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Europe » France » Aquitaine » Hendaye November 13th 2009

We have a fairly short run ahead of us today to our next destination and so there is no hurry to be on the road. The hotel here in Areatza has been very nice and being only open two months they still have a few things to sort out like the smell from the indoor swimming pool and spa area in the basement which seems to permeate throughout the three floors of bedrooms. You couldn’t smell the chlorine in the room thank goodness only when you stepped into the passageway and up and down the stairwell. As when we checked in, the reception person seemed to be having trouble on checking people out too. At our check in they couldn’t seem to be able to get my passport number to fill the number of spaces they ... read more
Surf off the coast
Another for good measure

Europe » France » Aquitaine » Hendaye January 5th 2009

Basque Walks The stocky woman in knee high rubber boots waved a red rag at the passing traffic. On this rural road traffic was hardly worth noticing, a farm truck, a car every five or ten minutes. There were more pilgrims than cars. She was moving sheep back to the farm after their summer pasturage in the mountains. The Chemin de St. Jacques de Compostello crosses back and forth on the road where the farm woman guided the flock with the help of a dog. A man and teenaged boy, possibly the husband and son of the traffic stopping woman, herded the black faced latxa sheep across the road. Other areas of Basque Fance the sheep are Manex, white face. We pilgrims on foot stopped and stared at the Transhumance, the ancient Basque ritual of transferring ... read more

Europe » France » Aquitaine » Hendaye June 23rd 2006

Voilà mon arrivée en France après un voyage de nuit en train au départ de Madrid. J'ai du abandonné Fred à ces propres aventures car mon budget s'amenuisait trop rapidement. je n'y suis resté qu'une matinée avant de partir chez Julie dans les Landes.... read more
l'Atlantique
la plage

Europe » France » Aquitaine » Hendaye March 25th 2006

El sábado dormí dos horas y media antes de despertarme para tomar el autobus a San Sebastian. La razón por la que lo tomé tan temprano es porque hay un descuento si sales a las 7 de la mañana y regresas el mismo día. El precio baja de 12 € ida y vuelta a 7 €. Esos 5 € extra pueden significar muchas cosas, así que creo que vale la pena levantarse tan temprano, poner el despertador a las 6:00, pero ... JG se despertó a las 6:30, con el despertador en la mano, aparentemente luego de haberlo apagado medio-dormido como suele hacerlo entre semana cuando va a la escuela, y pone el reloj más temprano de lo necesario. Me levanté muy rapido y me alisté para irme, saliendo de la casa a las 6:45. ... read more
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