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Today we travelled to the small town on the coast called Mundaka. It was a beautiful little town in the Basque country, not that far from the french border. Watching the waves along the shore was spectacular, being known as one of the most treacherous bodies of water in the world. There are sandbanks that were scultped from the currents at almost mathematical perfection which produces wonderful surfing conditions which attracts people from all around the world. It was not easy to find this small town as it was not even mentioned on the tourist maps that we were using and the signposts to Mundaka only start about 4 kilometres away. Luckily we had an idea of where we were going. Because there was no signposts or directions it gave us the impression that it was not trying to be discovered. The population of Mundaka is only 1800, and is not a destination that many people travelling to spain would visit, but we were really interested in seeing it, as well as watching some of the world championship surfing tour. Mundaka is one of the 11 stopd on this tour, and although there are rarely any tourists in the town, during this world championship tour, thousands of people visit. The town was so pretty, with no shops selling tacky souvenirs. The restaurants and bars cater primarily for the locals and surfers who stay and there are hardly any motels in the town. We loved visiting this town, as we felt like we were locals, visiting their bars and restaurants. All the locals were very welcoming and fun to be around. We made friends easily with a couple of them, who showed us around the sites. Although we had trouble talking to each other, we could speak small amounts of spanish, and they too could speak bits of english, so we managed to communicate. Our new made friends helped us when we were purchasing food and other products and introduced us to many other people in the town. I think they all really enjoyed having Australians visit them.

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