I did a little dance this morning, the bathroom showers here are wonderful. There is a choice of hot, or cold water, or a mix of both. The water comes out continuously, no button to keep pressing, no card to put in and out of a slot, no time limit; my hair washing session felt like heaven !!! And I’m still glowing from the experience.
Meanwhile the weather was doing the opposite, it rained and rained all morning, so we kept ourselves busy tucked up indoors. When the rain stopped around 3pm we grabbed the bikes and cycled off to a beach on the south end of Capbreton and up the seafront to the harbour entrance. The sun was sort of shining, but the clouds out to sea were really black and we could see lightening hitting the water, way out in the distance. We also saw a kiosk selling churros / chichis, so we bought a bag of six sticks with chocolate dip and sat down to watch the storm clouds approaching.
Just as I was licking the last of the sugar and chocolate from my fingers, the raindrops arrived and we just managed to get under cover as the storm came overhead. We hung around for a while and when the rain finally eased to showers, we got back on our bikes and peddled along beside the yachts in the harbour. We then followed the cycle paths in to the town centre and out the other side to a supermarket and back to the campsite. One amazing thing about France is the amount of very good cycle paths and we’ve noted that cars always stop for you at ‘bicycle crossings’, which is especially nice when it’s raining. Also, whenever you get a local map of each area, they usually include details of all the cycle routes too. I just don’t like the ones with hills.
Being back by the sea, we fancied fish for dinner, so we’ve cooked salmon in pesto and parmesan and watched the sun come out amongst the few chunky clouds that are still hanging around. Fingers crossed the sun will hang around for tomorrow, though it’s forecast to rain again, dang…..