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Apr 25, 20242 min read
Day 20: San Vicente de la Barquera to La Franca
23 km. Hilly. Started out sunny and cool, but by the end of the day clouds were rolling in and it was a bit cold. Overall, good walking...
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Apr 24, 20244 min read
Day 19: Cóbreces to San Vicente de la Barquera
25 km. Sunny and cool until the last 1.5 hours, then rain, strong crosswinds, and colder. At one point I had to battle the wind to not...
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terrimccomb
Apr 23, 20243 min read
Day 18: Cudón to Cóbreces
28 km. Sunny and cool. Very hilly. I obviously did not make the 35 km to Cobrillas. Why do I put these things in writing?? Well I had...
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Apr 22, 20243 min read
Day 17: Santander to Cudón
24 km. Nice day today. Gentle hills, sunny and cool. Walked alone until the last 8 km. The scenery became more beautiful as the day went...
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Apr 21, 20242 min read
Day 16: Güemes to Santander
19 km. The word of the day is exceptional. Everything was exceptional. (Except maybe my walking distance, and I couldn’t care less.)...
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terrimccomb
Apr 20, 20243 min read
Day 15: Noja to Güemes
16 km. Thought it was going to be 12, but these Camino guides can be tricky. I think I added kms in my effort to get to the Albergue la...
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Apr 19, 20242 min read
Day 14: Santoña to Noja
11km. Bit of rain, bit of sun. Mostly along roads. Today was an exercise in endurance and acceptance. I started out by going to the...
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terrimccomb
Apr 18, 20244 min read
Day 13: Rioseco to Santoña
27 km. Chilly (13C/55F) and rainy until about the last hour. Mostly in mountains and countryside, although we started seeing the ocean...
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terrimccomb
Apr 17, 20244 min read
Day 12: Castro Urdiales to Rioseca
17km. Relatively easy walk today. Cool and rainy. Had planned to walk to Laredo, which the apps said would be 30 km. But 30 turned into...
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terrimccomb
Apr 16, 20243 min read
Day 11: Getxo to Castro Urdiales
30 km. Rainy and cool today. The Camino made its way back to the sea at La Arena. It was a solitary walk. Saw Dave and Sue and caught up...
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Apr 15, 20241 min read
Day 10: Rest day in Plentzia
Enjoyed my quiet day today. Woke late and Andy made a breakfast of eggs and avocado and an excellent coffee. Heaven. Then I sat on the...
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terrimccomb
Apr 14, 20242 min read
Day 9: Lezama to Bilbao
14km. Relatively easy day. One big hill to cross over to get into Bilbao. But I’m completely shattered. The sun really got to me today....
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terrimccomb
Apr 13, 20243 min read
Day 8: Gernika to Lezama
22 km. Great day today! My hip and legs felt fine and strong. I think all of you out there are the angels I can credit for that. I’ve had...
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terrimccomb
Apr 12, 20242 min read
Day 7: Rest day in Gernika
Spent the day resting, running errands (mostly unsuccessfully), and doing some sightseeing. Gernika is another beautiful town. I enjoyed...
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terrimccomb
Apr 11, 20243 min read
Day 6: Markina to Gernika
It’s 10:15 and I have just eaten dinner (pintxos). Oh, Spain… 26 km, cool weather, and no rain. We walked through mountains today, no sea...
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Apr 10, 20243 min read
Day 5: Deba to Markina
Today was a hard, long day, but also satisfying and beautiful. 26 km, over 1000 m of ascents and descents. Lots of rain, but didn’t get...
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terrimccomb
Apr 9, 20243 min read
Day 4: Zarautz to Deba
24 km. Much climbing and continued gorgeous views. I left Zarautz this morning with a slightly heavier bag (which I can’t really afford)...
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terrimccomb
Apr 8, 20242 min read
Day 3: San Sebastián to Zarautz
24 km today. I left this morning at about 9:15 and arrived just before 5. The weather was cooler, and although there was a lot of...
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terrimccomb
Apr 7, 20242 min read
Day 2: Hill above San Sebastián to San Sebastián (unplanned rest day)
Ended up with heat rash around the ankles from the warm walk yesterday. It was imperative that I replace the merinos which were making me...
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terrimccomb
Apr 6, 20241 min read
Day 1: Irun to San Sebastián
Wow. What can I say. It was a beautiful, rigorous day. So. Much. Up. But so worth it! I tried to record the walk, but my watch died about...
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