After breakfast we head off in the direction of Monte Igeldo. At high tide, an outcrop splits the Playa de la Concha in two; its smaller western portion therefore technically has its own name, the Playa de Ondarreta.
But first, the furnicular. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/spain/aragon-basque-country-and-navarra/san-sebastian/transport/rail/funicular-railway
At the top there is an amusement park that has changed little in the thirty years since I was last here.
An American Woman of mature years is having wild fun on one of the boats, yelling repeatedly 'Take a photo of us, Carlito' Carlito, also mature, looks highly embarassed.
We recover from the heat in Miramar Parque. And picnic.
Jo queues for water by the Queen's summer residence. A little boy helps her very kindly.
And at last the enticing sea wins it's battle and we are in there! Very welcome when it is 38 degrees. As the tide comes in we narrowly miss the chance to hop over to Playa La Concha and have to retrace our steps in 38 degrees. But is was all worth it. This was my best beach experience, not too busy and a perfect refreshingly cool sea with barely a wave in sight.
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