bobby to get Tums equivalent. … Continue reading →

Monday 10 OctoberContinued cool Pipparrak guindillas – fried, equal to padron in taste and quality. Just one dish at lunch. Many others of course. Afternoon walk around the beach. Off to the wind sculpture. No wind or blow holes today, … Continue reading →

Sunday 9 OctoberContinued cool Moving on. After 9 nights in Biarritz, a town we now both like a lot, we move on. Bobby arrives from Bilbao around the same time, he spent Saturday and part of Sunday in Bilbao. Fresh … Continue reading →

Saturday 8 OctoberCool, no rain Post office, laundry, chores day. Eating fitted in. Petit pain. There are five boulongeries close by. Each day we check for petit pain. Only once, until today, have we found more than one, yes one. … Continue reading →

Friday 7 OctoberLike yesterday Basque village tour day. Five small villages, including Espelette where we are in search of fresh peppers for Bobby, via bus. Arcangues, Espelette, Ainhoa, Dantcharia, Sugarramundi. Arcangues. Suburb of Biarritz. Small village with an old church. … Continue reading →

Thursday 6 OctoberCool, but hot in the sun Stroll around the beaches after a visit to the tourist office to clear up travel details. Rome 2 Rio and Google maps had conflicting advice on how to get to San Sebastian … Continue reading →

5 October WednesdayCooler. Short story that did not make yesterday's blog. At dinner I tried to order fries. The amazing part is that the restaurant did not sell frites. She said she could go next door and get them for … Continue reading →

4 October, Tuesday.A little cooler, no rain yet. Bayonne day. Also meeting a professional actress, surfer and rugby player- three interesting encounters. First an American style breakfast where we met an interesting couple and learned about the bureaucracy of French … Continue reading →

2 October MondayWarm, windy. Breakfast like a real French housewife: went to the market for figuo, gaztanbera, bread, etc. While gobbling our truffled omelettes at the market yesterday we met two perfect Parisians. The perfect young woman ordered the figou … Continue reading →