Día 6
We left Gernika at about 7am, with no fixed plan other than to have coffee in Larrabetzu (16kms) and decide whether to walk to Lezama, or all the way to Bilbao.
The first part of the walk involvedLeer más
EspañaEuskal Autonomia ErkidegoaBilbaoAlbia Garden43°15’53” N 2°55’26” W
18 de septiembre de 2017, España ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
We left Gernika at about 7am, with no fixed plan other than to have coffee in Larrabetzu (16kms) and decide whether to walk to Lezama, or all the way to Bilbao.
The first part of the walk involvedLeer más
Laurie Reynolds You are a real trooper, Nuala! Fingers crossed for you that the weather really improves.
EspañaEuskal Autonomia ErkidegoaBilbao43°15’29” N 2°55’20” W
18 de septiembre de 2017, España ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
19 de septiembre de 2017, España ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
A shortish walk today, so we got up a bit later than usual and had breakfast in Bilbao. We debated which route to take - the 'official' path seemed to be about 19kms, while the more industrial routeLeer más
19 de septiembre de 2017, España ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
When I walked some of the Norte in May, I met Xabier from Bilbao most days. He was a mine of useful information and I remember his advice about the route out of Bilbao. He suggested walking on theLeer más
EspañaCantabriaCastro-UrdialesEl ChorrilloPuerto de Castro Urdiales43°23’4” N 3°13’4” W
20 de septiembre de 2017, España ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
Nice walk today, but with a little too much asphalt. Great to see the sea again and to have an afternoon swim. More comments too follow when I'm less tired!
EspañaCantabriaSantoñaPiedrahitaPlaya de Berria43°27’49” N 3°28’17” W
21 de septiembre de 2017, España ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We set out this morning from Castro Urdiales, thinking about walking to Liendo or perhaps as far as Laredo. 38kms and about 10 hours later we arrived in Santoña.
I should clarify that this wasn'tLeer más
Elizabeth Cuddy And, stand on your head. It feels great and your feet will love it most of all.
Laurie Reynolds Look at that empty boat! I think that was a brilliant idea, to head to Santoña. Enjoy the luxury.
EspañaCantabriaBareyoGüemes43°26’53” N 3°38’44” W
22 de septiembre de 2017, España ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
This was another nice walk, with no fixed plan for our final destination. We took the coastal option from the Santoña beach, which involved a short sharp climb on a narrow track. It certainly got theLeer más
Laurie Reynolds Ahhh, Guemes, I missed it this year. Tomorrow Santander? How much longer do you have, Nuala?
EspañaCantabriaSantanderPalacete del Embarcadero43°27’42” N 3°48’5” W
23 de septiembre de 2017, España ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Sometimes it's great to walk long and fast, but it can also be nice to ramble along with no sense of urgency. Today's walk definitely fell into the latter category.
We had breakfast in the albergueLeer más
EspañaCantabriaSantanderEl SardineroFondeadero de la Osa43°27’49” N 3°47’14” W
24 de septiembre de 2017, España ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
We took another coastal option today. Instead of following the arrows along concrete and asphalt, we walked along the promenade towards the beaches and the cliffs, passing through some very nice partsLeer más
Laurie Reynolds I so agree with you about the lack of pilgrim interest. We'll have to drum up business on the forum!!
Elizabeth Cuddy How do you find out about the options. I just followed the arrows everyday.
Viajero Elizabeth - you need to join the Camino forum! I'll send you links when I get home. Laurie - 8 people took the coastal route out of Santander a day after us, using your GPS tracks! The word is spreading, but most pilgrims we met were Spanish (using Gronze) or German (using the red or yellow German guides).