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Camino del Norte Day 13 Laredo to Guëmes

The weather forecast for today was rain, rain, rain so we were thinking of taking a rest day. We slept so so well in the quiet, uncrowded albergue and didn’t wake up until 7am (that is sleeping in on the Camino!) We did some more work using the wifi, then saw that there were a […]

Camino del Norte Day 12 Islares to Laredo

This was another day with a road option and a longer option (actually both options were almost entirely on pavement). The scenery on my road route was nice, so I was disappointed that there wasn’t a dirt track through the surrounding forest that we could use. My feet are really hurting from all the pavement, […]

Camino del Norte Day 10: Portugalete to Pobeña, 14 km

Today was another day with two possible routes, so Dave and I walked separately most of the day. The majority of the day was merely cloudy, but a few short showers managed to soak us. My route was basically entirely on a paved walking path next to a two-lane bike path. I was a little […]

Camino del Norte, Trip Log Day 0 (Irún)

We arrived safely in Hendaye, France last night after a tight train connection from Paris Beauvais airport. Other than a bit of running in the train station, all the connections went very smoothly. We enjoyed our 5.5 hours on the high-speed train which gave us a chance to rest, read and prepare ourselves. Our arrival […]