Started today with a little walk around Bordeaux and coffee at L’Alchimiste, an excellent coffee shop in Bordeaux. French Coffee providers still don’t get the concept that if you are a coffee shop you should be open early when people want coffee. This one opened at 9:00am, early by French standards… Then it was check out of hotel, tram to train station, then just under 2 hr train ride to Mont de Marsan, followed by a local bus ride to Aire sur L’Adour where I left off walking the last time. Back in the same hotel as before. Off in search of a late lunch, found a 3 course menu for 16 euros that included smoked salmon, duck confit, frites, salad and desert! It’s some kind of festival going on so a full 13 piece brass band fired up during lunch. Apparently performing tonight for the town! Walking starts tomorrow, unfortunately with rain in the forecast.