Today was a gorgeous day with lots of dirt paths and sea views. The weather was clear and sunny, though the 30+km day did drag on a bit and we didn’t arrive until around 5pm. The albergue at La Isla is outside of town, but you have to pass by the house of Angelita in […]
I am finally feeling better today and was able to keep down my soup from last night. We woke up to another dreary day and the forecast looked like a lot of rain. We slept in a little and lingered over breakfast before setting out on the trail around 9am. We had some beautiful dirt […]
Rest Day. This morning we slept in in our luxurious room while the rain poured down outside, then lingered over our breakfast. Around 11 we caught the train to Llanes and checked into Albergue La Estación. Our American friends we met back in Irún had bused ahead and met us there. It was fun to […]
After my rough night, I wasn’t sure if I would be able to walk today. We slept in a while and went to a café to think about our options. I decided to try to walk and explore some of the closer accommodations options. Leaving Colombres we had to walk along a highway with truck […]
We awoke early this morning and had a small breakfast at the albergue. The hospitalero made a speech explaining how to follow the Camino today, but he began by telling us to cross the bridge and walk on the highway. Our book has a completely different route on the map, so we asked him about […]
This was a short day so we decided to sleep in a bit and do some email and work in a café before beginning our 12 kilometer journey. The albergue in San Vicente has 44 beds so we didn’t feel in any rush to get there. The weather was cloudy and cool. I woke up […]
A nice day of walking today, sunny and rural with some impressive churches. The Camino is not marked through Santillana, as is true of many towns and cities. Luckily, we have the track on our GPS, but it is frustrating when those reassuring yellow arrows disappear. Just outside town the arrows reappeared as we passed […]
Today was a medium length day, disappointingly still primarily on paved roads. We started the day with a 2-minute train ride from Bóo to Mogro. The alternative to this small “cheat” is to walk over 7km in a big loop in order to cross the river at pedestrian bridge (rather than the train bridge). Guidebooks […]
We were still tired and recovering this morning, so we slept in a bit in our private room in a pension. We utilized the wifi to finish catching up on emails and other research, then had a late breakfast at a nearby café (café con leche and a big hunk of potato tortilla with bread […]
I caught the 7:30am bus to Laredo this morning to walk the inland route until it intersects the coastal route before Güemes. The day was grey and cloudy. It was nice to walk with a light pack, with my heavy things left with Dave in Santander in our pension room. However, the inland path was […]