Today
was meant to be an afternoon of physical exertion up the col d’Ibardin. Instead
it turned into a day out in San Sebastian with Sandie, Maxime and Gaston.
Eating a chocolate brownie and drinking a vanilla milkshake after a visit of
the aquarium took a lot less effort than slogging up a Basque mountain on a
bike. The day was made even easier by the fact that Capucine spent the day with
her paternal grandparents in Biarritz. San Sebastian is a wonderful place. We
saw the old town, the aquarium complete with seahorses, star fish and sharks, and some parts of the modern town. I was really taken by it. It’s only 50km
from Biarritz so definitely within striking distance on a bike, although I
suspect I’d need some tapas and pincho (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pincho)
style re-fuelling on arrival before contemplating a round trip. After getting
back to Biarritz the evening was dominated by the third part of the Lord of the Rings triology. I have amazed myself as much as anyone by being
able to watch all three films this week. I decided I wanted to see it after the
last au pair, Jessica, waxed lyrical about it. I really didn’t think it would
be my type of thing, but I have to admit I’ve really been quite taken by it. I
have definitely preferred some of the other films I’ve seen recently e.g. Argo
(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1024648/) or the intouchables (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1675434/?ref_=sr_1),
but I’m very happy to have invested the time watching the Tolkien classics over the Christmas
period. Right back to the end of Sam saving Mr. Frodo…hopefully!
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