then it was time for some caves. The guided tour inside this Unesco site near Santender made Marlies fall asleep but the rest of us enjoyed the 15000 years old paintings.
We continued our tour along the rough nothern coast. Spain's ruggedly beautiful Costa Verde is one of it's least touristy coastal regions, therefore one of the most beautiful with small fishing villages and its often wild coast hide pretty beaches. Inland were rolling green hills dotted with picturesque farmhouses.
During the children's afternoon sleep the next days we had to cover several kilometers in order to drive to the French border and meet my mother and husband. We had spent our last night in Spain in Zarautz which hosts a World Surfing Championship each year.
With my mother we spent 4 nice days on a relaxing campsite at the lake Biscarrosse before traversing France in order to get to Switzerland until the end of the month.
It was good to be back in France again. The French little roads, the nice rural campsites, the medieval character of the countryside and of course the delicious bread. We had to cover several kilometers on the highway but as soon as the children woke up, we left the road to find a nice spot for a picknick, sitting on a blanket.
Afternoons we visited some nice French Chateaux in which Sophie started dancing in the large rooms or went searching for her prince in the unnumerable rooms and towers.
Marlies was amazed by the flowers in the beautiful lush gardens. Evenings the children could play in the campsite's playgrounds while we enjoyed the scenery and the warm nights.