SpanienBaskenlandMendataMarmiz43°17’51” N 2°38’23” W
14. Mai 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 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 myWeiterlesen
SpanienBaskenlandGernika-LumoUrdaibai43°19’9” N 2°40’46” W
15. Mai 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 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 aWeiterlesen
SpanienBaskenlandGernika-LumoArana43°18’26” N 2°40’41” W
15. Mai 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 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,Weiterlesen
SpanienBaskenlandBermeoParroquia de Santa Eufemia43°25’11” N 2°43’12” W
15. Mai 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 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 aWeiterlesen
SpanienBaskenlandBermeoGibelortzaga (San Pelaio)Gaztelugatx43°26’50” N 2°47’6” W
15. Mai 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 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 aWeiterlesen
SpanienBaskenlandBilbaoDeustuParque de Doña Casilda de Iturrizar43°16’2” N 2°56’31” W
16. Mai 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 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 sweatyWeiterlesen
SpanienBaskenlandBilbaoDeustuSan Mames43°15’37” N 2°56’59” W
16. Mai 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 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 andWeiterlesen
SpanienBaskenlandHondarribiaPuntaleaIglesia de Nuestra Señora del Manzano43°21’45” N 1°47’29” W
16. Mai 2017 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 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.Weiterlesen
FrankreichNouvelle-AquitaineHendayeLe banc des Berritsu43°22’32” N 1°45’49” W
17. Mai 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 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 toWeiterlesen
FrankreichNouvelle-AquitaineBayonneSaint-EspritNive43°29’46” N 1°28’10” W
17. Mai 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 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 rambleWeiterlesen
