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I did the Camino del Norte in 2004 including the stretch Irun-Bilbao...
And through it back then was REALLY bad marked... (I've heard it is much better now)... I would not skip the part... it is beautiful... As I recall there are more hills to climb on this stretch than the rest of the...
Hi Lottus,
I want to be honest with you. August is the month were most spaniards are taking their vacation. You will find San Sebastian FULL of tourists... and it can be be quite quite complicated finding accomodation in San Sebastian in August if you have not already booked.
As for sleeping...
Hi Ginette,
Camino del Norte with "only" 3 Weeks - I would start in Bilbao.
There are stretches along the road on asphalt... but they are worth it... there are routes along the coast where you can see the coast the whole day... it is all worth it. However there are longer between albergues...
...Yeah, a good glass of icecold beer (no specific brand) taste really good at the end. I guess it is leaving all those footsteps that makes one so thirsty :wink: - it has allways been a trradition of mine on my Caminos and I'm sure it will happen again in September.
Hi Alex and everyone,
When you walk the Camino del Norte, make sure you do yourself the favor an leave the yellow arrows for a while in Buelna. (Between Colombres and LLanes) I promise you you will end up on the right camino again with the yellow arrows after a few kilometres. (may be 10km)...
@Falcon269 - I believe your right ;) it is in 2010 - Will you be there?
@Peregrina2000 - I am glad you enjoy it. Well my new diary will of course be posted as well and I am sooo looking forward to writing it ;-)
...I walked El Camino del Norte on the Holy year 2004. (Holy year when Santiago's (St. Jacob/James/John) birthday fall on a sunday... which will be 2011 next time...
My website: http://www.raunsbjerg.dk
If you have any questions please feel free to ask.
//Annette
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