by Paty | Sep 25, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
September 25, 2022 Route: Galizano to Boo de Piélagos Distance: 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) + 3.2 km detour to Decathlon and Santa Cruz Cumulative Distance: 293 km The rain continued through the night, which meant I had to hang my hand-washed clothes around the...
by Paty | Sep 24, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
September 24, 2022 Route: Laredo to Galizano Distance: 32.5 kilometers (20.1 miles) Cumulative Distance: 263.3 km I woke up this morning to a downpour of rain. It rained all night long. It was raining as I repacked my bag. It was still raining as I ate breakfast...
by Paty | Sep 23, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
September 23, 2022 Route: Castro Urdiales to Laredo Distance: 32.2 kilometers (20 miles) Cumulative Distance: 230 km When I woke up this morning, I was still a little bummed about last night’s discovery that I’d lost a sock somewhere. But perhaps this was...
by Paty | Sep 22, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
September 22, 2022 Route: Portugalete to Castro Urdiales Distance: 26.2 kilometers (16.2 miles) + 2 km bridge detour Cumulative Distance: 197.8 km Last night’s experience at the albergue in Portugalete was one of the more frustrating ones I’ve ever...
by Paty | Sep 21, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
September 21, 2022 Route: Bolívar to Eskerika to Portugalete Distance: 40.9 kilometers (25.4 miles) Cumulative Distance: 171.6 km An amazing thing happened at the rural albergue where I slept last night. Seven pilgrims were sleeping in bunks, and not a single...
by Paty | Sep 20, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
September 20, 2022 Route: Bolívar to Eskerika Distance: 28.7 kilometers (17.8 miles) Cumulative Distance: 130.4 km After finishing my super early dinner in Iruzubieta yesterday, I had to walk the 2.3 kilometers back to my empty albergue. It wasn’t even 5 pm by...
by Paty | Sep 19, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
September 19, 2022 Route: Ibiri to Bolívar Distance: 25.3 kilometers (15.7 miles) + 4.6 km extra for food Cumulative Distance: 101.7 km As much as I loved staying at the old dairy farm last night, it had the same problem that every other albergue has: the early birds....
by Paty | Sep 18, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
September 18, 2022 Route: Getaria to Ibiri Distance: 22.9 kilometers (14.2 miles) Cumulative Distance: 76.4 km After exploring Getaria last night, I returned to the pensión and logged on to the internet to plan my itinerary for the next few days. Flying by the seat of...
by Paty | Sep 17, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
September 17, 2022 Route: San Sebastian to Getaria Distance: 24.4 kilometers (15.1 miles) + a bonus 5 km Cumulative Distance: 53.5 km After dinner last night, I spent some time looking at the Camino del Norte route. The route profile from Irun to Bilbao looked like a...
by Paty | Sep 16, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
September 16, 2022 Train Route: St. Jean-de-Luz, France to Hendaye, France Hiking Route: Hendaye, France to San Sebastian, Spain Distance walked: 29.8 kilometers (18.5 miles) Last night, I found myself in the tiny French town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz. I’d...
