Joseba picked me up this morning for a coastal hike in Bermeo, a small town 30 minutes from Bilbao that is famous for its epic surf and the Gaztelugatxe island that is connected to the mainland by a zigzag walkway. On top of the island and up a few hundred steps is a small chapel dedicated to John the Baptist that dates back to the 9th or 10th century, and from the top you can see for miles. The coast is wildly beautiful in this area of Spain, and the wind was howling around up there. Joseba was trying to control his hair until my ponytail whipped him in the face and he laughed and gave up. His parents were married in this chapel 40 years ago so it is a special place for him. Joseba is 32 and has worked as tour guide for 8 years and he loves it. He trained as an environmental scientist so helping people to experience nature, history and Spanish culture is close to his heart. He created this experience through Air Bnb and I highly recommend you book it when you come, I really enjoyed it. Game of Thrones also used the island as Dragonstone (I’ve never watched it), digitally adding a castle on the top of the island where the chapel is, so a lot of people come to visit it for that reason. I just thought it looked beautiful and as the weather is good it’s nice to go for a walk. Hats off to his parents and their guests for climbing up here to get married, it is steep! Probably she wore flat shoes. Legend has it that if you ring the bell on the chapel three times your deepest wishes will be granted, and the local fishermen come up here to ring it to bring good luck for their boats and crew. Of course I rang it as well and sent my wishes off into the wind.
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