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11h10-12h43 — We decided to spend our first night by the sea, just because we could! We parked in the Rue d'Élissacilio (what this is named after, we don't know) in [[Hendaye]], which is a few steps from the beach, known as the ''Plage des deux Jumeaux''. Elena did her yoga while Julia and Fabrice explored the rightmost end of the beach, where starts the ''corniche Basque''. They found some quicksands there.
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File:DeuxJumeaux-22dec2018-1.jpg|Julia and Elena on the ''plage des deux Jumeaux''.
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File:DeuxJumeaux-22dec2018-2.jpg|The reason why it's called like that.
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File:DeuxJumeaux-22dec2018-3.jpg|Careful with the tides...
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File:DeuxJumeaux-22dec2018-7.jpg|Some quicksands. Not a threat for Julia but Fabrice would quickly sink in.
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File:DeuxJumeaux-22dec2018-8.jpg|Peace on a fin carpet of water.
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File:DeuxJumeaux-22dec2018-9.jpg|Alone.
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== Observatoire d'Abbadie ==
 
== Observatoire d'Abbadie ==

Revision as of 08:03, 30 December 2018

Contents

Our inaugural campervanning trip: Spain-France, Christmas 2018

Way in

  1. Tres Cantos—Monasterio de Rodilla, 245km, 2h18
  2. Monasterio de Rodilla—Hendaye plage, 211km, 2h25
  3. Hendaye plage—Pagogaña, 14km, 24m
  4. Pagogaña—Tarn, 379km, 4h56
  5. Montauban—Carlucet, 98km, 59min
  6. Carlucet—Rocamadour, 13km, 20min
  7. Rocamadour—Saint-Martin-de-Tours, 197km, 2h26
  8. Saint-Martin-de-Tours—Issoire, 57km, 1h05

Way back

  1. Issoire—Saint-Saturnin, 25km, ~20min
  2. Saint-Saturnin—Rochefort-Montagne, 35km, 37min
  3. Rochefort-Montagne—Aire de service Bordeaux-Cestas, 348km, 3h10
  4. Aire de service Bordeaux-Cestas—169km, 1h38
  5. Saint-Jean-de-Luz—Area de servicios Briviescas, 204km, 2h20
  6. Area de servicios Briviescas—Arenda de Duero, 128km, ~1h15
  7. Aranda de Duero—Somosierra, 67km, 36min
  8. Somosierra—Alcala, 93km, 53min

Monasterio de Rodilla

17h32-19h39 — Our first stop was conjectural, where we happened to be at the time where a coffee was very much wanting. Elena spotted a place of high-cultural interest, which happened to host one of the best examples of Spanish romanic art: the Ermita de Nuestra Señora del Valle.

Rodilla-21dec2018-4.jpg

This was known as Tritium during the Roman era, a place where the autochthone Iberian tribe of Autrigones was located (according to the Antonine Itinerary, the book compiling the Roman roads). The village is peculiar, it has a stream that crosses through the houses. It also features the remains of a castle, high-perched on the mountains, which was as much out of reach for us as it used to be for the past generations when it was not a ruin. The village is also extended into several parts, with the main attraction, the Ermita, to be found at one extreme end. In between, the Santa Marina neighbourhood, also features a noteworthy (eponymous) church, although it was too dark for us to enjoy the building, but we spent some time with Julia making good use of its playground, which was quite a feast since a slide in the night is quite an intimidating sight, as Fabrice, who had to bring his company for the first try, can confirm. Not retained by the darkness, she even went down head first, the first time she tried such a variation of an otherwise familiar attraction. The activity was taking place under a beautiful full moon, swimming in a violet sky. After that, we headed directly for our first nightly stop, in France already.

  • Nice landscape jumping out of the rocky mountains.

  • The ruins of the local castle (estimated IX century), dominating the décors.

  • Popular architecture, with a canalised stream sneaking through the buildings.

  • A venerable old door still conscientiously doing its job.

  • La ermita de Nuestra Señora del Valle, a masterpiece of Spanish romanic churches.

  • The church of Santa Marina and its nocturnal playground, between la Ermita and Santa María Magdalena (our camper is visible on the right).

Plage des deux jumeaux (Hendaye)

11h10-12h43 — We decided to spend our first night by the sea, just because we could! We parked in the Rue d'Élissacilio (what this is named after, we don't know) in Hendaye, which is a few steps from the beach, known as the Plage des deux Jumeaux. Elena did her yoga while Julia and Fabrice explored the rightmost end of the beach, where starts the corniche Basque. They found some quicksands there.

  • Julia and Elena on the plage des deux Jumeaux.

  • The reason why it's called like that.

  • Careful with the tides...

  • On our way to one tip of the beach.

  • Where the cliffs start to take over the sand.

  • Here we are.

  • Some quicksands. Not a threat for Julia but Fabrice would quickly sink in.

  • Peace on a fin carpet of water.

  • Alone.

Observatoire d'Abbadie

13h00-15h56

Pagogaña

16h20-17h48

Montauban

Tarn (49min)

11h00-13h07

Carlucet

15h21-16h38

Rocamadour

16h58-19h46

Saint-Saturnin

15h02-16h14

Rochefort-Montagne

16h52-18h27

Plage de Bayonne

10h25-12h45

Bayonne

13h02-16h50

Saint-Jean-de-Luz

~17h30-20h15

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