Norte – Day 10 Getxo – Castro Urdiales
The forecast today was for a pleasant day; ~ 65-69 degrees F with mostly sunny skies. We were not disappointed. With 28 KM to put…
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Norte – Day 9 – Bilbao to Getxo
With a rest day behind us, we shouldered our packs and set out again on the Camino. At departure we were greeted with a light…
Norte – Day 8 – Rest Day in Bilbao
After 7 days of walking, we enjoyed a rest day today. A week ago we started this journey having arrived after a long travel day…
Norte – Day 7 – Gernika to Bilbao
Gernika to Bilbao is about 31 KM on the Camino. Most of our fellow pilgrims had planned to stop in Lezama which is about 10…
Norte – Day 6 – Markina to Gernika
Hurray, the sun finally showed up! We started the day from Markina thanks to a lift from our Hotel staff. The same person who was…
Norte – Day 5 – Deba to Markina-Xemein
Here come the hills! – In Deba we stayed at a quaint Pension that was accross the street from the light rail tracks… Fortunatly the…
Norte Day 4 – Zarautz to Deba
What happened to the forecast? Yesterday the forecast for today was to be cloudy, instead the day started off with a light rain. So we…
Day 3 – San Sebastion to Zarautz
Splash, squish, squish, squash…. Here comes the rain. Those four words pretty much sums up a good portion of the day. We started the day…
Norte – Day 2 – Hondaribia to San Sebastion
Day 2 began a little later than planned. We both had trouble sleeping with the time change… wide awake at 3 AM. We managed to…
Norte – Day 1 Travel – Hondaribia
Today was a long travel day. It started with a direct 10 hour flight from Seattle to Paris. We then had a 7 1/2 hour…