Wes--There are no French Basque provinces, there are only Basque provinces--or haven't you followed up any of the links? You are right of course, I have not been(maybe next trip), but that would have been the big, floppy beret, anyway. Though it would be cool to wear it with the red neckerchief and white shirt, al la Tyrone Power and company, in "The Sun Also Rises"--that wasn't even in France, though(but they do the running of the bulls in France, as well as the bull fighting, and they do cook fish in that Olive, garlic, and tomato sauce)