Lisburn
8. toukokuuta 2017, Pohjois-Irlanti ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Nearly packed - trying to lighten the load!
Dublin airport
9. toukokuuta 2017, Irlanti ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Easy travel day
10. toukokuuta 2017, Ranska ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Today's travel went very smoothly. I know that we all complain about Ryanair, but the Dublin to Biarritz flight is super-efficient. I had no problem with my slightly oversized backpack, or with takingLue lisää
Hondarribia
10. toukokuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
I had a peaceful night at the Capitan Tximista albergue. There were about nine of us, so we had good chats at the communal dinner.
This albergue is in a very good location - on the Camino and a fewLue lisää
Hobdarribia to San Sebastian
10. toukokuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Today's walk was about 25kms, on natural trails and country roads. It even included a little boat ride, across the river at Pasajes. My plan was to take the 'alpinista' option, but I accidentallyLue lisää
San Sebastian
10. toukokuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Zarautz
11. toukokuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
I'm enjoying these seaside places. I stopped for lunch today at the famous Karlos Aguinano restaurant. Thankfully they had outside tables - I would have looked very out of place in the dining room!Lue lisää
Getaria
11. toukokuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
A 26km walk today from San Sebastián. Very enjoyable, some good chats along the way. I'm staying in Getaria tonight - a really nice town with a busy port and two beaches. Another little swim today -Lue lisää
Albergue Izarbide - Barrio de Ibiro
13. toukokuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
About 23 kms from Getaria, with some challenging ups and downs. The hard surfaces (stones, asphalt and concrete) are tough on the feet and the joints. My blisters are sore, but alternating betweenLue lisää
Muntibar - Albergue Lea
13. toukokuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
A long and challenging walk today, 30 kms up and down mountains. It was very beautiful and not at all crowded - apart from a mountain bike race in the early stages. The trail was quite muddy inLue lisää
Walking to Gernika
14. toukokuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
A beautiful walk, forests and hills, with the sounds of birdsong and rivers. I was enjoying it so much that I missed the arrows and climbed an extra hill! The views were great, though. The maps on myLue lisää
Gernika
15. toukokuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Gernika, the town bombed by German and Italian fighter jets in 1937, in support of General Franco. It's a modern city today, with a very moving Peace Museum.
My original plan was to stop here for aLue lisää
Gernika-Lumo
15. toukokuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
I was lucky to be able to spend a few more hours in Gernika this morning. I went to the market and managed to buy fruit and cake, using my less than perfect Spanish. I visited the Biscayan Assembly,Lue lisää
Bermeo
15. toukokuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
My blisters aren't healing, so I decided not to continue walking. I'm having a rest day 'of sorts' and making my way to San Juan de Gaztelugatxe on the coast. The first part of this journey involves aLue lisää
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe
15. toukokuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Here's the lowdown on this place:
http://www.euskoguide.com/places-basque-country…
As the guide says: San Juan de Gaztelugatxe is connected to the mainland by aLue lisää
Stopover in Bilbao
16. toukokuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
After San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, I walked to Bakio and took a bus to Bilbao. Baikio was a pretty soulless place - a surf beach and lots of empty holiday apartments. I felt very out of place as a sweatyLue lisää
Bilbao
16. toukokuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
I'm on the move again, on a bus to San Sebastián. Today is a 'buffer day' between my week on the Camino del Norte and the Camino del Baztan. It was good to have a later wake-up time this morning andLue lisää
Hondarribia
16. toukokuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
I seem to have inadvertently chosen the prettiest place ever for my final night on this part of the journey. Hondarribia is so beautiful, especially the old part of the town where I'm staying tonight.Lue lisää
Hondarribia to Hendaye
17. toukokuuta 2017, Ranska ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
This was a travel day, with a little bit of walking. OK, probably more than a little bit of walking as my fitbit recorded 28,200 steps. 😊
I took the ferry across the estuary from Hondarribia toLue lisää
Bayonne
17. toukokuuta 2017, Ranska ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
I checked into the little hotel on arrival in Bayonne and did the usual ritual of having a shower, washing my clothes and setting up an improvised laundry line. I then went out for a little rambleLue lisää
Bayonne to Esplette
18. toukokuuta 2017, Ranska ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Day 1 of the Camino del Baztan. About 25 kms from Bayonne to Esplette. Mud, mud, glorious mud!
The weather was awful, but the company was fabulous.
Esplette to Amaiur - about 24 kms
19. toukokuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
This was definitely a harder day than I remember from last time. Laurie and I made things even harder by taking a forest route over the border into Spain, in an effort to avoid the asphalt and theLue lisää
Amaiur to Berroeta - about 20 kms
20. toukokuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
This was to be a shorter day, so we had breakfast at Goiz Argi and set off a little later than usual. We were in no particular hurry, as Laurie had phoned the Berroeta hospitalera to let her know weLue lisää
Berroeta to Lantz, about 19kms
21. toukokuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Fantastic day of off-road hiking, through magical beech forests and over the Puerto de Belate. Strenuous, but worth it. Laurie and I took the less-travelled option from Berroeta and were so glad thatLue lisää
Lantz to Pamplona, about 29kms
22. toukokuuta 2017, Espanja ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
A day of mostly off-road hiking, through forests, natural trails and a meadow of wild flowers. Some mud, but thankfully not as much as last year. Just four of us today, as Laurie is now on her way toLue lisää





























































































































MatkaajaYay! Exciting to think of your adventures ahead! ☀️😎🏃🏽♀️
Elizabeth CuddyOff again Nuala, good for you. Buen Camino, otra vez. Keep us posted. I hope to walk in September