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 try to work out my itinerary for the next few days. Flying by...
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 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, FranceHiking Route: Hendaye, France to San Sebastian, SpainDistance walked: 29.8 kilometers (18.5 miles) Last night, I ended up in the tiny French town of St. Jean-de-Luz. I’d disembarked...
by Paty | Sep 15, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
September 15, 2022 Train Route: Amsterdam, Netherlands to St. Jean-de-Luz, FranceDistance: 1,294 kilometers (802 miles) I woke up this morning in the Amsterdam – the land of tulips, canals, and Edam cheese. My mother and I just finished a 10-day trip in Europe...
by Paty | Sep 10, 2022 | Camino del Norte, Spain, Trail Journals
When I walked the Camino for the first time back in 2018, and it was a really big deal for me. First off, the Camino de Santiago was my first long-distance hike that ventured further than 150 miles. Sure, I hiked the 100-mile section of the Appalachian Trail that ran...
by Paty | Dec 20, 2018 | Camino de Santiago, Gear, Spain
Everyone develops their own little gear tricks on the Camino de Santiago to make life easier. Sometimes it’s figuring out the best apps that show the amenities in each town. Or maybe it’s discovering how to call/text home for free using WhatsApp. Sharing...
