Today we spent time in the classrooms presenting the Summer in the USA program to students. Before going to a school we climbed the hills around Tolosa, Spain. Tolosa is a town and municipality to the south of Donostia-San Sebastián in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa, Spain. It is located in a valley of the river Oria and overlooked by Uzturre, a white cross-topped mountain.
Irene said, "let's go to the top of that mountain."
So we did our best. We went to the end of town and it only took us two attempts to find a road that went high above Tolosa.
Irene, "Is this a two-way road?"
Yes, the roads were narrow and winding. We encountered a few cars going up, but no accidents. We saw sheep, oxen, hundred year old farm houses, fruit trees of some type, tractors, bales of hay and farmers that did not crack a smile when we waved. The view was tremendous.
My passengers (Irene, Jane, Ruth, Syd and Jon) may have gotten a little nervous looking out their window to only see a sharp drop down the mountain but it was adventurous. The tour was especially exciting when we reached the end of the road and had to back up 100 feet and turn around in a tight area. Thank goodness for new vans with a tight turning radius.
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| From 2012 January Trip |
We will be traveling to Tolosa again this week and I will report on their well known and very tasty beans called BABARRUNAK.
Blessings
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