In spite of solid rain all day, it was a smooth trip from San Sebastián to Bordeaux. In this case the official ways that I found were not what I used. I knew from previous visits that there is something called Euskotren that runs from San Sebastián to Hendaye. When you are trying to go from Spain to France it doesn’t work very well because the train tracks are off different gauges. So, Euskotren is your basic local commuter train that runs along the Basque coast. For 2.75 it take 37 minutes to get from San Sebastián to Hendaye where the train ends right next to the SNCF station from there it is about 2 hours on the TGV to Bordeaux. I bought a 3 day tram pass for 12 euros immediately on arrival and headed from my hotel on Rue St. Catherine, one of the main shopping streets. Rain continued and it is some kind of holiday and a Monday so my attempt to find some new wine bars was largely thwarted. Tomorrow I’ve got a tasting scheduled in Pessac at Chateau Pape Clement. Will take the bus out there and see how it goes. Forecast is for rain for the next few days. I did end up at one of my favorite wine bars, which is near my hotel for a plate of Charcuterie.