Blogs from San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain, Europe - page 20

After scoring waist high waves in Mundaka, Spain, I headed back to Biarritz on June 12th in order to meet up with Dan Cooke and his two friends Mike and Harry. In London, they bought a van for us to travel around in. Her name is Lucy, a 93' toyota Lucidia, turbo diesel for 900£...she's been very good to us so far. We spent the night at the hostel in Biarritz catching up over a few drinks. Never trust an Aussie with a bottle of Bundy..cause you're bound to black out...as we both did. Early the next morning we drove to San Sebastian, Spain. We all really enjoyed this city. Nice beaches, good night life and friendly people. One night we slept in an underground parking lot..I'll never do that again. Travelling westward along the coast, ... read more

Geo: 43.3172, -1.97754Up early - hot and stuffy in the room, I had difficulty sleeping. The nice thing about the late hours that Spaniards keep is that it means a late checkout - 12 PM. Off to the largest indoor market in Spain - a disappointment as less than 1/4 of the place was full. I noticed a lot of homeless people live along the river, on the way to the market. Old town was a little dead, but it was still early (9 or 10 AM). Grabbed some breakfast and walked while I ate ... my ankles are killing me for some reason. I grabbed my first cafe con leche of the trip - much better than the crappy coffee I had in the Canary Islands this past Christmas! Grabbed a newspaper to read as ... read more

Sorry I have fallen behind! And I am running out of itnernet time as we speak! I have been to san sebastian, Barcelona, Florence, and now in Rome.. and tommorrow I will be flying out to athens.. I will write about my adventures soon! Mylis... read more

My head was a little seedy in the morning and I was adamant I had heard 13 bells ring. I couldn’t believe I had slept until 1pm. Jez had thought the same but when we looked at our watches it was only 10:30am. We realised later that they had some weird bell system. The weather outside was overcast and a light drizzle. I wasn’t going to let that stop me from hitting the beach. Jez begrudgingly came with me and we bought along a ball to throw around. Jez had bought it in Valencia for me seeing as he had lost my frisbee. It was the best purchase ever, we dubbed it ‘Fifteeny’, mainly because it looks like the number 15 ball you use in pool. Anyway it skims off the water and is great for ... read more

Well friends, tomorrow is the big day. Less than 24 hours from now I will be on my way, starting my Spain adventure! I have been home for almost two weeks now. Those weeks have been spent catching up with old friends, spending time with family, purchasing my first car (A 2005 Silver Nissan Sentra Special Edition...for those of you who are curious. Woo hoo!!) and of course...shopping my little heart out for Spain. My bags have been pretty much packed for a few days now, so I have been getting more and more ready to go with every day that passes. For those of you who know my packing style...you know I do NOT travel lightly. I am a "what if" packer to the max. So, I am proud to announce I have successfully fit ... read more