After a very good breakfast at the Albergue, I set off to walk to St. Vincent with Simon from Cork, which turned out to be a lovely enlightening chat with a very interesting man. He’s done all sorts of exciting things and has some great insights. As Simon was having Read more…
Waking up in the Alberge Izarra was very gentle as Guilia, the hostaliera, has banished alarms from the alberge, and instead at the evening meal the night before agrees a time at which music will start to be played quietly in order to let people wake up gently. She then Read more…
Having read many Camino guides, I knew the walk out of Santander is reputed to be very boring across miles and miles of urban sprawl. So I took a 20 minute train ride to get me beyond that sprawl, and started my walk at Barreda. It turned out, however that Read more…
Friday started with a lovely, but very hot walk across the city, taking in its amazing beaches and very ornate houses before stopping for breakfast at a small bakery. I then said goodbye to Sarah at the bus station and made my way to the Cathedral to get a new Read more…
Thursday 27th, which was the last day of walking with Sarah, started with a wonderful breakfast in the beautiful Posada we had stayed in the night before, quite a treat as it was the first time we had had breakfast before walking several miles. The day was a glorious sunny Read more…
Although today’s hike of 23 km was definitely not the longest so far, it was the hottest and hardest up to today. Hardest, because the beginning part included a very steep climb over dunes via twisty-turny paths with lots of roots and loose rocks, which meant paying constant attention to Read more…
Breakfast on the terrace, where the European Union flag was flying…. I wonder what it’s hidden message is?? The morning walk was absolutely glorious, taking us high into the hills of Cantabria, with amazing views of a luscious grasslands and woodland, filled with cows, sheep, donkeys horses, and even llamas. Read more…
The start of the day was very rainy in Castro Urdiales, with quite a somber post-election mood. Lots of discarded election pamphlets on the ground and few people. We started out with a visit to the lighthouse, and then stopped for a traditional pilgrims breakfast of tortilla and bread and Read more…
Sunday’s walk from Pobena to Castro Urdiales was really a walk of two halves. The first half was along the coast, high up on the cliffs, looking down the sea, and looking back at the very busy port of Bilbao with many ships queuing to go into port. We then Read more…
Saturday, 22nd July was a rest day, but I still clocked up 12 KM of working around Bilbao, including the Guggenheim museum, which was an absolute treat. However, after 3 hours my eyes were full, and it just wasn’t possible to look at any more amazing sculptures and art, so Read more…