It's already mid January, and I still have to blog about our summer vacation. We planned to take a family road trip at the end of August. I really wanted to visit the Basque region of Spain and also I thought it would be neat to do some really adventurous outdoor activities. Bob and I are not getting any younger, so I figured this was the time to try canyoning (barranquismo) with the kids.
Day 1: San Sebastian
We left Barcelona on August 15th and drove the 5.5 hours to San Sebastian. Once you enter the Basque region it is all of a sudden very green and lush, there are mountains and you are close to the ocean, it reminds me of the West Coast of Canada. We rented a three bedroom apartment in San Sebastian near Ondarreta beach. After exploring our surroundings a bit, the kids wanted to put on their bathing suits and swim at the beach. It wasn't that warm outside, around 20ºC, but the waves were very enticing.
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| Playa de Ondarreta |
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| First time for kids swimming in the Atlantic Ocean |
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| Really big waves. I wish we knew how to surf |
Saturday August 15th happened to be the final day of their biggest festival of the year called la Semana Grande. Just before dark we headed over to the playa de la Concha and we were fortunate enough to find a good spot to watch the fireworks on the beach. It was one of the most amazing fireworks displays we have ever seen.
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| Walking over to the main beach to watch the fireworks |
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| Dusk, playa de la Concha |
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