Early start... Well 9... ish! Anyway Jen had sorted out bike hire yesterday so we headed out to pick them up Our plans for the day revolved around a trip out to a nearby lake. This, of course, provided the perfect opportunity for a picnic lunch and therefore a visit to the farmers market for supplies. All packed up, we set off on our 12km bike ride over mountainous terrain to lake Cavayère. Weather & scenery beautiful. 3 beaches, water park, pedlos, treeto...

Day 9 (already!): Leisurely start to the day with a lazy breakfast in our gorgeous apartment before a stroll around Carcassonne and up to La Cité, Carcassonne's medieval fortress. Most of the new town where we're staying was closed (being a Monday, good ol' France) but La Cité was absolutely heaving with tourists (urgh!) After a brief exploration we decided that lots of tourists plus cloud filled skies = time for lunch. After a little siesta (we ARE practicall...

So, day 8... Already a whole week away and a whole week married... so far so good!! We very sadly had to say goodbye to fabulous San Sebastian which we enjoyed very much, largely thanks to Sara, our host and expert tour guide. After a quick debate over which route to take, sense prevailed and we went for the autoroute (the alternative being a 7.5 hour journey through the pyrenees). The upside of this was that we could pop in to Biarritz for lunch. As luck would ...