In St Jean de Luz, Diva decided that she did not want to be herded round on another guided tour, The ship was anchored in the very scenic bay, so she decided to enjoy her last views of the Pyrenees.
TSH left the Silver Moon to visit Bayonne and Biarritz
accompanied only by his camera.
He has often encountered road signs in two languages but this
time there were three. In Bayonne, road signs were in French, Basque and Gascon
- a language local to South-West France.
The cathedral in Bayonne had an English feel about it - the building was started by the English and
completed by the French.
The bus driver expressed a view which TSH has often thought
to be the case. He said that he was driving something stronger than the cars,
so he could pull out in front of them at a busy roundabout. However, he was
more polite when there was an emergency vehicle behind him - he drove the bus
right round the roundabout to let it pass. At Biarritz the driver encountered a
“Route Barree” sign, so alternative parking and additional walking were
organised.
TSH returned triumphant – he had been on the correct tour
(see Turkey) and he had not been left behind anywhere (see Terracotta warriors).
By the time he returned, La Terrazza was closed so he went to the Arts Café for
lunch.
The bus theme continued into the evening as one of the
waiters sang “the wheels on the bus” whilst turning the handle on the parmesan
cheese grater.
The pilot for the navigation along the Gironde river to Bordeaux was dropped onto the Silver
Moon from a helicopter.
Diva is still working out how much remains of the on-board
credit and what she can spend it on.
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