Start of Spanish Experience

I left Somerset for Portsmouth on 24th and took the ferry to Bilbao.  That was a two night crossing.  Ok with the usual inflated prices of ships.  Only small bottles of water for double the price of a large one on land etc.
Really enjoyed the visit to the Guggenheim in Bilbao.  A wonderful building and easily accessible.  An eye opening exhibition by Nike de Saint Phalle and all the beautiful surroundings and sculpturs outside.

 The traffic in the city of Bilbao is not too dense and easily manageable with parking no problem.  From the first encounter I have had only good experiences here in Basque land.  Smiles, nice people, beautiful empty strands with white coasted waves, birds hopping all around the car even Robins that are usually so shy. bars where a coffee costs little more than a euro and the same with a glass of wine and everywhere the same smiling attitude.  Definitely my kind of place where shops don't close for siesta before 2 pm and everything goes on until late at night with tapas, wine and all kinds of people being congenial outside little bars.

In Zarautz, not far from San Sebastian

Evening stroll to long long
beach

 I'm staying in a camp on top of that green hill.

Gran Camping Zarautz