The Basque Country is strong in environmental conservation and clean energy production-possibly because it has more industry than other parts of the Iberian Peninsula and has suffered stuff like this (borrowed and undoctored) photo shows-paper factories give off effluent that looks a lot like wine when it runs off in the river. I haven't seen this for myself but I understand it used to be a lot more common when the paper factories were running full-tilt.
Hiking is a common pasttime here,
and there are some pretty
excellent natural reserves. Last weekend we headed out to Pagoeta, which had one of the most fastidiously-labelled botanical gardens I've ever seen. They had a large assortment of holly, which is a threatened species (good I was warned-I've been propagating plants to beat the band on our balcony) and lots of hardwood trees. There was a dog motel and a hydro-powered iron forge along the way.
Afterwards we headed to Zarautz, which is famous for its surfing. The island in the beach picture is supposed to look like a mouse, but I'm not so sure. The town butts right up against the sea, so when you look down the alleys, it's like National Geographic covering the movie Inception.
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