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 … Read more
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. … Read more
Today’s walk from Santillana del Mar was about 26km to Camillas, again down by the sea. We seemed to follow the sea for most of the day, and our pitstop or break was a beach along the way. Sun was out all day with it feeling hot going up some hills we had to climb. … Read more
I had another rest day in Noja, which is why I didn’t post. I am still recovering from a bug I must have caught on the flight over, but thankfully, I’m feeling much better today and was able to walk twenty kilometres to our medieval town for the night, Santillana del Mar. Once in Santander, … Read more
For today’s walk, we decided to cut down from the official Camino guide, which suggested we walk around 35 km to just under 14 km to another town along the coast called Noja. I was still feeling a little run down, and there was no way we could ever walk those distances. Luckily there are … Read more
Yesterday I had a terrible bout of sickness, so I was flat on my back, sleeping it off, which is why I didn’t post last night. I think it was a mix of jet lag, timezone and starting too hard too soon. Perhaps a recovery day in Bilbao might have been a better thing to … Read more
Today was a challenging day, and it all started with breakfast. We were served breakfast on wooden trays containing so many things to open that I wondered how the staff washed it up once we were finished. Plus, I wouldn’t say I like food served on wood. Overkill, give me a bowl of cereal and … Read more
Today is the first day of my walk to Santiago in Spain, taking the northern route along the coast, called Camino Norte in Spanish. I had initially planned to do Camino Ignaciano, which would have taken me from Loyola, just outside of San Sebastián, to Manresa near Barcelona. That was the plan until we were … Read more
Today’s walk was from Atapuerca to Burgos. A walk we haven’t done before so it was all new for us today. A 22km walk for us with cloudy skies at the start. A much better outcome than the weather predictions we received last night from our phone weather apps. It turned into a very pleasant … Read more
Our walk today was from Villafranca to Atapuerca. About 19kms all up and mostly through a service track for a pine and oak forest. It was very cold and there was snow around from yesterday’s snow fall. Thankfully we didn’t need to walk through a snow storm or much rain but the skies were fairly … Read more
A cold start to the day’s walk this morning with snow during the night as the temperatures dropped below zero. The snow was visible on the gardens and parked cars as we walked out of Belorado this morning. Today’s walk was only a short one as we need to break up the walk into 3 … Read more
Today’s walk was challenging. Very cold with temperatures down near 0ºC with constant rain, wind and the occasional hint of snow. It was super cold walking and my hands in the useless gloves were very cold. I had to constantly keep the fingers moving to get the blood to flow. I kept the pace of … Read more