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  1. AlanB

    Incident after Baamonde

    It's on the Camino del Norte
  2. AlanB

    How much training do we really need?

    It's very difficult to train for walking 30km days repetitively without walking 30km days repetitively. If your lifestyle allows then a few good hilly walks with a backpack is great. I've walked several caminos (including del Norte) and I always find the first few days fairly hard. However I am...
  3. AlanB

    Best Routes on Norte

    Agree with Jan. I loved the stretch from Irun to Gernika and through to Bilbao
  4. AlanB

    Bathing Suit or Not

    I always make a point of taking a dip. That said, no need to pack extra clothes. If the moment takes you just go for it
  5. AlanB

    Why you should not walk the Camino del Norte (or at least not until you have read this post!)

    Momentary blank... Güemes.
  6. AlanB

    Why you should not walk the Camino del Norte (or at least not until you have read this post!)

    Sometimes I wonder if I walked the same Caminos as others. The camino del norte is an excellent walk. I think the OP has an issue comparing it to the Camino Frances.Its different. I quite liked not going through places which revolved/evolved around the Camino You will get good and bad...
  7. AlanB

    Booking albergues in advance in late June

    Albergue in San Sebastian opens July 1st. I found that out on June 30th. Got luck because there was one bed left at the youth hostel. Would book the youth hostel if I were to do it again. Thereafter no problems at all the digs
  8. AlanB

    camino norte questions

    I lost my silk liner 3 days into my walk 2 years ago. Never replaced it but wish I had when I got to Galicia.It was June/July. Just used a towel to cover the matress.
  9. AlanB

    Sometimes Pilgrims break the law

    The lady in the Albergue in Boo suggested we take the train. When I asked about buying a ticket she just laughed. The worst they can do, she said, was ask you to get off at the next stop. She had a fair point. We got off at the next stop.
  10. AlanB

    Is it safe to take my dog on the Camino del Norte

    Agree with a lot of the posts.That said, I met a German lady on the del Norte with her dog and they had a ball.The dog seemed to love it.She had a tent and was quite happy with the scenario. Depends on the dog.
  11. AlanB

    Waymarking on El Norte ???

    I took the CSJ guide and the cicerone guide in 2013. I found the CSJ guide indecipherable (I'm a simple soul) The maps in the cicerone guide were very helpful. I got lost about 10 times but that's pretty good going for me. Getting lost is all part of it although it can get pretty tedious when it...
  12. AlanB

    Camino De norde social ?

    A lot more people who have previous Camino experience. A great walk
  13. AlanB

    Difficulty Level for Del Norte compared with CF

    Firstly, well done on your upcoming retirement. What a great way to treat yourself.I would liken the first 7 days on the del Norte as an O' Ceberio type hike every day. Lots of ups and downs. For me the downs were more difficult. Past Santander it's pretty easy
  14. AlanB

    Vandalism on Norte after Deba

    The irony is if the local that if the local didn't want pilgrims traipsing on his/her land then hiding the arrows and having folks walking round in circles is only going to increase that
  15. AlanB

    Noticias sobre el Norte

    Any chance of conducting this interesting conversation in the lingua Franca?
  16. AlanB

    Camino Del Norte 2014

    Not as many fountains as the Camino Frances but plenty of villages/towns to re-hydrate in.
  17. AlanB

    Best Camino del Norte Guidebook

    I took both guides last year. I found the CSJ guide (and it pains me to say it) indecipherable.The cicerone was very good. All be it a bit weighty. The Spanish pilgrims all had the Eroski app. Bit techy for me.
  18. AlanB

    Notes from my Norte

    http://www.donostia.org/info/visitante/albergues.nsf/fwHome?ReadForm&idioma=cas&id=B341274
  19. AlanB

    Notes from my Norte

    Great notes. I walked the del Norte last summer and, on the main, stayed in different places than you did. That's the beauty of the del Norte. I feared that there would be a lack of accommodation options but that's not the case.If you don't mind I'll add my notes below. mostly accommodation...
  20. AlanB

    greetings from Cudillerio!!!!

    I met the very same fella last July. Charming man

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