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Another rest day, we caught the train to Ribadesella to spend the weekend by the beach.  We managed to find a restaurant serving menu del dia while we waited for the train. There were only 3 trains a day, and … Continue reading →

We took the opportunity to get the train to Llanes, however the train was not running again and a bus picked us up from the train station.  We arrived in Llanes at the train station which was a 20 minute … Continue reading →

It was very quiet and dark in Serdio last night. Even the church bell stopped chiming on the hour. The accommodation had an 11:30pm curfew but we were asleep well before then. Another enforced rest day. 4km walk to a … Continue reading →

We had a forced rest day today, after a midday start we caught a taxi to Serdio, A very small village with two hostals and one bar, a very small church and no bus services. As our booked accommodation is … Continue reading →

Our stay at the Parador was wonderful, great beds, huge room, excellent breakfast. The only downside was that we didn’t get started until nearly 9am and we had a full day ahead of us. As often is the case the … Continue reading →

Our Albergue was noisy early on in the night and eventually quieted down. Again breakfast was at 8am, a little late for pilgrims but we knew we had to catch a 2 minute train ride to get across the river … Continue reading →

The advantages of staying in a nice hotel is that you get a bigger comfortable bed and have the buffet breakfast to start the day, it also means you might start a little later. Just as we came down for … Continue reading →

We opted for an earlier start as breakfast was at 9am and it promised to be a warm day. We stopped for a quick coffee and Pinxos on the way out of town.  All the walking today was through Cantabrian … Continue reading →

Today was a sunny day, the wet weather has moved on for now.  We did not have a long walk today and it was mostly flat and through country roads so traffic, apart from the odd massive tractor, was light. … Continue reading →

Hopefully today there would be no rain, and it was clear until just at the end of the day. We had breakfast with a trio of Canadians taking a week to walk a section of the Camino. We must be … Continue reading →

Another grey, drizzly day but not too cold. We continued on slowly. The initial walk out of Castro Urdiales is relatively flat but we started to go uphill as always and into forested areas. After walking past on old bull … Continue reading →

An enforced rest day today. The rain combined with Janice having a sore foot prevented us from walking today. The rain may have set in for a few days and we will take it a day at a time. We … Continue reading →

Drizzle on and off all day, just enough to be annoying but not enough to call rain. We walked out of Bilbao through residential areas, into industrial areas alongside the river. Not a pretty day. Not a hard day either, … Continue reading →

We are staying in the heart of the action of Bilbao, great bars, pintxos, and restaurants.  We started the day, after a sleep in, with a full breakfast. We played tourist today, visiting the cathedral where we could get a … Continue reading →

Another hot one today, glad it’s not going to be a long one. It reached 33c and was very humid, we both suffered with this today.  Sunrise is about 6am and sunset about 9:15pm, sunny the entire time. Sorry but … Continue reading →

Not a great nights sleep, my feet kept reminding me that I treated them poorly. Good early breakfast to start the day so we were able get going by 8am. It promised to be a hot day.  Once again we … Continue reading →

The day started out very promising, a Spanish breakfast, clear cloudless sky’s and no aches and pains. The walk out of town was beside a babbling book. But soon started up into the mountains. One of things not mentioned in … Continue reading →

We slept in! Knowing breakfast ( desayuno) was going to be 8:30am we did not set an alarm. So eventually we got going, being a few km out of town and already on the Camino other pilgrims were walking past … Continue reading →

The day started off dismally, it rained overnight and was still drizzling when we set off . We had a false start when we started to go up a very steep and slippery rocky path. There are two routes out … Continue reading →

Started earlier today on minimal fuel, being Sunday and everything is closed early in the morning. We had a longer day ahead of us and the obligatory hills. Up out of town and down into town. The Camino wound its … Continue reading →