20–25 AUGUST 2026 · 4 HUMANS · 1 AUTOMATIC CAR

Operation: Basque Coast

A very serious family mission involving beaches, pintxos, scenic roads and getting everybody back home with the same number of passports.

Open the master plan ↓Did Mum pack it?
FLIGHT OUTLTN 18:00 → BIO 21:00
BASE CAMPLaredo · 39770
ROAD TRIP≈ 800 km
Dad cartoon portraitDad
Meherun (Mum) cartoon portraitMeherun (Mum)
Zaibooo cartoon portraitZaibooo
Guttu cartoon portraitGuttu
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✦ Dad has the plan✦ Mum has… probably the passports✦ Zaibooo has Wi-Fi questions✦ Guttu has the aux

MEET THE PASSENGERS

Four legends. One rental car.

Dad cartoon portrait

01

Dad

Chief Everything Officer

“He is the best. He is planning everything ;-) (Source: Dad)”

Currently in his spreadsheet era
Meherun (Mum) cartoon portrait

02

Meherun (Mum)

Head of ‘Where did I put it?’

“She keeps forgetting things — including the thing she is holding.”

Reminder count before take-off: 47
Zaibooo cartoon portrait

03

Zaibooo

17 · Roblox Department

“Usually fused to his computer. This trip is a five-day touch-grass event.”

Wi-Fi password investigator
Guttu cartoon portrait

04

Guttu

15 · Official Soundtrack

“Guitarist, composer, and the only person allowed near the aux cable.”

May turn a traffic jam into an EP

THE ACTUAL PLAN

Pick a day. Avoid family democracy.

Times are sensible targets, not military orders. Tap a day, copy an address and open that day’s route in Google Maps.

TRIP SCHEMATIC · NOT TO SCALE
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ROUTE PREVIEWDay 1 of 6 · Laredo arrival

Easy arrival night. No heroic detours.

Harbour on the Cantabrian coast
DAY 1≈ 50 min · 58 km

THU · 20 AUG

Land, loot the car, reach Laredo

Easy arrival night. No heroic detours.

Open this day’s driving route ↗

  1. Touch down at Bilbao Airport

    Passport control, bags, then follow the car-rental signs. Dad needs his physical credit card.

  2. Automatic car collection

    Photograph every scratch, fuel gauge and dashboard warning. Confirm petrol/diesel before moving one centimetre.

  3. Laredo base camp

    Use the exact Airbnb address from Trips — postcode 39770. Quiet check-in, snacks, no ambitious cooking.

DAD’S SAT-NAV VAULT

No postcode, no peace.

Tap to copy. For the Airbnb, use the exact private address in Trips — the postcode alone gets you to Laredo, not the front door.

COASTLINE · NOT TO SCALE

LAREDOBILBAOGAZTELUGATXESAN SEBASTIÁN
≈ 800 km of sea-view negotiations
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FLIGHTS: LOCKED IN

Wizz Air UK

THU 20 AUG18:00 LTN
→
W9536321:00 BIO
TUE 25 AUG21:40 BIO
→
W9536422:40 LTN

All times local. The “children 0–17” label on Kayak is a search filter; book names and dates of birth exactly as in passports.

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CAR PICKUP

Automatic, please.

  • Physical credit card in main driver’s name
  • Photograph all damage + fuel level
  • Check fuel type before leaving
  • Ask about deposit and cross-region travel
  • Return around 18:45 on Tuesday
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RAIN BOSS PLAN

Swap, don’t sulk.

  • Driest day: Gaztelugatxe
  • Next best: San Sebastián
  • Wettest day: Bilbao museum
  • Easy local swap: Laredo / Santoña
  • Keep Saturday Bilbao if possible for festival opening

THE “DID WE PACK IT?” MACHINE

0% ready for launch

0/10

THE DAMAGE REPORT

Fun doesn’t need posh prices.

Estimated trip-local costs for four, excluding accommodation, flights, car hire and food.

⛽FUEL€85–110
🛣TOLLS€28–35
🅿PARKING + LOCAL€40–65
🎟MAIN ENTRIES≈ €63
🧾ESTIMATED TOTAL€216–273

before anyone discovers a souvenir shop

112Emergency number in Spain

Drive on the right · Red beach flag = no swimming · Keep luggage hidden · Never leave phones visible in the car