Day one, train to Spain
18 мая, Франция ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Even though I have done this journey before I still marvel at the speed and ease. Only two trains and a walk across Paris and we will be in Irun where the walk starts. When I was a student it too 24Читать далее
Day 2, about 46km in already
20 мая, Испания ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Last night I was so tired that washing myself and my clothes and finding supper was all I could manage. So far it has been very hilly, very wooded and with some lovely towns including San SebastiánЧитать далее
Geopark diversion day
21 мая, Испания ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Hardest walk ever. 9 hours of up and down rocky paths in 34c. I was even too tired to swim at the end. Now sitting with a glass of wine, this morning seems a long time ago. The geopark is a geologicalЧитать далее
ПутешественникThat’s stunning Cress. Great to see you in your happy place!
Deba to Markina in 35c
22 мая, Испания ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
I am sitting on the steps of a school a couple of hundred metres uphill in direct sunlight from our hostel. As if walking 800m uphil wasn't enough, the sun had to come out. A beautiful walk, if IЧитать далее
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Heat and snakes - divine. Interesting scenery. Hope you manage to put your feet up or are you training for Race across the World?
ПутешественникCrumbs I’ve just noticed the distance you’ve covered. Take it easy if you can.
Markina to Guernika
23 мая, Испания ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Just been to the very sobering museum of peace, about the bombing.
I am feeling proud of myself as after yesterday I had decided to walk half of today and take a bus. In the end I was sitting at aЧитать далее
Zumaio to Bilbao and Guernika to Zumaio
25 мая, Испания ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
The last few days have been too hot. I'm struggling even though we are leaving at 6am and I have managed to speed up a bit. Thankfully a lot of the walking is in beautiful woods, but the walk along aЧитать далее
Bilbao to Ilares
27 мая, Испания ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
It has been too hot, but today we left before dawn and had a lovely 26km walk along the coast in the cool sea mist. It has now burnt away but it still feels quite a lot cooler than this time yesterdayЧитать далее
ПутешественникIncredible views Cress, can you bring the goats back home 🤭
Islares to Laredo
28 мая, Испания ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Today's walk was lovely, except the very big hill in the middle! We started with 7km along the road as the sun rose. Then the yellow,arrows became confusing - 3 different routes on offer. We stuckЧитать далее
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Yes, I was thinking you appear to be in much better spirits and enjoying it! Wow!
ПутешественникThat sounds a lot better. Yes looking at the pictures you would never guess it was Northern Spain. I hope you have a restful stay as it has been hard earned. Well done. What’s good about the app when you close in on where you’re located, it now shows in all directions on the location.
Laredo to Güemes
29 мая, Испания ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Today we got a lie in until 6, as the convent is locked until 7, presumably to stop people in dorms waking everyone up at 5am with their headtorches. Also because the ferry doesn't start until 9, andЧитать далее
Güemes to Santander
30 мая, Испания ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Short day today after a very nice supper. We walked along a cliff top coastpath that could have been in Cornwall. Along a beach, and over the bay on the Ferry. It was drizzling first thing but perfectЧитать далее
ПутешественникYes but have you seen the lighthouse yet or is it on the horizon. LOL
Santander to Santilla and Comillas
1 июня, Испания ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
The last two walks have been very different. Santander is a much bigger city than it looked on the map so we took a cab to the edge to avoid a 37km day. My feet are finding the walking on tarmacЧитать далее
Comillas, Unquera and Vidiago
3 июня, Испания ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
The last two days have been coastal walking, all day on roads yesterday but thankfully lots of wooded paths and rocks today. Much easier on the feet. We are now in our third region, Asturias, and theЧитать далее
ПутешественникIt looks like you are making good ground in travelling. I hope the temperature is more bearable being by the sea.
Coastal walk to Nueva
4 июня, Испания ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Today has been drizzly, but just the right temperature for walking, so I have managed 28km without much effort. It was fairly flat though. We are staying in a quirky hotel full of antiques and with aЧитать далее
Ribadesella
5 июня, Испания ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Today was a short rest day so we only walked 14km to the town of Ribadesella. It is an old resort on one side of the estuary and the old town on the other. It has a surfing beach with waves so strongЧитать далее
Colunga
6 июня, Испания ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Today's walk was about 20km to this seen-better-days town where even Saturday lunchtime feels half hearted. The hotel is fine, but the decor is an offence to design once again. Luckily I sleep with myЧитать далее
ПутешественникI’m estimating another 2 and 1/2 weeks pending weather and energy?. It’s been an interesting route.
ПутешественникYou’re doing really well Cress 👏🏻 … I can’t imagine doing all that walking myself 🫣. Incredible scenery along the way. Keep going … 🤭😘. x
Villaviciosa again
7 июня, Испания ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
This is the town where we started the Primitivo walk last year. We are staying in a much lovelier hotel than last time, an old palace full of antiques. For the same cost or less as there doesn't seemЧитать далее
ПутешественникCan you post a pic of the shoes you are wearing? Just so I can suss out what are good walking shoes to go for
ПутешественникHoka speedgoat 6, previously 5s but sadly they got discontinued. 7s are now out so 6s are on offer. I was told by podiatrist to buy men's, wider at the toes, and a size up. Beware fake websites
Gijon and big hill day
8 июня, Испания ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
After a nice sleep in the lovely hotel last night we were on the road at 6.20 out of Villaviciosa and up into the hills. We did this section last year in pouring rain as it also leads to the CaminoЧитать далее
Avilés
9 июня, Испания ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Today was billed as the least interesting day on this 840km walk so we started late and with low expectations. It was very overcast and cool, which suits me. Walking out through the less well off eastЧитать далее
ПутешественникNo El Dorado then? You’re not selling it to me. I bet Fiona will be fed up with aubergine, tomatoes and eggs by the end of the trip? In fact if they cooked all the ingredients together they could make the equivalent of the Italian parmigiana.
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I love a steel works … after the one that recently got pulled down in Redcar in the NE.
Muros de Nalon
10 июня, Испания ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Tonight we are staying in a pilgrim hostel, so have actually seen other walkers which didn't happen yesterday or the day before. At times it has felt like we are the only people doing this route. TheЧитать далее
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Horreo (grain store) refusing to be pulled down, surrounded by flats
ПутешественникThey are listed, part of the National Heritage, they can't be removed.
Playa del silencio
11 июня, Испания ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Today I'm sitting in the sun at a hostel on a hill overlooking the sea, which is apparently only ten minutes climb down the cliffs. Having walked 25km ish my feet are screaming so I may not make itЧитать далее
Luarca
13 июня, Испания ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Yesterday's walk already feels like a distant memory. A pretty walk, up and down again for 9.5 hours by which time I was sure I'd walked 38km, only to be told it was 29. Luarca reminded me of CornwallЧитать далее
La Caridad
13 июня, Испания ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Today was not a good walking day as I slept badly because of my foot and another upset stomach. We were on the road just after 6 and I stomped 20km on extra strong painkillers to Navia, where IЧитать далее
ПутешественникSounds like you’re really pushing yourself Cress. Look after yourself x
Ribadeo
14 июня, Испания ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Today we woke up to a slightly less painful ankle for me, and a much worse foot for Fiona after she did something to it yesterday. So, after hanging around at the hostel until the cleaners arrived weЧитать далее
Photos of Ribadeo
14 июня, Испания ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Lost them somehow (a bridge for you Celia)
ПутешественникYes look like you are going to encompass 33-35c this week. Given the mobility challenges you’ve made good ground. Glad you are staying at some nice venues- you can wear the ‘hair shirt’ later. Marchant!
Ribadeo to Lourenza
16 июня, Испания ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
After and interesting couple of days with Fiona injured we are walking again. We turned left inland away from the coast and uphill into Galicia. A short but beautiful walk through forest and farmland.Читать далее
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That's the eiffel tower in the background
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Hooray! You made it x
ПутешественникYes, trains are so much easier than planes