Up at six am for the preparation of our trip to Nice. We made it to the pick up point half an hour early, only to find the bus running two hours late.
Yet another relatively uneventful trip, although we saw Luvo, Jo from Albufeira and Andrea from Sudoeste. We made stops along the way, including at the Spain-France border.
We arrived in Nice at seven pm and saw Johnny, Jen and Karla getting on the bus. They referred us to a hostel around the corner from the drop off point, which was cheap and where Kern and Beck were staying. When we turned up the owner said that Troy and Beck had actually checked out that morning. We were in a room with Andrea and Matty from New Zealand, and they went to a Chinese restaurant that they’d been to previously, so we went along with them for a feed.
Afterwards, we walked down to the beach and sat and watched the water. It’s a tough life! After a hot day on the bus, sitting on the beach’s promenade with a slight breeze was a blessing. Matty knew of a place that sold cheap beers, so off we went for a couple of drinks. This place had an internet café, which turned into a nightclub, but we left when happy hour was over.
We walked back to the hostel via McDonalds, to try a new desert discovery, as made by Andrea – the McFlurry. A whipped sundae, blended with peanut M&Ms. A definite winner. While standing out the front of McDonalds we ran into Julian from our Contiki trip. He has completed the northern and central circuits of Eurobus and was about to join the southern route, so we spent the best part of an hour giving him tips from what we’ve done.
We finally got back to the hostel at two am and who should be asleep in our room – Troy and Beck. So, obviously, we woke them up to surprise them. It will be good to spend the next couple of days with them.
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