To France (Almost) and the Coast

Today Marina's family took me on a trip north through the Basque Country, a visit to a National Park, then driving along the river that separates Spain from France, and ending up at the coast of the Bay of Biscay (that's the body of water that is north of Spain and west of France, an indentation from the Atlantic Ocean).

We came back "early" so we could get to bed "early" (that's like midnight) because we have to get up early for the opening ceremony of San Fermin.  I found out from Marina that it runs 24 hours a day for the entire 8 days.  That's concerts around the clock from every type of band, including a lot of unofficial street bands, and including a lot of Basque music.  She'll be with her friends for the entire festival, except when she comes home to sleep from about 10 am to 1 pm every day.  That's her normal routine for San Fermin.

At the Señorío de Bertiz National Park

Iñaki and me at the coast

Several paragliders in the distance (in France).