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Day 16, Camino del Norte – Nueva to La Isla 30.2 km
Total distance 450 km Daily average 28.1 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 272 m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 335 Once again it had rained during the night but by the time we set off around 7:30 the air was dry and … Continue reading
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Day 15, Camino del Norte – Pendueles to Nueva 32.4 km
Total distance 419.9 km Daily average 27.9 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 337 m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 320 The standard communal supper was served at the albergue last night – lentil soup (which I would not normally touch, but always … Continue reading
Day 14, Camino del Norte – San Vicente de la Barquera to Pendueles 26 km
Total distance 387.5 km Daily average 27.6 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 285 m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 258 m Today started well with a beautiful sunrise above the estuary at San Vicente. This is the first real sunrise I have … Continue reading
Day 13, Camino del Norte – Santillana del Mar to San Vicente de la Barquera 34.5 km
Total distance 361.5 km Daily average 27.8 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 400 m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 455 m A very pleasant meal was taken last evening with two French, two Germans, one Italian and me. And true to his … Continue reading
Day 12, Camino del Norte – Santa Cruz de Bezana to Santillana del Mar 25.2 km
Total distance 327 km Daily average 27.3 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 216 m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 183 m I set off after a good night’s sleep for a day’s walking entirely on road. Most of it was through pleasant … Continue reading
Q&A 2
Can I say once again how much I appreciate all the lively comments and feedback I am receiving. Thank you so much. I am trying to pick up any specific questions that are asked and respond from time to time. … Continue reading
Day 11, Camino del Norte – Güemes to Santa Cruz de Bezana 30 km +/-
Total distance 301.8 km Daily average 27.4 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 140 m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 170 m (Photos now included in yesterday’s post – please go back and take a look at the lovely images – link) So … Continue reading
Day 10, Camino del Norte – Santoña to Güemes 24.2 km
Total distance 271.8 km Daily average 27.2 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation ? Today’s accumulated downhill elevation ? I didn’t do very well with my GPS today. Firstly, I forgot to turn it on until I had walked a couple of … Continue reading
Day 9, Camino del Norte – Islares to Santoña 28.8 km
Total distance 247.6km Daily average 27.5 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 399m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 407m I have now added photos to yesterday’s post. The wifi at the campsite was not strong enough to handle uploading these files. You can … Continue reading
Day 8, Camino del Norte – Pobeña to Islares 33 km
Total distance 218.8 km Daily average 27.4 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 337m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 320m Yesterday evening I wandered around the village of Pobeña and came to the conclusion that there might be more bars than houses. But … Continue reading
Day 7, Camino del Norte – Bilbao to Pobeña 27 km
Total distance 185.8 km Daily average 26.5 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 121m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 301m Ah, the joys of sharing a room with young women (once they stopped chattering and settled down). Not a sound, no creaking beds … Continue reading
Day 6, Camino del Norte – Eskerika to Bilbao 22.3 km
Total distance 158.8km Daily average 26.5 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 446m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 659m There were just four of us at the lovely albergue in Eskerika last night and a very good night’s sleep was had. I was … Continue reading
Questions and answers
As and when I have time I will answer the questions that have been asked in the comments section. I will do this via a post as it might be useful to others who wouldn’t otherwise see it. GPS I’ve … Continue reading
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Day 5, Camino del Norte – Markina-Xemein to Eskerika 36.5 km
Total distance 136.5 km Daily average 27.3 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 838m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 664m Today started well with a path alongside a river and some really charming tiny villages. Followed by a long stretch through woodland with … Continue reading
Day 4, Camino del Norte – Deba to Markina-Xemein 27 km
Total distance 100 km Daily average 25 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 691m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 602m Once again I forgot to turn on the GPS on leaving the albergue, but I also forgot to turn it off when arriving … Continue reading
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