SpainBasque CountrySan SebastiánSan MartinKontxa / La Concha43°19’6” N 1°59’8” W
April 11 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
Another 515 mile walk across Spain
SpainBasque CountryHondarribiaGornutz (Montaña)43°21’56” N 1°49’28” W
April 12 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
SpainBasque CountrySan SebastiánSan MartinKontxa / La Concha43°18’60” N 1°59’0” W April 13 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.
SpainBasque CountryZarautzVista AlegreParroquia Santa María la Real43°17’9” N 2°10’36” W April 14 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
SpainBasque CountryGetariaPlaya de Malkorbe Hondartza43°17’57” N 2°11’57” W
April 15 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
SpainBasque CountryMutrikuArtzainerreka43°17’6” N 2°25’20” W
April 16 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
SpainBasque CountryZiortza-BolibarGoierria Ziortza43°14’54” N 2°33’45” W
April 17 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
SpainBasque CountryGernika-LumoLizeo Antzokia43°18’54” N 2°40’40” W
April 18 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
SpainBasque CountryBilbaoPlaza de Don Federico Moyua43°15’43” N 2°56’6” W April 20 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
SpainCantabriaCastro UrdialesIglesia Nueva43°22’52” N 3°13’5” W April 21 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
Traveler Have fun!
Looks like a fantastic place to start. Buen Camino 👣 [Karle]
Traveler We’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 Jones Thank you Kevin. I miss everyone too. Remember, I'm depending on you to make sure that everyone parks within the lines🤠🤠