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What can I add - pretty much agree with all that has been said. My wife and I walked the Norte in 2018 and my abiding memory - apart from the beauty - will always be the rain! It rained pretty well every day from Irun until well into Galicia. We had everything from a fine mist to a full on...
Kevin, you're on the right track. I'd say a picnic lunch is almost essential on the Norte, where you often find yourself in the middle of nowhere at lunch time. We had many memorable picnic lunches, often with magnificent mountain or seashore views. Plenty of suggestions from others, much along...
we walked the Norte in 2018, and at that time both Peregrino and del dia menus were readily available and of good quality. We never encountered a meal that made us turn up our noses and move on!
I can only agree with the previous comments - never had a problem finding drinking water on the Norte. Having said that, there are sometimes fair distances between potable water sources, particularly on legs where there are long stretches through the mountains, so make sure you have enough...
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