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Day 31, Camino del Norte (Ruta do Mar) Cedeira to Ferrol (Neda) 31 km
Total distance 864.5 km Daily average 27.9 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 294 m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 302 m I was rather alarmed this morning to discover that I only had a small amount of data left on my iPad … Continue reading
Day 30, Camino del Norte (Ruta do Mar) Porto de Espasante to Cedeira 26.5 km
Total distance 833.5 km Daily average 27.8 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 606 m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 623 m Today I have done something that I thought I would never do. Actually I have done something I thought I would … Continue reading
Day 29, Camino del Norte (Ruta do Mar) Porto do Barqueiro to Porto de Espasante 15.4 km
Total distance 807 km Daily average 27.8 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 290 m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 281 m OK, so THIS is my real holiday. If only you could hear the sound from my bedroom window. Sheer bliss! Last … Continue reading
Day 28, Camino del Norte (Ruta do Mar) Circular side trip Porto do Barqueiro to Estaca do Bares 23.8 km
Total distance 791.6 km Daily average 29.1 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 672 m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 672 m Oh dear, my day off dawned with a heavy downpour. So I just stayed in bed like any sensible holidaymaker would. … Continue reading
Day 27, Camino del Norte (Ruta do Mar) Covas to O Porto do Barqueiro 29.6 km
Total distance 791.6 km Daily average 29.3 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 593 m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 607 m I am writing this first part of my post whilst whiling away time before the shops open, which will give me … Continue reading
Day 26, Camino del Norte (Ruta do Mar) San Cibrao to Covas 29 km
Total distance 762 km Daily average 29.3 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 426 m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 440 m Last evening I called back into the bar next to the hostal and ordered agua con gas which was delivered with … Continue reading
Day 25, Camino del Norte (Ruta do Mar) Foz to San Cibrao 29.4 km
Total distance 733 km Daily average 29.3 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 68 m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 78 m My friends, I have landed in pilgrim heaven, happy indeed – but more of that later. Today’s accommodation puts the Hotel … Continue reading
Day 24, Camino del Norte (Ruta do Mar) Ribadeo to Foz 39.4 km
Total distance 703.6 km Daily average 29.3 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 118 m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 99 m I had an easy start to my new Camino this morning – turn right out of the albergue and follow the … Continue reading
Day 23, Camino del Norte – La Caridad to Ribadeo 24 km
Total distance 664.2 km Daily average 28.9 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 39 m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 79 m (The GPS reads 23 km’s, but I forgot to turn it on when I started walking, so I have estimated 24) … Continue reading
Day 22, Camino del Norte – Luarca to La Caridad 30.7 km
Total distance 640.2 km Daily average 29.1 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 296 m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 313 m Today’s Camino started under another grey sky but with the promise that the sun might break through. But the promise wasn’t … Continue reading
Day 21, Camino del Norte – Soto de Luiña to Luarca 38.4 km
Total distance 609.5 km Daily average 29 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 685 m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 702 m I think there were seventeen in the albergue last night, only one of whom I had met before – Slovakian Peter. … Continue reading
Day 20, Camino del Norte – Salinas to Soto de Luiña 33.8 km
Total distance 571.1 km Daily average 28.5 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 640 m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 614 m Last night was a little strange. The hostal was undergoing an electrical wiring update and for some reason the electricity had … Continue reading
Day 19, Camino del Norte – Gijon to Salinas 34.9 km
Total distance 537.3 km Daily average 28.3 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 286 m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 279 m First, thank you for the responses regarding the nostril-licking trick. It seems this is a regular occurrence amongst my bovine friends. … Continue reading
Day 18, Camino del Norte – Amandi to Gijon 27.2 km
Total distance 502.4 km Daily average 27.9 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 562 m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 577 m I think I said that there were ten beds at Albergue Ferreria – there are actually 12. I wandered around the … Continue reading
Day 17, Camino del Norte – La Isla to Amandi (2km past Villaviciosa) 25.2 km
Total distance 475.2km Daily average 27.9 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 335 m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 317 m There were around 20 pilgrims in the albergue yesterday, but the night passed surprisingly peacefully. Gunter and I set off around 7:15 … Continue reading