Biaritz!

We cycled 60km to get to Labenne, which is very close to Bayonne.

The campsite we stayed in near Lèon was very cozy and the night we were there they had a bit of a party. We decided to go check it out a bit. They played mostly French music, which sounded like 80's music which we should know but we didn't. Most of it sounded like a French version of Modern Talking :) Since we have been here we have also noticed that the Macarena is still a massive hit - we have heard it so many times! Most of the songs played has some moves associated to it that everyone seemed to know and join in with - so eventually we also joined in even though we struggled to keep up. There were one or two men who were quite extravagent in their dancing, it was loads of fun to watch - strictly come dancing, watch out!

Labenne was about as close to Biaritz that one can find a cheap campsite that will take in cyclists. Its a nice beach town as well. We stayed here for 2 nights at only 12E per night (6 per person!). Very cheap to be so close to such a major holiday destination. To have more time in  Biaritz we took our bicycles on the train (so we can cycle around) and only came back late the evening. We had a perfect beach day. I should also mention that we saw Hossegor on route to Labenne, but I guess "we should have been there yesterday - only a surfer knows the feeling". Biaritz however do seem to have some waves even if the ocean is really flat. It also has warm water and plenty of great beaches. We swam the whole day and also saw some of the town, it is quaint and pretty.

From Lèon onwards we also started noticing that we are in Basque country - the change was much more dramatic than expected! Today we will try to get to St Jean pied de Port so we can start our official Camino tomorrow.