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Shame about the lack of rails, as it would be great to access the view, but good that there's an alternative. I'm relieved to learn that CN is a viable option even with vertigo.
I too am fearful of heights and that bridge really, really, really SUCKS BIG TIME!!!!!!
There are some other parts where you can walk right along the cliffs over the ocean but there is plenty of room to move further away from the edge if I...
My only problem on the Norte was the road bridge across to Ribadeo. It is very long, much much longer than the bridge across to Portomarin. And it was very windy. I took a deep breath, shut my eyes (figuratively!), put my head down, and didn't...
Considering that we were dipping ourselves in the sea in beautiful Zarautz yesterday evening it is certainly a change in weather today, however, that has not dampened our excitement of the walk that we undertook today. If you are thinking of...
We also stayed at Pasajes de San Juan. That first day was brutal on our late 60 year old knees. After a couple of days of more or less constant up and down we ended up bagging the Norte and switched to the Frances. Pasajes is a beautiful...
I think it's good to collect a pilgrim passport from the Cathedral in Irun and I'm very glad we stayed the first night in Pasajes de San Juan. Getting any further would have been impossible for me or so I felt at the time
In 2019 I wasn't ready to stop in Aviles so early in the afternoon. So I walked on 5 km to Salinas and had a nice cold beer. But it was uphill from there and suddenly I WAS tired. Providentially at the top of the hill was San Martin de Laspra...
About what everyone attests are the difficulties of this route: is it the constant ups and downs, long steady climbs, quick and steep descents, actual rock climbing with unsure footing, or all of the above? I'll also be there in late April - a...
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