Today was mostly a travel day, though we did manage to squeeze in a stop in the lovely town of Getaria, about a half hour directly west of San Sebastián along the coast. Jorge & Meredith had read about it (in the New York Times no less), and it did not disappoint.
When we got there, the weather was drizzly and gray, but we had to check out the beach regardless…
How about another panorama?
…and a close-up of the giant cubes of rock they use for rip-rap:
We walked all the way around the harbor to the other side, and I took this shot looking back over the boats to the town itself..
Since it was Mother’s Day in the US, we thought we should go out for lunch to celebrate the two Moms in our group. The view from the center of town called for another panorama (are you getting sick of these yet?):
After scouting out restaurants, we found a nice seafood place and had an excellent meal of a variety of fresh fish. What a treat to eat fish that had likely been caught quite recently in that very town!
Here’s how another restaurant down the street was grilling their wares:
From there, J&M drove us to the airport in Bilbao to catch our flight to Barcelona. All went reasonably smoothly along the way, and we are now ensconced in our hotel, quite near the core of old downtown. We even saw our first Gaudi building (in Barcelona) just a few blocks from here.
Now it’s time for a good night’s sleep, as we have a lot of things to pack into the next three days. Talk to you tomorrow!
It was so great to spend those two weekend with you and Mal!
Thank you so much for coming to visit us in Spain and sharing travel adventures!
See you in Colorado soon!
Love,
Meredith and Jorge
Indeed Meredith, we had so much fun! Can’t wait to pick up where we left off in Ridgway!!