The Bay of Biscay is renowned for its turbulent waters, but as I fall off my surfboard for the fifth time during a family lesson at Anglet, near Biarritz, I realize this is more a case of user error than choppy sea conditions.
Our smooth, 40-hour trip on the ferry from Portsmouth to Santander is a holiday in itself; like a mini-cruise with excellent food and drink, dolphin-spotting and deck-strolling.
After following the coast road across the border into France, we start to see the white and red timber-framed houses that are so characteristic of France's Basque Country.
Our stylish abode is Villa Etchebri, a B&B in the holiday town of Anglet, on the northern edge of Biarritz and two hours from Bilbao.
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