We took the slow route, which is the easy route without having the giant mountain passes with nauseating switchbacks.

Impressive tunnels some well over a kilometer. Again, a full day of driving without seeing a single pothole on roads that are absolutely perfect and higher speed limits than we have.

The last 50 km into Biarritz were terrible. long 5-10-15 minute queues at each tollbooth of which there were many. Then, to hotel, which is in centre ville. We had Directions how to get in by some circuitous route, opening barriers by giving them a call, people behind us coming out of their cars and banging on our window, that type of thing, roads to small for our car, as you would expect.

Our room was not quite ready so we went for a walk and stopped at a bar for a beer and what did they have there but our favs: patatas bravas and peppers de padron. Yeah! Yum.

City is a madhouse for shopping eating ice cream and just eating.

Hoards everywhere eating, drinking, socializing, maybe more.

Fireworks tomorrow at midnight, we think.