Day 17- Goodbye mother, back to France (again) and finally a surf.

The day started with a slightly earlier brekkie than normal- the usual fine ham, cheese, omlette, croissants and coffee. It was time to vacate the room and pack up the car.

This was followed by an hour long walk in the mountains and enjoying the views. It was time to say goodbye to Mikel and our finish our stay in Ametzola. We headed back to France along the motorway- no time to stop in San Seba unfortunately. Over the border I was stopped again by a Douane policeman, who was less friendly than the previous ones who had stopped me. He asked me to open the boot, but decided it was not worthwhile searching the car which was a relief.

We continued towards Biarritz Aiport, where I dropped off my mother, after a sandwich and a small beer. I headed over towards les Cavaliers to check the surf, even though I knew the tide was too high. Sure enough the tide was too high and surf looked crap.

I decided to sort out my car by the forest down the road, which included tidying and repairing my board- tail pad and finishing the nose. I wasted almost an hour as I thought I had lost my mobile phone- turend out it was under the seat. After this I rechecked the surf- it looked even worse, which was frustrating.

Drove off to Leclerc- fortunately there was a MaccyDs opposite so headed in there for some wifi. Watched the webcam for a bit- surf still looked sh**- small and messy. Headed into the supermarket to grab dinner and some essentials like mouthwash.

Finally headed back to Le Cavaliers not expecting too much. The wind was still onshore, but there were a few guys out. Desperate to surf I made the call to jump in- got a few sections, although it was really choppy. Reminded me of the ses with Fabian, although he was not there this time. Got out when pretty much dark and headed back to the car for dinner. Now it has started to rain in that coastal drizzle kind of way- so took shelter in the MaccyDs at La Barre. However frustratingly as I write this there is no wifi in here- so will have to decamp to the other MaccyD's to post this update and cruise the internet before bed.

Were a few other campers in Les Cavaliers, but not the same as Les Estagnots. Tomo or the day after I will be heading back to Spain- lets see how the surf is tomo.