Basque Country Continued

More from our travelers in Basque Country, led by teacher Jami Whitmer:

Well, today was a very busy day!

Santi, our guide, met us at the hotel at 9am and we were off in a private mini-bus to the town of Gernika. The weather was gloomy and cool, yet kind of fitting for the conversations we had about the bombing of the area and its effect on the inhabitants. We walked through an old market that has been in operation for hundreds of years, and a couple of us tried some stinky goat cheese. Yum!

We then saw a tile rendition of Picasso’s Guernica, and Santi shared with us that the Basque region has been trying for years to get the original from the Reina Sofia in Madrid. No such luck, however.

We then drove to the areas of Mundaka and Bermeo. In Mundaka, we watched surfers for a bit. The surfing here is some of the best in the world, and competitions are held here regularly. They make it look easy (but cold!).

We stopped along the way for photo ops along the coast, and walked around the town of Bermeo.

We drove back to Bilbao around 5pm. Now we are in for the night, and off to see the ‘Hanging bridge’ and a picturesque town tomorrow.

Hope all are well, more tomorrow!