Day 16: Date night in Boise

The next stop on our way north was Boise, ID! Glenn had some work time at a rooftop coffee shop before we stopped for an assortment of pintxos (small plates like tapas) at the Basque Market. There is a large population of people from Basque who live in Boise, so there’s a heritage center and many amazing restaurants in this geographically isolated Idahoan city! Stopping at our Airbnb we had the luxury of good cleaning time with: showers, a thorough dishwashing of our campware and even a load of laundry! For our date night on the town we first zoomed to the city center on Lime scooters, which is always a thrilling little ride! We stopped at Bar Gernika, a cute Basque pub and split a bottle of Sidra which is a traditional apple cider drink found in Spain. We split two different lamb dishes and enjoyed croquettes - potato/cheese heaven! Glenn has made Cassie Kalimoxtos (red wine + coke, a Basque classic) over the years, so we were excited to try it at a Basque establishment, and it did not disappoint!

Of course we left room for dessert, trying Basque burnt cheesecake and Chocolate Goxua! Big wow all around for our culinary experiences in Boise! Finally, we enjoyed sleeping in a real bed after two weeks of camping mats!