1. Last boondocking with view on the ocean, not far from Bilbao, while it is raining…
 

 
 
2. Starter with local products!
 

 
 
3. Emile’s happy!
 

 
 
4. Quietness…
 

 
 
5. The rain stops, giving way to a few colors at sunset.
 

 
 
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9. … The Basque coast falls asleep..
 

 
 
10. I wanted to discover Canfrang train station for a long time, this curiosity nestled on a pass of the Pyrenees, at an altitude of 3,900 feet elevation. I had seen images when it was disused and I’m surprised to discover that it had been completely renovated and rehabilitated into a luxury hotel!
 

 
 
11. Surprising to find such a building in the middle of the mountains, isn’t it?
 

 
 
12. We reach Pont d’Espagne where we cannot sleep, the bottom of the valley having been closed to traffic after a huge paid car park in which it’s forbidden to sleep. Here the Cerisey waterfall going down towards Cauterets where we spend the night in a campingpark.
 

 
 
132. We head back towards Switzerland along the northern foot of the Pyrenees and discover a beautiful cave on our route: the Mas d’Azil cave. The cavity was dug by the river which runs through it and it’s so large that the road also crosses it.
 

 
 
14. We sleep north of Carcassone to discover the ruins of the Four Castles of Lastours.
 

 
 
15. It is the small roads of the Cevennes that bring us back home…
 

 
 
16. Crossing the village of Mourèze…
 

 
 
And that’s it for these too short summer vacations where VivaLaVida has covered 2,600 miles.
 
The next articles will tell you about some fall outings…
 
Thank you for your loyalty to this little blog! 🙂