Today was a short day, much -needed after our long day yesterday. There are several options to get to Somo, where the ferry takes us to Santander. Dave took the coastal route, with amazing cliff and sea views. I took the road route, which was a bike lane along a two-lane road. We met at […]
Today Dave and I split up to walk two different route options. Dave took the longer marked path and I took the road option, which is more popular because it is about 8 km shorter. The road walking was not very exciting, at least there was little traffic, but it was hard to see any […]
Today was another rainy day, though we did some blue skies in the afternoon. There are two alternate ways to walk form Bilbao to Portugalete, so Dave and I split up for the day. I took a bus down to the city center to take some more photos and to go to the Guggenheim Museum […]
We woke up early this morning, after a night of enduring a jet-engine of a snorer in our room. We have been lucky with quiet rooms so far, but last night even my earplugs could not drown out the racket. The albergue provided cake and fruit and we made some instant coffee in the microwave […]
Today was another short day in order to spend more time in Bilbao tomorrow. The sun was blazing and we were feeling pretty scorched by the time we arrived. The day was mostly on pleasant forest trails and small country roads. We’ve left the coast for a few days, so are missing the beaches and […]
We had another beautiful day of walking, with clear sunny skies and warm temperatures. The walking was very rural with a lot of sweeping mountain views. We slept very well at the monastery last night and enjoyed coffee and bread with our bunkmates in the morning while watching the sunrise over the mountains. We walked […]
Today was our longest day so far, and our feet are definitely feeling tender. We decided to get a head start on our day and were out the door of our albergue at 6am. The sun doesn’t rise until about 7:20 here, so we walked in the cool dark for over an hour. The route […]
Another short day, as the next town after Deba is 22 kilometers away and the weather report was calling for rain. The ran began right on schedule at 7am. We waited in the albergue for the rain to let up, and left in drizzles around 8:15. The walk was a combination of small country roads […]
We decided to walk the next stage of our book over two short days in order to catch up with work and also because tomorrow they’re calling for foul weather. It was a real treat to arrive in Zumaia around 11:30am and have the entire afternoon and evening to catch up on the GPS data, […]
Today was a great day, after a very tiring day yesterday. The first few hours of the day, we explored San Sebastián, visiting the cathedral and the Old City. We left on the trail around 10am. There was a lot of walking through rural areas, with beautiful small farms and views of the ocean, along […]