11 June 2017

20170611 104152 Next day we drove over the plateau of Urbasa and hiked up to a waterfall 20170611 104627 another warm day IMG 2302 soon we were in the forest next to the stream IMG 5191
IMG 2303 20170611 111101 aquamarine 20170611 111118 much travertine IMG 2304
20170611 111241 IMG 2305 20170611 111740 a giant beech had split and fallen into the gorge IMG 2307 beech upright
IMG 2308 glowing IMG 2309 20170611 112752 20170611 113810 there were a LOT of people on this trail
IMG 2310 IMG 2311 on the trail IMG 2312 high above a waterfall IMG 2313
20170611 114459 20170611 115113 the source 20170611 115228 20170611 115508
20170611 115510 20170611 115515 one of many springs at the cliff face 20170611 120012 coming back down 20170611 120117 more travertine
20170611 124924 Jai Alai court IMG 2314 driving back over Urbasa IMG 2316 the Serengeti for domestic ungulates IMG 2317 horses, cows, sheep
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IMG 5198 IMG 5199 IMG 5200 IN the evening we went to a cideria for dinner IMG 5202 it was way up at the end of a valley
IMG 5203 home style IMG 5204 expression of Basque identitiy IMG 5205 casks of cider IMG 5206 à table
IMG 5207 cider cup IMG 5209 cider technique IMG 5211 at the start of the meal IMG 5212 cod with peppers
IMG 5213 hunk o' cow IMG 5214 we ate all of this and another one! IMG 5215 grill site IMG 5217 checking out the cideria
IMG 5218 dessert - cheese, quince jelly and walnuts IMG 5219 after the meal! 20170611 173636 local color 20170611 184450 after dinner walk on another part of the Urbasa
20170611 184454 escarpment 20170611 184714 limestone 20170611 184950 horses of course 20170611 185136
20170611 185202 Beriain 20170611 185222 with a hermitage on top 20170611 185240 escarpment 20170611 185251 Beriain
20170611 185405 NIco in the wind 20170611 185501 Bri joining us 20170611 185600 rocks 20170611 185736 back to the car