Day 13 - Atlantic coast to San Sebastian Spain

We left our little "Eden" and headed for the coast.

We found it!

It sounded like a lovely idea, a ride along the coast, first time on Euro Velo 1, and the Atlantic on our right... but the roads are narrow, the bike paths are a real mixture, the road traffic is heavier, and there are a lot of ups and downs. 

We stopped for lunch in Saint Jean de Luz, Marc had made a delicious potato and green bean salad with olives and cucumber, using up the veggies we had carried around for several days. 

And good thing we had it because we couldn't seem to get a cafe or a pastry today - the lines were too long or the shops had closed. Just one of those days (Day 13 perhaps??)...

Above was a section of highway we encountered. The cars were incredibly respectful but it was a daunting stretch.  Gorgeous views (see below) 

And then we would head down down down again to the beach level. Some very pretty beach towns. 

And some surfers, and surf lessons, even in this cold blustery day. 

As we crossed into Spain, we came into a major port. Hard to capture, but suffice it to say it looked huge and busy. 

The skies waited for our last few kilometers and then decided to burst open with rain, but we are in a warm and cozy Pension tonight and had a delicious meal at Mendaur Berria, in the beautiful old city. 

Tapas and wine and even some gelato on the walk home. 

Tomorrow we will not ride. We will explore San Sebastian and plan our train ride north from here. Riding that coast one way was enough for us. 

Stats for today. 

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