Day 11: Lesperon to Biarritz

The final day's cycle ride was supposedly going to be a simple jaunt down the coast and into Biarritz, less than 40 miles we expected. If we have learnt anything from this trip, it's that the estimates I made on google are wrong, and as it turned out, the victory parade into Biarritz would be nearer 60 miles.

Setting off from Lesperon, and praying for some dry weather, it was no more than 30 seconds out of the hotel door that we were drenched with the first downpour of the day. The rain set in for the first couple of hours, however did eventually clear as we approached (what we thought anyway) was the approach to Bayonne, a city which lies just to the north of Biarritz. 

The journey into Biarritz was fairly uneventful except for a few wrong turns, and a brief spell cycling along an inner-city highway that we almost certainly shouldn't have been on. Deciding to press on through lunch, we completed just over 60 miles in one session, arriving in Biarritz shortly before 3 o'clock. 

Biarritz as a city lived up to all expectations as a beautiful city and there was plenty going on. After a good while patting ourselves on the back for achieving what we set out to do on schedule, neither of us took much persuading to find the nearest bar and begin celebrating. Despite the painful price of beer locally ( of which the worst amounted to 9.60 euros a pint!!!), we sampled some tapas and wine (interestingly called Domaine du Harry) at one of the local wine bars, and had a good night out - all the better for knowing we didn't have to get back on the bike the next day!