Once the French Bastille Day (14 July) long, long weekend was over and people started to move again, we were able to leave San Sebastian and re-enter France.
But alas, with the summer looking promising and school holidays in full swing, we were STILL unable to find accommodation around Bordeaux or anywhere along the Atlantic coast of France. So we had to take what we could get and decided to chase the sunshine into the south central area of France, north of Marseilles.
This meant driving across France on the Pyrenees highway - the road that runs parallel to both the Pyrenees and the Spanish border - from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. On French highways there are many wayside stops called "aires". Each aire is unique. It has a service station and either a cafe or restaurant or sometimes both. This particular aire had a monument to celebrate the Tour de France. It was amazing!
Wow! Go Cadel!
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