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OK doctor appointment gave me a bit of hope.
So i have booked my hotel/hostel/pensions
I will arrive in Bilbao Sunday 28th of April afternoon . Visit of Guggenheim Museum and eat some pintxos in Casco Viejo
Start Monday 29th of April
Hoping your pilgrimage goes ahead in a successful and entirely fulfilling manner.
I spent a week or so exploring Bilbao and area on foot and by Métro. I really enjoyed my walks south along the riversides from the coast south-east to the centre...
I have not booked yet. I have a doctor appointment Thursday 22nd. Something in me would like to know the outcome of this appointment before pushing further.
go/no go?
Will buy my shoes and other goodies Tuesday the 20th. At least i will walk with...
Good decision! Cantabria is beautiful. May I suggest getting the train to Portulagete from Bilbao?
We thoroughly enjoyed Pobena overnight, small untouched village. There had been a land slip so the route along the coast was closed however...
Back to you guys.
Actually, I have decide to do Bilbao=> Santander this spring.
Less ups and downs and slipping stones compare to Irun => Bilbao and more possibility to catch a bus in case of a body failure. For a first time, i need security
I am...
Thanks a lot for your replies this helps a lot.
Actually, the person in correos told me there is no pickup in Pasaia ( the name in Basque) but with your link it's better now. Need to use the castillan name :)
I let you know the outcome of this.I...
Like you Michael, we had health constraints which governed our Camino del Norte adventure in 2023. We decided to stay an extra night in Hondaribbia (just out of Irun), so our Day 1 was 17.4k to the Passajes de San Juan where we caught the...
@Patterson makes a good point about using the train if you have a problem.
FEVE is the rail operator from Bilbao - but between Irun and Bilbao it is Euskotren
Network is here. Note that the station names may be in Basque...
I walked the Norte in 2019 in shorter stages and using Correos for pack transfer. If you go to the Correos page click the accommodations link and then select the Norte you can search by locations , For example - search for Pasajes San Juan which...
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