Day 19 Salas to Tineo 398 km
11 октября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
So I learned that one must ensure that your Camelback drinking valve is closed before one goes to bed 😱
What a mess!!? I began the day trying to dry my pack and contents.
After that it was great.Читать далее
Day 18 Grado to Salas 377km
10 октября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Slept well. Up at 530. It was a cute place with a clothes line out the window very convenient.
Off in the dark and had someone redirect me. Nope I still suck at navigation🙄
The stars were outЧитать далее
Day 17 Oviedo to Grado 353.8 km
9 октября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Left at 7 am after a great sleep.
It was quite challenging getting out of the city. I think it took around 45 minutes .
I finally saw 2 pilgrims who breezed by me walking very quickly.
The trailЧитать далее
Day 16 Train from Comilles to Oviedo
8 октября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Woke up early and had breakfast with other Pilgrims.
Lots of Pilgrims with sore knees and heels etc some are taking rest days or going home or shortening their daily mileage
It continues to beЧитать далее
Day 15 Santillana to Comilles 325.59 km
7 октября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Had a terrific sleep! My bunkmate loves sleeping with the window open👍
Out the door by 7. I am trying to leave earlier to beat the he.at.
Beautiful stars this morning. I even saw a shootingЧитать далее
Day 14 Boo to Santillana del Mar 302 km
6 октября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Had a lovely breakfast at 7. Left for the train station. We had to take the train to the next stop for safety reasons.
Got off. Very cool and misty walking. Very peaceful listening to theЧитать далее
Day 13 Santander to Boo 279.5km
5 октября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Woke up at 530. Bunk mate from China was up as well. She was taking the train to Madrid. She completed the Del Norte from Irun to Santander. She will come back next year to do more.
This place had aЧитать далее
Day 12 San Miguel to Santander 265 km
4 октября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Great sleep although I was up late looking at the upcoming stages I am thinking of going down the Primitivo way. There is a lot of road walking lately which I would prefer to be hiking more
I will goЧитать далее
Day 11 Laredo to San Miguel 240.5 km
3 октября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Had a terrific sleep. Left by 7 am.
I am only walking 20 km today. So not completing the 28 km stage
Overcast with light rain. I packed my raincoat.
Started with a 5 km walk to a point where aЧитать далее
Day 10 CastroUndiales to Laredo 220.9 km
2 октября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Had a great sleep. Left later than usual 7:00am
Very nice beginning to the day but starting at 20 C is tough.
As you can see the scenery is stunning. However I thought I could handle the distanceЧитать далее
Day 9 Portugalete to CastroUndiales 191k
1 октября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Woke up at 430 am to the sound of a lot of talking. I believe it was Korea n? I know they like to start early......
Anyway, Anja is going to walk with me. Victoria from Florida lent her a day pack.Читать далее
Day 8 Reat Day - Portugalete
29 сентября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Had a great sleep. Woke up early to say goodbye to Bernadette and Anna
Anja decided to stay an extra night. We went out for a delicious lunch I had Sea Bass !
Lots of bones so had to be careful.
IЧитать далее
Day 7 Bilbao to Portugalete 163.44
29 сентября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Oh my goodness! So hot today! It is supposed to stay this way for 10 days or so.
Met a lovely girl from Winchester as a bunk mate. Her name is Julie and she was hilarious. I had the buffet breakfastЧитать далее
Day 6 Gernika to Bilbao 146.95 km
28 сентября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
This was a day of very rough trail conditions ....mud and rocks!
Before I explain I want to let you know that every day I see a black cat🥺 Today it was a ceramic one in a shop I passed thisЧитать далее
Day 5 Markina Xeman to Gernika 126.2 km
27 сентября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Wonderful sleep even though the woman beside me snored like a .....Had breakfast and merrily set out.
Glorious sunrise. Beautiful countryside and forest hiking..
I was super delighted to catch upЧитать далее
Day 4 Deba to Markina Xemein 98.65 km
26 сентября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Up at 5 am and caught the 620 bus back to Deba. I learned to never trust your memory in Spain for locations use Google Maps. I almost missed the bus 🙄
Spectacular day. Beautiful scenery. mostlyЧитать далее
Day 3 Zarautz to Deba 73.68 km
25 сентября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
I actually took advantage of staying in my hostel 2 nights so slept in!!
I left around 730.
The first part was walking on the sea wall for 4 km. Beautiful sunrise.
Cafe con leche in Gitaria.
IЧитать далее
Day 2 San Sabastian to Zarautz 50.67km
24 сентября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Woke up at 5 am and started walking along the sea wall for 3 km.
There were people everywhere,!!
Some bars were still even open.
Beautiful scenery. Loved being in the woods seeing lighthouses, andЧитать далее
Rest day San Sabastian
23 сентября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
I slept 10 hours last night.
Walked around the town and bought a new headlamp.
Saw Gavin and chatted for a bit.
He is waiting for his mate to arrive this afternoon.
What a great place! Old town isЧитать далее
Day 1 Irun to San Sabastian 26.4 km
22 сентября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
So....went to bed so excited for my first day of walking ....and someone started running a chainsaw at 1am - 5 am!!!!
And there was a forklift beeping.
Not a great sleep.
On the road by 630Читать далее
Bilbao to Irun
21 сентября 2023 г., Испания ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Tomorrow I start the Del Norte
It has been raining but tomorrow morning looks dry.
Had a great sleep. Bunk mate from Latvia Elita completed the Norte in 40 days
Took the Metro down to bus station.Читать далее
Amsterdam to Bilbao
20 сентября 2023 г., Бельгия ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
I was able to sleep a bit on the plane which was good.
Lots of kids and babies.
Very tight connection in Amsterdam but they have a special line for people like me to go through customs faster
I can'tЧитать далее
Seattle flight to Amsterdam
19 сентября 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Arrived here at SeaTac airport and passed through security without issue.
We took a train to get to our gate. The plane is packed!!
The flight is 9 hours 25 minutes, so I will have to get up and walkЧитать далее
The adventure begins
18 сентября 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Travelling to Seattle Seatac airport to catch my flight to Spain. It leaves tomorrow at 1800 h and arrives in Bilbao at 1630 h.































































































































































































































































































































































































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OMG! Can you say "global destruction"?
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You are beautiful, in your "Happy Place"!
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That is soooo special. The grieving never ends, but hopefully the healing moves forward with moment like this.