Day 5: Donostia art and castle walk

Beach walk

Walked the beach again this morning, there was better light so caught some great pictures of the Manolo Valdez sculptures along the promenade. I then had an amazing lunch at one of the restaurants along the marina. I had a salad, and grilled squid. It was the most I've spent for a meal here, 30€, but totally worth it! An amazing meal I will remember for years.

Hike to the castle

To be honest, by Seattle standards, it was more of a short walk. I assumed there would be great views from the top, I was not disappointed. Donostia is such a picturesque city; the green and the sea. Beautiful! On the way down, I explored the 'English Cemetery' which is on the same hill as the castle. I need to look up the story on it; why would English (I assume solders?) be buried near the castle? If I find it, I will update this.

After my walk, I wandered down to the sea. Mom loved the ocean, and would have loved this beach. I splashed in the water and thought of her, and got caught by a wave which came up to my knees. Made me laugh.

There are so many surfers here! It was great to watch them; I believe Donostia has the only left breaking surf in the world. The waves were amazing, nice big curls.

I sat at a beach side bar, watched the waves and surfers a while, and had a drink and chocolate cake. I felt quite lucky!

Leaving for Barcelona tomorrow morning.

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Part of trip: Spain & Morocco 20090912

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