Bilbao
29 августа 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Andrew and I arrived yesterday to enjoy a couple of days here before Margaret and Claire join us and we start our walk on Thursday.
The journey started inauspiciously with Andrew dropping the houseЧитать далее
Bilbao again
30 августа 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Started with a cafe con leche and a pastry in the local cafe before a walk around the old town and a look at the Cathedral. Amazing pintxos in the Ribera Market then a visit to the Guggenheim.
Bilbao 3rd and last time
31 августа 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
We are all here together now. Margaret and Claire arrived without incident although our plan to meet them at the airport failed as I’d got the time wrong so they arrived before we’d left to catchЧитать далее
Pobeña
1 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Wasted a bit of time this morning trying to find the right bus stop to take us back to where we finished last night. It was a dull morning but a lovely temperature for walking. It warmed up a lotЧитать далее
Castro Urdiales
2 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Our stay in the Albergue last night was better than we had feared. The earplugs worked well so we weren’t disturbed by snorers even though there were 20 of us in a smallish room. We got up early andЧитать далее
Liendo
2 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Last night we stayed in a lovely little apartment but there were people partying loudly in the street outside till 5.30am after which the street cleaners came along. That, coupled with it being tooЧитать далее
Noja
4 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Blimey that was a day! Missed the turning this morning and did an extra 4 km before finding ourselves back where we started. Beautiful cliff walk in early morning mist and sun. Boat trip across theЧитать далее
Guemes
5 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
A shorter day today moving inland. It was lovely to walk through quiet rural backwaters after the often busier coastal areas.
We have changed our plans slightly to stay at a hostel in Guemes that wasЧитать далее
Santander
6 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Beautiful walk around the cliffs and across the beach then a boat across to Santander. It was hard work walking on the sand and when we sat down for a rest nearly got swamped by a large wave. We areЧитать далее
Santander rest day
7 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Went on a bus tour then a quick visit to the market and some lunch. We took our credencials to get them stamped at the Cathedral and were directed to an old man who collected the stamp from behind theЧитать далее
Santillana del Mar
8 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Left Santander by train and made some new friends. Denise was ludicrously excited when she saw Andrew’s spreadsheet as hers was almost identical.
It was a very hard hot walk today and we were tooЧитать далее
Comillas
9 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
A day of two halves. The morning was through countryside which reminded us of England in lots of ways. After about 10km Claire’s foot was too painful to carry on walking so she got a taxi intoЧитать далее
San vicente de Barquera
10 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We started with chocolate con churros in a cafe which we were directed to by a 95 year old man who chatted and showed us pictures of his family. It was a fairly short walk today at just 12 km alongЧитать далее
Columbres
11 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
And then there were 2.
Andrew joined Claire to let his blisters heal a bit more and they went on the train while Margaret and I walked. We were still on tarmac all day but mostly country lanes andЧитать далее
Llanes
12 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Very long day. 25 km so our longest day and despite being mostly good paths and lovely views of the sea and the Picos de Europa we were still exhausted by the end. Claire is still having to rest herЧитать далее
Ribadesella
13 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
After yesterdays long one and the state of our feet we decided to take it a bit easy and only walk 12 km and bus the rest. It was a much easier walk mostly on paths and lanes. For the first time weЧитать далее
Oviedo
15 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Yesterday we took the bus to Oviedo to start the Camino Primitivo which is the original Camino first done by King Alphonso II in 814AD. It is considered the most difficult Camino as it is the mostЧитать далее
Paladin
16 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
First day of the Primitivo and there were lots of people setting off, all speeding past us in their first day enthusiasm. It felt very odd. We took it easy and enjoyed the cooler weather and theЧитать далее
Roca Madre - La Rodriga
17 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Had a great evening having a communal dinner with pilgrims from New York, Czech Republic, Denmark and Puerto Rico. The American guy had also crossed over from the Norte and although we had never metЧитать далее
Bodenaya
18 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Last night’s stay was amazing. We were welcomed by Diego and Irene who met us with a beer and gave us a wonderful dinner which they ate with us. The only downside was no wine with dinner so weЧитать далее
Tineo
19 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
After an early breakfast we walked out into a cool but bright morning with cloud inversion in the valleys. Stopped at a small church for a stamp and met a German whose only visit to England had beenЧитать далее
Campiello
20 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Walked up through cloud and then down again into sunshine on woodland paths.
We are staying overnight in Campiello because of lack of beds nearer the start of the ‘hospitales’ route which we willЧитать далее
Berducedo
21 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We did it!!! It was a long hard day but so worth it.
We left as it got light and walked up and up for about 5 km through the mist to emerge above the clouds on a small plateau carpeted with autumnЧитать далее
Rest day Berducedo
22 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Restful day sitting in the sun and planning our next two (and final) weeks. We’ve been told that there is a shortage of accommodation as you get closer to Santiago so we have been trying to bookЧитать далее
Embalse de Salime
23 сентября 2022 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
It was all downhill today. 14 twisting km through mist down to the embalmse. We had been warned that it was a difficult descent but we wore knee supports and were all fine. Not the most exciting walkЧитать далее