After walking around a bit in the morning, I rented an e-bike with the intention of heading to Astigarraga, the home of the Cider houses. E-bikes are quite a nice thing as they pull some of the weight for you while you still get to bicycle. There are protected bike paths the whole 10km to the town. I ended up at a Cider museum which wasn’t much, but then had lunch at a ciderie. These places are like massive dinning halls. Apparently in the old days, they provided a place to cook and sold the cider, the fishermen brought their fresh catch and cooked it. Now it is clearly an industry with many hundreds showing up for lunch. Basque cider is dispensed from a keg at quite a distance, you hold your cup out and someone turns the tap on. Luckily I headed back and returned the e-bike before massive rain showers hit. A quick but interesting cocktail at the fancy Maria Cristina hotel and then some tapas for dinner.