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Knowing you are the same age as me is encouraging. I keep telling myself that I have nothing to prove. This journey is about facing my fears so just leaving home and trekking in a foreign country is a win for me. Having said that I am looking forward to the challenge and meeting exceptional...
I am starting in San Sebastian and planning to walk to Bilbao and then take a bus or train to Burgos. I am certainly not opposed to taking a bus or whatever to detour "brutal" areas. I'm not out to injure myself. I have been training on a "small" mountain, four miles a day with a loaded...
Maggie, did you do any of the alternative routes on the Norte that run along the coastline as opposed to pavement? I’m starting from San Sebastián May 27th. Do you think I will need a jacket as well as a poncho?
Andralynn
Hi fellow pilgrims, Andra from California here. I will be starting my journey from San Sebastián May 27th. Does anyone know how difficult the terrain is on the Norte? I’ve been looking at maps and reading the guidebook but that is not quite like hearing from someone who has walked it. I’m 70...
Thank you that is very encouraging. I’ve been doing research on the different routes and currently I am thinking about starting in San Sebastián and walking to Bilbao and then taking a bus down to the Camino Francis and continuing on from wherever I land.
It sounds like too much pavement to...
Buen Camino,
My name is Andra and I will be walking the Camino in May starting in Barcelona and then traveling by train to San Sebastian where I will actually start my pilgrimage. I am 70 years old and in good health and have been preparing by walking 2 to 5 miles per day, now with my backpack...
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