Anyways, I do believe I left off with us getting ready to go out. We got ready and left the house around 12:30am to meet up with some of Nerea's friends. They were just hanging out in Bilbo, under an overpass (they do it classy here), and drinking. We sat there for awhile with them, but it was pretty cold, so we decided to go to FEVER, which is apparently the best club in Bilbo. It was a lot of fun. We stayed there until 7am, and took the metro home. We were in bed at 7:30, and had to wake up at 10!
After we woke up, we got up, had a delicious breakfast complete once again with fresh squeezed orange juice, and got ready for our road trip!
The first place we went to was Lekeitio. It is a beautiful coastal town. It was there that I had the best calamari of my entire life! (See picture below) It didn't need sauce or anything. It was absolutely delicious. Believe me, I've eaten a lot of calamari in my life, just ask my sister about our trip to San Francisco! ;) This was the best! After eating and walking around a bit, we headed back to the car to set off once more on our journey.
Next stop: Gernika. You may be wondering where you've heard this name before. Honestly, you most likely haven't! It's not very well known, EXCEPT for Picasso's famous painting : The Bombing of Gernika. Yep. That's about the extent to which people of the world know of Gernika, Spain. However, to the people of the Basque country, Gernika plays a very important part of history. It has a lot to do with meeting and making rules, and a tree. It's actually quite interesting, but unfortunately history is not my thing and I tend to forget it! Whoops!
Next: Mundaka. There was a surf competition going on here so we decided to stop and take a look. Apparently the waves here are usually quite amazing, however on this day, NOT SO MUCH. Therefore they moved the day's events to a different day that would hopefully have better waves. Meaning, I missed out on watching hot men in tight suits surf on waves. Needless to say, I was pretty upset. But turns out that it was ok, because the information desk gave us pretty posters and maps. Good thing I'm easily distracted and amused :)
Next: Bermeo
We stopped in Bermeo because they are famous for their fish Bonito del Norte. This is my new favorite fish. It's kinda like tuna, but 100 times better! It had a beautiful view of the coast. We sat and had coffee and just looked at the ocean. We weren't there for long, but I had a lot of fun.
Last stop: San Juan de Gaztelugaxi
This was by far the most exhausting part of the trip. This was a church that was basically at the the top of a rock that was in the middle of the water. The only way to it? Hike down a muddy trail and then climb a mountain of steps to the top. Think that stopped us? Nope. Even though it was raining and I was in white flats and had no jacket, we decided to go anyway. It was absolutely gorgeous. We hiked the trail (holding on for dear life the entire way) and then started the climb to the top of the rock. Nerea and I counted the steps to the top. The final number: 231 steps! It was such a good workout though. I loved it. We got to ring the church bell at the top and then we managed to watch the sunset over the ocean. Very very pretty. Totally worth it.
Well- That was it for day 2. After this we were exhausted so we went home, had dinner and passed out while watching tv. All in all, it was a fantastic day!
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