Camino del Norte.
April 11, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
Another 515 mile walk across Spain
Irun to San Sebastian
April 12, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
Wow, what a day. 18 miles over two mountains. 3009 feet of elevation gain. But the scenery was incredible. . There was a split in the trail. The high route took me up 2000 feet and offered amazingRead more
Rest Day in San Sebastian
April 13, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
I stayed an extra day here in San Sebastián. It's such a beautiful city. It's extremely active and the beaches are wonderful. Tomorrow I'll hike on to Zarautz.
San Sebastian to Zarautz -14 miles
April 14, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Today's walk was 14 miles in 5.5 hours. It was a tough walk with a zillion hills but it was delightful. A lot of the hike had the ocean to my right with green fields rolling up to me. I finally saw aRead more
Zurautz to Deba 15.6 miles 6 hours
April 15, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
The day started out great. I was out of the hotel at 7:15 and on my way to Deba. The ocean was beautiful and the lights of Zurautz behind me were stunning. I soon got to Geteria, the birthplace is theRead more
Deba to Merkins. 16 miles- 8 hours
April 16, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
They say that today's hike is the hardest that the Camino del Norte has to offer. I hope that it is because I don't want to do a harder one. It was brutal. 16 miles and 3000 feet of elevation gain.Read more
Day 5 Merkina to Monastery Zenarrusa
April 17, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
A short day today for two reasons. One was to give my legs a time to rest and two, the monks at this monastery brew their own beer that suppose to be wonderful. The walk today was delightful, up aRead more
Monastary Zenniar to Gurnica 13 miles
April 18, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
I spent last night in a monastery where I felt as close to being a real pilgrim as I ever have. I sept in a room with 3 other people that had no heat. At over a 1000 feet of elevation it was cold. IRead more
Lezama to Bilbao 10 miles
April 20, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Bilbao, my god what a beautiful city. I was looking around and said to myself that it looked like a very European city. Then I pitched myself and said, "Da, it is a European city." I visited theRead more
Bilbao to Pobena 9.5 miles. 3 hours
April 21, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
Not a lot going on today, just up and down mountains. I've noticed that the hills are not as high as they were before Bilbao. That's a good thing. I've noticed something else today; I'm seeing a lotRead more
Pobena to Castro Uediales 10 miles
April 22, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
I have made it to Castro Urdiales and I'm a happy pilgrim for a couple of reasons. One is that I have now walked 125 miles across northern Spain. And I now have less than 400 miles to go - yeah!!
PlusRead more
Castro Urdiales to Liendo. 15 miles
April 23, 2024 in Spain ⋅ 🌫 52 °F
Miserable day. It poured down rained most of the day. I've never been so happy to get to an Albergue. After today the weather suppose to be clear for a few days - yeah!! The one picture I'm posting isRead more
Liendo to Noja 16 milez
April 24, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
This turned out to be a very hard day. Two killer mountains gave me one hell of a workout. But the scenery was awesome.
I got to the town of Laredo and took the Ferry across the channel to Sontona.Read more
Noja to Guemes. 10 miles.
April 25, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Today was an easy day with only one high hill to cross. I finished in Guemes. At Guemes is, they say, the best Albergue in any Camino, the "Cabana Del Abuedo Puedo."
I got there early and they fed meRead more
Guemes to Santillana del Mar
April 26, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
What a great day. I left the great Albergue, " Cabana Del Abuelo Peuto" at eight. I walked along the sea cliffs and the ocean for miles. Then I reached the ferry for a three miles boat ride toRead more
Santillana del Mar to Comilla 14 miles
April 27, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
A delightful day of walking. Lots of hills to climb but also some gorgeous ocean view. I noticed further west snow on the high mountains. Today I walked 14 miles which seem to be the right distanceRead more
St. Vincenti to La Franca 14 miles
April 28, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 43 °F
Not much going on today. Long walks that were forested. No ocean views. But I did pass over the Deva River bridge that separates Cantabria from the Asturias Provences. The next couple of days supposedRead more
Comilla to St. Vincent. 10 miles
April 28, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
I intended to have a short walk today to give my aching bones and muscles a rest. Nuts, I ended up doing 10 miles. But the scenery was exquisite!!
La Franca to LLanes. 14 miles.
April 30, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
Another beautiful walk on hills above the Ocean and through a Eucalyptus Forest. And the weather was sunny and warm. My room here in Llanes is beautiful with a great view of the River Marina. I wishRead more
Greg JonesYes, I've been very lucky with the weather. But right now ad I'm having a beer and a Hamberger, it's raining🤠🤠.
Greg JonesBut, it's suppose to be nice tomorrow while I'm walking. Thank you Kevin for checking up on me🤠
Llanes to Robadesella - 18 Miles
May 1, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Long day but a HAPPY day! Why? Because I've reached the
Haftway point. Yeah!! 257 miles down. 257 miles to go. Yeah!!
Now it's all down hill🤠🤠.
I'm very happy to be in Ribadesella tonight.Read more
Ribadesella to Colunga. 14 miles
May 2, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
Beautiful hike along the ocean. I said hello to a lot of cows🤠🤠.
I just had the best dinner that I've had along the Del Norte. It started with a great mixed salad. Then I had fish that wasRead more
Colunga to Vallaviciosa 12 miles 4.5 hou
May 3, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
Oh my God did I make a mistake today. I arrived at my Albergue early so I had to wait to check in. So, I thought I'd just go to the closest bar, have a beer, and wait for the check in time.
I went toRead more
Greg JonesYes it was really amazing. He was I very nice young guy and his dog was great. Love you.
Villaviciosa to Aviles
May 4, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
No pictures today. I'm to tired after an exhausting day of 18 miles and climbing mountains. I'm going to bed early. My love to everyone.
Aviles to Muros del Nalon
May 5, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
Not a nice day. I started out walking today in pouring rain. It was pretty miserable. After a while I had enough of it. So I jumped on a bus and rode the 11 miles to my next stop. The ride was warmRead more
Muros de Nalon to Soso de la Luina 10 mi
May 6, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
I learned today that short doesn't equate to easy. The 10 miles I did today was really kinda hard with the up and down of mountains. But the scenery was fantastic. I passed close and far ocean vistasRead more
Greg JonesIt's pretty much the same. The first 100 miles through the Basque area the signage was excellent. Since then there have been a few areas where the signage could have been better. But overall, the signage is good. I missed an arrow this morning but a Spanish guy helped me and got me back on the Camino
TravelerHave fun!
Looks like a fantastic place to start. Buen Camino 👣 [Karle]
TravelerWe’re missing you at the Mist Greg. It looks like you’re really making good time on your daily walks. I hope you’re enjoying it and hope you’re feeling good. I’ll have a drink for you and you can pay me back when you get home. 😂😂😂. Stay safe.
Greg JonesThank you Kevin. I miss everyone too. Remember, I'm depending on you to make sure that everyone parks within the lines🤠🤠