What better way to spend an 8th wedding anniversary than having lunch at Karlos Arguiñano’s extremely posh eponymous restaurant in the little village of Zuberoa, on the outskirts of San Sebastián?

Karlos is Spain’s answer to Jamie Oliver – Puppy (see photo) was most impressed with him and his food, as were we. 

Great thanks must go to WBB Mum’s work colleagues at the FCA who most generously funded a fine dining experience in San Sebastián as a leaving present.

Zuberoa has one of the nicest beaches we’ve seen for a long time with great sand and surf. Unfortunately the Basque Country lived up to our continuing comparisons with Ireland and it flogged rain the whole time we were there, gazing out at the wild purple Atlantic.