Sopelano, near Bilbao Today was to be a sort of get to know, greet Spain, and find out about it. Well, find out a little that's important in terms of basic living. That is, what can one get in the supermarkets, where are the banks, can new get money, what are the streets like and so on. Having got a map form our camp guardian w set off to walk to town. We are in a newly developed part of what, we guess, is a commuter town to Bilbao. But it is also a surfer ...

Bilbao Mileage 60 The ferry crossing was fine. On leaving Portsmouth, it seemed as though we would have a significant amount of wind and turmoil on the sea. In fact, the sea was covered in white tops and standing on the deck was difficult because of the strength of the wind. There was as bit of a swell and some heavy bangs as the prow of the boat smashed into the occasional wave. Some heavy spray was also thrown up cascading down the sides of the ferry. ...