Drove down here on Thursday and spent the night in a lovely B&B in Mauleon, a town just north of Idaux-Mendy, where our house sit is. The scene above is the view from our bedroom window at the B&B. One other thing about the B&B-- can anyone tell me where one is supposed to pour the coffee?
Yes--- in the soup bowl!
Alastair, Louise, Charlie and Olivia didn't leave until about 4:30 this afternoon, so we spent the morning driving through the mountains to St. Jean Pied-de-Port. Beautiful village, just 8 kilos from the Spanish border. Had a lovely lunch and didn't make it to the border (another day.)
And it was a grey day. But the Pyrenees are beautiful! We stopped along the highway at several pullouts, gasping at the scenery as the valleys and peaks unfolded along the way.
At one point, we heard bells clanging and thought, "Goats? Cows?" So we hiked 50 yards up the road where a pasture (if you can call a nearly vertical field a pasture) opened up and sure enough-- cows. (Supposed to be a video here, but can't get it to upload. Maybe later.)
And, finally, our primary charge for the next two weeks, Izzy.
More photos of the mountains here.
