race day - september 12th

Regatta Day
Fiestas are happening all over Basque Country. The “race” is the last event of the celebration in Donostia. This area of Basque Country has a whaling tradition. They no longer whale hunt but carry on the tradition by having the various communities bring their boats and race in La Concha (Donostia). Orio, the town Hur live in won the race we watched.
We sat on the grass in a place called Miramar overlooking the bay. Friends of Summer in the USA, Joseba and Joanna came by and watch the race with us.
Elle and her youngest daughter Inge arrived from Hondarribia. Their oldest daughter, Nahia, is living in the U.S. and going to school in Silverdale for a year. Inge hopes to go to the U.S. with the Summer in the USA program in a couple years. Her English is already very good. We went to a restaurant where they know Elle’s husband, Emilio, who is currently fishing for tuna near Senegal. The meal was beyond description. I will let the pictures tell the story.


After the meal we headed down to the Old Town of Donostia. It was a visit I will never forget.