San Sebastian is about 2 hours drive from our house, just in to Spain on the Atlantic coast. We have been there a few times as there is a great hotel that takes the dog, plus the town is chock full of awesome food and there is a beach pretty much in the center of town.
We stopped off in San Jean de Luz on the way to have lunch and a paddle. People asked for more photos of me, so Doug was given the camera several times - and only took one picture of my chest without head.
The weather was perfect. I had seen two forecasts, one saying pouring rain and one saying beaming sun. In the end it was sun with a few showers.
Looking good after 21 years of joyous union.
Ok so a hotel room is a hotel room but bed was huge and they upgraded us to a suite - which the photo doesn't show. Hilarious replacement of me with dog.
Beach right in town
Come on it's warm!
Not a chance, it is a bit cold and I'm a wimp, my ball and I are out of here.
Oh, ok then. Wait for me!
It was quite warm actually - considering it is only May.
After all that exercise we needed to eat a LOT
And drink some (this is a local wine called Txacoli - it is lightly fizzy - the word to describe this type of wine is spritzy apparently). They pour it from a great hight in to the glass and it is very very dry. And they only serve you this much so when you have been in 10 different bars and eaten 10 different things you have not passed out from drinking too much.
Then we ate some more - these are pinxos which is the basque tapas. All amazing, easy to eat far far too much
The one in the middle here is 'boletus mushrooms in a nest', that is a quail egg on top. It doesn't sound very exciting but it is one of the best.
Deserts aren't so common. This one is a basque cheese cake, it can be a bit dry, but when done well like this one, it is creamy and much much nicer than it looks.
You get plenty of excersize having a drink and a couple of pinxos in each place (not really)
During the day we have to take the dog for a lot of swimming and a nice long walk so she is tired out and doesn't make a noise in the hotel while we go out eating and drinking.
This is the other beach in the town. It is more sheltered in a little cove.
Light snack (sorbet - but there was a burger before it) to keep us going until evening and more pinxos.
Random group photo. You can see Doug's knees healing slowly from the lime burn, had to be sure to use lots of sun lotion.
We stopped near Biaritz on the way back
Back home - dog has minor paw injury.
View from home lovely too. The elderflowers are out - must make champagne.
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