This past July and August, my wife Iña Martinez and I had the privilege of accompanying a group of Basque tourists for two fun-filled weeks of travel in California, Nevada and Idaho, culminating in the 2025 Jaialdi Festival in Boise, Idaho.
“I had a good time,” Jose Inazio Arrizabalaga, one of the participants, said in Basque. “It was a good group, a beautiful experience and it was worth it.”
We led a similar trip ten years ago that started in San Francisco and ended at Jaialdi. This year, however, we added visits to Basque communities in Chino, Bakersfield and Fresno, California. The company Overtrails Tour Operator, based in Pamplona/Iruñea organized the trip…