We drove five hours in the trusty Peugeot to the Basque area of Spain and France, San Sebastián. The area is made up of many towns and is on the boarder of Spain and France. Boise has a small Basque population and several people we met were familiar with Idaho because of the Jaialdi Festival held every five years in Boise, celebrating Boise’s Basque heritage.
Today, Sunday, we noticed quite a few people dressed in traditional Basque outfits, we stop one and asked what was happening. He told us it was a day celebrating San Marcial Day when the Spanish defeated the French sending them back to Bordeaux. We are in France when he’s telling us this😳
We are staying in Hendaye on the French side. Lovely city with great beaches.
Everywhere in France are memorials of soldiers killed in WW1 and WW2
In the afternoon we drove to Biarritz, a very upscale and happening place with the younger crowds.
Then on to Saint Jean de Luz, lovely city and beach’s. Paella at the beach?
Today, up bright and early, and a trip to the areas largest city San, Sebastián.
An Ironman was underway.
Might have found the perfect Pain au Chocolate. Oiartzun Pasteleria 
Walked the city, then home to Hendaye and a walk on the beach,
Long day tomorrow, nine hour drive to the Dijon (Burgundy area) of France where we are staying in Bligny sur Ouche. Our friends, the Harbin’s, are joining us at the end of the week 👍🍷🥖😎
Au revoir.
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Those were some gigantic beaches. I didn’t read where you were doing water aerobics at any of them.
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Did walk 24 miles in two days 😳
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Haven’t been to the Basque country since 1963! We loved it there!
Stayed in a Hostel in San Sabastion for 50 cents..had to drive to town to get bug spray before we went to bed but it was fun and interesting place. xoxo
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High end place now, big money there!
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