Saturday and Suzy moved out of what I call Spain into the Basque Country. The scenery changed very quickly from yellow scrub land with few trees to more Alpine looking views. Alpine chalets replaced the normal housing and if I hadn’t known where I was I would have sworn I was in either Switzerland or Austria in the Alps. The journey was slow as there were roadworks along the way. Three lanes of the motorway petering out to two and then down to one causing gridlock. Suzy moved at less than 5 miles per hour. The roadsides were covered with heathers which in the intervening weeks since our holiday started have turned deeper purple and the leaves on the trees taken on a more Autumnal look. The greens replaced by vermillion. Our planned stop for the
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