Hondarribia

Estamos en España!! Well actually, we have arrived in Basque Country, very differen. About two weeks later than we had planned, but hey we're sailing so what's new!? On our sail to Spain, we have slowly seen the coast change the last couple of days. We weren't prepared for the sudden changes we were about to encounter as we were getting close to Hondarribia. It was quite a cloudy day so our sight wasn't great. At some point I asked Bart whether we were seeing clouds or maybe mountains in the distance? For those who know the area, you would have told us we were looking at the last mountains of the Pyrenees. It was gorgeous. The coast here is so beautiful. The rocks, the mountains, the forests. All the different shades of green, gray and brown are insane.

On our arrival we had to be careful to choose the right harbour. On our left we would be in France in Hendaye, therefore we turned right to Hondarribia to finally be in Spain. What a difference immediately in basically everything. Not just the language(s) , including Basque, but also the people, shops, architecture and mostly just a feeling. We are absolutely loving it here!

We again had caught a lot of mackerel, so no pinxtos for us, yet.Read more