Apartamentos Mundaka

... our first surfing destination to dip a toe or two into a deserted Atlantic which Lym thoroughly enjoyed, however which led Annabelle to looking like an extra from a B-grade vampire movie; this following her surfboard and her face becoming rather intimate. Enough for one day, onward to our campsite at historic Santillana del Mar.<br>

... time to walk around Bilbao. <br><br>Wow! Bilbao is fantastic! It reminds me of Bogota, only cooler. It is surrounded by beautiful hills (unless you live in Texas, then they&#8217;re mountains!). You can almost smell the sea. We had a short nap after we checked in then got up and had lunch (we showed up at a bout 2:30 and the guy told us we were just a bit early for lunch, but he served us). Sure enough ...

We drove from Madrid, got a bit lost trying to find Lurdea. We thought it is a name of a village but it is not it is just the name of the Hotel/Casa Rural.<br><br>The place is amazing. Located in the hills above Bermeo, with magnificent view of the ocean. It is clean (like really clean) and has the air of a relaxing boutique hotel.<br>

... for thousands of year the history of the City and Spain As a whole. <br><br>Guggenheim Museum<br>Museo de Bellas Artes<br>Basque Museum<br>La Ría Maritime Museum<br>Museo Taurino (Bullfighting Museum)<br>Museo Diocesano de Arte Sacro (Museum of Sacred Art)<br>Museo de Reproducciones Artísticas (Museum of Artistic Reproductions ...

... is astounding. The only flat surfaces are the floors. The outside is clad in titanium. Words do not do it justice.....look at the pictures. The inside was equally spectacular but we could not take photographs. The building outshone the majority of the art work unless you are a fan of self indulgent video installations!!

We arrived in Mundaka early in the morning and quickly found our hotel. Just around the corner was the parking lot and church of Mundaka. The surf was 15-20 feet and fairly clean. However, as the day wore on it became more and more ragged. Mark spent the morning trying to track down a bodyboard and fins to take a shot at the surf, but to no avail. However, it was likely for the best ...

... the tube to head to camping Soplena. After the blow out in Ibiza we thought we'd keep it cheap and camp. The plan was to spend a few days here, then head to San Sebastien and then into France.<br><br>Camping Sopelana - DONT STAY HERE! Although the beach it is is AMAZING and beautiful, the campsite here is not. It's dirty, dirty, dirty and really ...

We finally reach our destination just in time for having dinner at a friend's place, after that we went to sleep 'cause we had class before starting the trip and were very tired. Early in the morning after breakfast and checking the web to see where the competition would take place we went to Bakio, a big beach near Mundaka. We spend all the morning watching the best surfers doing incredible tricks with waves that weren't too good. In the ...

Another storm greeted us early Wednesday morning. It's always raining when we decide to make a move, which is what we had planned for today. So we packed up the wet tent and headed off further west towards the famous surf spot, Mundaka. We drove the scenic route again taking some of the narrowest, cliffhanging roads I have ever driven. We rarely got out of second gear. At times the road was flanked by small rock walls, so when ...

... a lovely dinner in an old stone building and then took to the highway and drove to a beach just outside Bilbao for the night. Caught the train into Bilbao for a night out in the city and what a dodgy night is was!!Saturday night in Bilbao seemed to be full of young fashion victims and drunken dropkicks!! Dinner was worst ever at Ghandi Indian Restaurant....we ordered up a feast and it was disgusting! Can´t believe they even operate as a restuarant...my vego ...