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    From Santander to as far as we can get!

    Howdy, If I could make one small suggestion. Start walking from Santillana del Mar instead of Santander. You will skip a lot of miserable road walking. I say this because of the timeframe. Suerte, Mark
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    Notes for Los Caminos del Norte Guide!

    Hi Alan, What a great time of year to be walking the Camino Norte. And to have a blessing before you leave, that's excellent. I really like the stretch from Santillana del Mar to Gijon. Wonderful area! My wife and I would like to revisit that area for an extended period. It might be a...
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    Notes for Los Caminos del Norte Guide!

    Howdy, Here are the notes for book #2 of Eric Walker's Camino del Norte Guide: Book #2 Villaviciosa - Arzua Page 6: Villaviciosa – Leaving the main plaza do not follow the large yellow arrows, they only go to a pension. When leaving the plaza, at the end stay to the left (N-632) and follow...
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    Notes for Los Caminos del Norte Guide!

    Howdy, Below are my notes for Eric Walker's book #1 of the Camino del Norte Guides: Notes for El Camino del Norte This document contains updated information for the Los Caminos del Norte guide written by Eric Walker, distributed by the Confraternity of St. James. The information contained in...
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    camino de norte via narrow gauge rail + 100k walk

    Howdy, We walked from Baamonde to Miraz in about 3 1/2 hours. The albergue in Miraz is excellent. Bring food as there is only a bar that serves drinks, no food. The kitchen is excellent in the albergue so you can cook whatever you want. We brought Bocadillos for lunch and dinner, plus some...
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    Camino del norte august 19

    Howdy, We used the guide books from the Confraternity of St. James (London) written by Eric Walker. If anyone is planning on using these guide books, give a yell. I marked up my guide books and will be sending Eric Walker updated information. I would be happy to pass it on to anyone...
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    Camino del norte august 19

    Hi Pete, Have a great time. My wife and I just finished from Santander to Santiago following the Norte route all the way. I will say, if you are headed thru Gijon, arrange a room ahead of time. The Camino takes you downtown which is great, but the Albergue is way on the outskirts of town...
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    Camino del Norte - September - October 2009

    Howdy, The general rule of thumb was 1 Euro per kilometer on Camino Frances. I assume that's not too far off on Caminoe Norte. Buen Camino, Mark
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    Weather

    Hi Chris, We are starting the 18th in Santander. Hope to see you on the trail. 8) Here is a great link from Weather Channel, just select the city. After the current weather is shown, click on a link at the top to see 10-day weather forcast. http://www.weather.com/common/drilldown/SP.html...
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    Train reservations and weather

    Hi Annie, As of the moment, it is approximately $1.40 per Euro. So, for my wife and I to take the Renfe TrenHotel from Santiago to Madrid, Cama Gran Classe, as Jean-Marc mentioned, it would be 260 Euros. That would work out to $364.00 in US, kind of scary. I would be thrilled if the US...
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    Train reservations and weather

    Hi Jean-Marc, I looked at the Renfe TrenHotel, very nice. The Cama Gran Classe would certainly be a wonderful end to the journey. I'm going to hold back a bit on making reservation in hopes the exchange rate may move more in my favor. The last month has been brutal on the US Dollar. Are...
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    Train reservations and weather

    Hi Ivar, I apologize for not recognizing the founder of this wonderful board. This is a really great site, very well organized and probably the most informational site on the Internet. Thank you very much for all your effort. Most Sincerely, Mark
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    Train reservations and weather

    Hi Silvia, Who is Ivar? My wife and I were thinking about taking the train back to Madrid after the pilgrimage. Gracias, Mark
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    Starting the Camino del Norte May 5th

    Hi Lilli, Great to hear the camino is treating you so well. You are the second person to recommend the albergue in San Vicente. I have marked it with a star on my itinerary. My fondest memories are communal pilgrim dinners. Thanks a lot for the posts. I have only three weks till leaving...
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    Starting the Camino del Norte May 5th

    Hi Lilli, So glad to hear from you. It looks like the weather has been much kinder to you. I will be starting from Santander in four weeks. I really look forward to hearing your reports as you progress to Gijon. I wish you a wonderful journey filled with amazing experiences. Buen Camino, Mark
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