(Wednesday, 2 September) The Train Ride. We had originally planned on spending Wednesday and Thursday in Pamplona. We decided instead to travel to the west coast of France, to the town of Ascain, our starting destination for our ride. The idea was that we could then spend some time on the Atlantic and get a bike ride or two in. According to the the lady at the information booth at the Renfe Station in Barcelona, the only way we could get to our destination, St Jean du Luz, was to go across France. We had hoped to go through Pamplona as the route looked the most direct. But, instead we took three different trains for almost twelve hours, before we arrived at our destination at St. Jean du Luz. Along the way we got our first views of the Pyrenees. They are some big mountains! After finally getting off the train and trying to find our legs, we took a taxi ride into Ascain, a small quaint town about 4 miles from St. Jean du Luz. Not an exciting and a very tiring day! We ate dinner in the hotel and it was one of the best meals we had had so far. After that, needless to say, it was straight to sleep. It seems that the French like to have their meals over a couple of hours - we started eating dinner around 8:30 and left the restaurant at 10:20. By that time, we were pretty darn tired.
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