del Norte May 2022

[Larry Gordon]

Buen Camino Fellow Peregrinos,

My name is Larry Gordon, I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. I plan to start the Camino del Norte on 5 May 2022 leaving from Irun.
This will be my 2nd Camino journey, I walked the Camino Frances in April and May 2019.
I hope to meet some of you along the way!

 

[Peter J Martin]

Buen Camino Fellow Peregrinos,

My name is Larry Gordon, I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. I plan to start the Camino del Norte on 5 May 2022 leaving from Irun.
This will be my 2nd Camino journey, I walked the Camino Frances in April and May 2019.
I hope to meet some of you along the way!

Will miss you planning to start same on 16 May 2022

 

[forwardwego]

Buen Camino Fellow Peregrinos,

My name is Larry Gordon, I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. I plan to start the Camino del Norte on 5 May 2022 leaving from Irun.
This will be my 2nd Camino journey, I walked the Camino Frances in April and May 2019.
I hope to meet some of you along the way!

Welcome to the forum Larry. Quick question for you...how was the weather on your 2019 April/May journey? I anticipate a "mixed bag" of elements but hoping for more sun than rain!

 

[Larry Gordon]

Welcome to the forum Larry. Quick question for you...how was the weather on your 2019 April/May journey? I anticipate a "mixed bag" of elements but hoping for more sun than rain!

Started up the Pyrenees on the 25th of April, we were asked to turn back at Orrison due to sleet, and high winds. Made it to Roncesvalles the next day. Weather cleared and it was great, with warm temps and clear conditions until just before Burgos, then heavy rain and wind. Nearly perfect weather after that! Temps most days were around 15 to 16 degrees in the afternoon, most mornings were glorious,cool but not particularly cold; only a few mornings were around 3-5 degrees.
I wish you well on your journey!

 

[Kanga]

Buen Camino @Larry Gordon - and enjoy the walk. We walked the Norte at about the same time of the year and I found it very beautiful. At the start we had quite a bit of cold and rain, but the second half the weather was glorious. We did not deviate to the Primitivo but most people did. I don't quite understand why - yes, it is beautiful (I've walked the Primitivo since) but continuing on the Norte we had some fabulous experiences and there are a couple of real gems - in fact one of my favourite stretches. We also rather liked that there were far fewer pilgrims after the turn-off.

 

[Smallest_Sparrow]

Buen Camino Fellow Peregrinos,

My name is Larry Gordon, I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. I plan to start the Camino del Norte on 5 May 2022 leaving from Irun.
This will be my 2nd Camino journey, I walked the Camino Frances in April and May 2019.
I hope to meet some of you along the way!

I walked late April into mid May before turning to Oviedo...plenty of rain in the beginning but still breath-taking...I hope you get to see the Bufones! There was a place slightly off the Way I didn't hear about until I was past it, and didn't go back...I thought "next time"...in the meantime it has become quite the tourist draw due to Game of Thrones , but you might want to look up San Juan de Gaztelugatxe to see if it's worth the detour (and possible crowds) to do...

 

[Larry Gordon]

Buen Camino @Larry Gordon - and enjoy the walk. We walked the Norte at about the same time of the year and I found it very beautiful. At the start we had quite a bit of cold and rain, but the second half the weather was glorious. We did not deviate to the Primitivo but most people did. I don't quite understand why - yes, it is beautiful (I've walked the Primitivo since) but continuing on the Norte we had some fabulous experiences and there are a couple of real gems - in fact one of my favourite stretches. We also rather liked that there were far fewer pilgrims after the turn-off.

Thank you! I plan to stay a day or 2 in Llanes, a good friend has invited me to stay there in a family home. I will stay the course on the del Norte. I expect rain and cold, I got a good dose of that on the Frances in 2019.
I hope to have time to walk to Finisterre after I arrive in Santiago.
Buen Camino!

 

[keith duke scott]

Buen Camino Fellow Peregrinos,

My name is Larry Gordon, I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. I plan to start the Camino del Norte on 5 May 2022 leaving from Irun.
This will be my 2nd Camino journey, I walked the Camino Frances in April and May 2019.
I hope to meet some of you along the way!

Hello Larry excellent choice! I did the camino Norte in 2017 leaving irun on May 5th.
My weather was terrific.only 2-3 days of rain. We did have some hot days as well after gijon but not to bad. The albergues at that time really impressed me for cleanliness and reasonable prices. But the thing that I always go back to in my mind was the amazing views of the coast for weeks. That is to me ome of the most beautiful regions. Oh yea the food amazing. I did a fair amount of hiking through dense forested regions which was very cool. Hoping travel and just daily life will have returned to mostly normal by then. I'm hoping to start the le puy camino to sjpdp also in May 2022.
Buen camino and keep us posted

 

[Larry Gordon]

Buen Camino Fellow Peregrinos,

My name is Larry Gordon, I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. I plan to start the Camino del Norte on 5 May 2022 leaving from Irun.
This will be my 2nd Camino journey, I walked the Camino Frances in April and May 2019.
I hope to meet some of you along the way!

Departure from Irun moved back 1 day, now leaving on 6 May 2022. Air and land travel arrangements have been reserved, the countdown has begun…

 

[David with new Kit!]

Departure from Irun moved back 1 day, now leaving on 6 May 2022. Air and land travel arrangements have been reserved, the countdown has begun…

Hi @Larry Gordon
I start the Norte in September 2022 and I'd be pleased if you could post now and then, to let me (us all) know how it works out.

 

[Pj28]

Departure from Irun moved back 1 day, now leaving on 6 May 2022. Air and land travel arrangements have been reserved, the countdown has begun…

Hey Larry- we will be 2 days behind you starting from Irun on the 8th- a group of 4 Aussies and a Pom, with another Pom joining us in Santander, aged about 52-74, with 4 of us having previously done the Frances in September 2019. Will be watching for your posts with albergue recommendations as you progress, and maybe catch up at some stage- buen camino!

 

[Larry Gordon]

Hey Larry- we will be 2 days behind you starting from Irun on the 8th- a group of 4 Aussies and a Pom, with another Pom joining us in Santander, aged about 52-74, with 4 of us having previously done the Frances in September 2019. Will be watching for your posts with albergue recommendations as you progress, and maybe catch up at some stage- buen camino!

Well we seem to be on parallel paths. I will look for your group and I plan to post albergue recommendations as I go. My plan is to use instagram for my posts, account name is ukantoo.
I lived in Hamilton, QLD and worked in Brisbane for several years, before returning to the States in 2015.
Hope to see you!
Buen Camino!

 

[Pj28]

Well we seem to be on parallel paths. I will look for your group and I plan to post albergue recommendations as I go. My plan is to use instagram for my posts, account name is ukantoo.
I lived in Hamilton, QLD and worked in Brisbane for several years, before returning to the States in 2015.
Hope to see you!
Buen Camino!

So Larry, I live in Phuket, Thailand but originally a Melbourne boy, we have another from Melbourne, one from Adelaide, and the other Aussie lives in Berlin, but from Sydney, our Pommie mate has lived in Hong Kong for 30 years so we are a real League of Nations!

 

[cnissi102]

Hi @Larry Gordon
I start the Norte in September 2022 and I'd be pleased if you could post now and then, to let me (us all) know how it works out.

Hi David, I start the Norte in September as well. Arrive in Irun on 6th.

 

[Larry Gordon]

I will post frequently.

 

[Karen Landow]

Buen Camino Fellow Peregrinos,

My name is Larry Gordon, I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. I plan to start the Camino del Norte on 5 May 2022 leaving from Irun.
This will be my 2nd Camino journey, I walked the Camino Frances in April and May 2019.
I hope to meet some of you along the way!

Hi Larry, my name is Karen and my husband and I are walking the Del Norte from Irun, leaving on 29 April but having a few days in San Sebastian and are slow walkers so may see you along the way. We also walked the CF April/May 2019 and sounds like you were a day ahead of us. We were blessed with very little rain for that walk but reading a lot of other posts, I am expecting the Del Norte to be quite wet and muddy for the first weeks. Have a great walk!