Larrabetzu

 Larrabetzu

The camera decided not to work at all until I had recharged both batteries although both had full charges when I left the hotel this morning. My hotel was miles outside Guernica and away from El Camino so I took the train to Usansolo, then set off to walk up into the hills.

I arrived at my homestay in Larrabetzu in time for lunch. The front of the homestay.

The porch on the shaded northside of the house.

The back of the house and part of the garden. My room is the one on the left of the balcony and the end of the balcony is just visible on the far left of the house.

The distant views are scenic but spoiled by the giant industrial estate in the middle distance.  In the foreground at the end of the garden is the red roofof a restaurant.. It seemed a convenient place to have lunch but it is an upmarket three Michelin star restaurant. A three course set menu was available for EUR315 before drinks. There was a selection of wines available but if you have to ask the price, you know that you can't afford it. I had a picnic lunch in the shade of some trees.

And a typical patio scene for a homestay catering for pilgrims, and there were six other pilgrims staying at the same place... rows of clothes drying on the fences. Tomorrow is a short walk into Bilboa.