Before we start, we need to...

Have a holiday! Yes we needed a holiday, our adventure already started 2 weeks before our flight... packing up our house in JBay and putting our lives in storage... in JBay, where we hope to return to :) 

After a one night holiday in Prins Albert we headed "back" to Cape Town where our dear friend Karin opened her home to us, thanks again Karin ;) We spent 10 days in Cape Town, both Colette and I worked so we were back to traffic and hectic city schedules. After one final meeting we rushed to the airport for the traditional Spur burger and Castle before we boarded our 26 hour journey to Madrid :) We took full advantage of Emirates hospitality and saved every last biscuit and cheese, which later saved us on our bus trip to Irun.

In Irun we just about walked a full stage trying to find a gas canister,  but this allowed us to see it properly. We stayed at a wonderful Albergue "donativo"... meaning they just ask for a donation. It was clean and bright and friendly!

Our first stage was to San Sebastián, where we would first holiday for 3 days before continuing, as we had it on good recommendation that this is one of Spain's best beach cities, and... indeed it is! Triple wow, we loved this place, as we walked down the mountain to San Sebastián we heard the sounds of Summer holiday, music, laughter and waves... we were in love with the place immediately. We were there  during a festival, so street parties and fireworks was the order of the day, and we even rented a surfboard!

Now I must confess, after this little break we didn't feel like hiking. The first stage +- 24km was beautiful, but tough! The guidebook also said it was the best stage, so why do the rest if you did the best??? Why not just surf and chillax? We are still asking this question ourselves, so in the following weeks we will be discovering the answer to this question.

After our holiday in San Sebastián we took the bus to Bilbao, since I have to work one day a week, we need to be in a private place every Tuesday and Wednesday night. Today we stepped into the wonderland of the Guggenheim... it is just fantastical... the architecture and installations are overwhelming, but.... Bilbao will never be San Sebastián, we miss the beaches oh yes we do!

Wake me up for food and drink!