Friday was a gorgeous day with nothing but clears skies. There was no way I wanted to stay inside, so after going to watch some of our friends play soccer Kate, Nina and I decided to go check out Plentzia beach, the last stop on the metro, right on the ocean. After a very long 30-minute metro ride we arrived in Plentzia. And what do you think happened next? Nothing. We were lost ha. Story of my life.
Well after wandering around for quite some time (of course we arrived during siesta again and civilization was no where to be found) we finally found our way to the beach. Someone had said that Algorta was supposed to be much prettier than Plentzia, but I beg to differ. Rather than having cranes and industrial work as a backdrop the beach was carved out between giant cliffs. There were tons of surfers to watch, but the water was too cold to even stick our feet in. So we just laid out our towels and relaxed. I wish it would have been real beach weather! But I'll take what I can get... Lizzie and Michelle showed up a little later, but the sun was going behind the cliffs and we had plans to meet up with Dr. Sainz that night so we headed back to the metro.
Dr. Sainz, for those of you who don't know, is a Spanish professor back at UMW. He studied for his undergrad at Deusto and is the head of the Bilbao study abroad program back at school. He grew up in the Bilbao and spends his summers here, so when he came over last week during UMW's spring break he offered to meet up and hang out for a bit. He showed us around to a few new places we had not been to yet, including a favorite local spot where you can get pintxos morunos (moorish tapas or seasoned skewers of pork). The skewers were grilled right in front of us and were served with hot bread. SO good! Santi and I shared a second! Definitely going back soon. It was really good to catch up with him, but I think everyone was so exhausted from the night before that we all just called it a night when we got home.
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