Diary of John Quincy Adams, volume 1
1780-01-13
Rose at about day break and set away ½ an hour before sun rise. Passed through several
villages and dined at Pan Courbo. Before dinner we went along in a Plain between two ridges
of mountains the soil of which is excellent and after dinner we 30went along another plain betwixt two ridges of rocks some of which
were 150 200 and 300 foot in height some right strait up, some hanging over our heads, and
some slanting from us but I never saw so beautiful a sight in all my life. After dinner we
pass'd two villages. I went forward with the Guide and Stevens to find the lodging.
Tolerable good roads to day, we have come 8 Leagues, to day. We determined to go to Bilboa