Category: Photography

  • Camino del Norte Day 16

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    Today we walked from Luarca to Navia, a shorter 22km walk which made it easier for us. It was blowing a gale all day, though, so that was challenging. The storm clouds lingered around us, and only once did they let loose on us, but when that happened, we made it in time to a…

  • Camino del Norte Day 15

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    Today we set out from Soto de Luiñas to head to our destination for this evening, a quaint little town called Luarca. We had two routes to choose from today—a traditional way which goes inland, or the Costa route, which takes you along the coast. We opted for the latter hoping for more scenery and…

  • Camino del Norte Day 14

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    Today’s walk was much better than yesterday’s as we traversed through the countryside and left Gijon and Aviles’s urban and industrial sprawl behind us. The weather was cooler as we set off, and I had my jumper on to keep myself warm. As we head out, we get a glimpse of the ocean, which isn’t…

  • Camino del Norte Day 13

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    Today’s walk was out of one big town, through another, and then onto our destination for the night, Piedras Blancas. A lot of industrial areas today as we exited Gijon and entered Aviles. The photos will reflect that. We met another pilgrim Michael from the Czech Republic and had a chat with him for about…

  • Camino del Norte Day 12

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    Today was a challenging walk with just over 30km to walk with two big climbs in the middle of it. One was 500 metres and the other around 260 metres. The first hill was quite demanding as it was steep, but the second was a little kinder to us. We weren’t all that impressed with…

  • Camino del Norte Day 11

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    Today’s walk was from Ribadesella, a beach town on the Asturian coast, to Villaviciosa, about 35km, but we didn’t plan to do the whole walk. Today, we walked about 20km into Colunga and then got a cab the rest of the way. Ron and I are a bit under the weather, and today being humid…

  • Camino del Norte Day 10

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    Today’s walk was long—about 30km from Llanes to Ribadesella along the coast. There was a mix of country and beach today as we made our way westwards. The morning started cloudily and a bit drizzly but with a temperature hovering around 17C, so it wasn’t too cold; pleasant walking weather except for the drizzle. There…

  • Camino del Norte Day 9

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    Today’s walk was surprising because it was probably the most picturesque we’ve done so far. We followed the coast from Unquera to our idyllic home for this evening, Llanes. A blow hole to treat us on the way too. We left Unquera as the sun was rising and headed straight up a hill to get…

  • Camino del Norte Day 8

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    Today was another short walk from San Vicente to Unquera. 16km all up, which is what the guidebook suggested. Even though, as the crow flies, it was a measly 9km. As we headed west, the track led us inland to avoid the estuaries that sprinkled the coast. Most of the way, we walked on farm…

  • Camino del Norte Day 7

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    A short 13km walk to our next town of Vicente today. The sun was out, and not a cloud in the sky the whole day—a leisurely stroll in the sunshine and by the sea. We had a carb-heavy breakfast of toast and jam, washed down with a good coffee and headed off for the day.…