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  1. MKalcolm M

    Weather & accommodation on Norte

    Hi There, My daughter and I arrive in Irun on Saturday and will start walking on Sunday, so maybe we will bump into each other. Hope to see you on the path.
  2. MKalcolm M

    Walking with daughter and niece both 15. Too young????

    I asked my 12 year old daughter if she wanted to walk the Camino Portuguese with me, and having thought about it she said yes. We went to the local woods, and spent a full day walking 17km/12 miles, and I explained she had to do at least this and probably more every day for 12 days and to...
  3. MKalcolm M

    Camino del Norte

    It was in June.
  4. MKalcolm M

    Camino del Norte

    I walked the Norte from Irun, and loved it. The scenery is fantastic. I was not prepared for the change when it joined with the Frances, and suddenly we were in a sea of pilgrims, many in bus parties and literally hundreds of people on the move. We had never encountered a full albergue, but...
  5. MKalcolm M

    Camino del Norte after Part of Frances?

    I have walked both the Norte and the Frances. I found the sense of community far stronger on the Norte, there were fewer pilgrims, but the bond between us was much tighter. I formed a great camino family who have since become life long friends. I think the main reason for this is because there...
  6. MKalcolm M

    Does the so called "Camino del Norte" have anything to do with Santiago Apostol?

    Walking the Norte was one of the best experiences of my life. I found it to be historical, cultural, spiritual and religious, and also full of companionship, laughter, camaraderie and joy. One of the biggest shocks I have encountered was when the Norte joined the Frances and changed from a...
  7. MKalcolm M

    New shell for Norte

    I picked up some fantastic shells on the beach which is several kilometers long, a few days walk from Irun. I still have them now, and they have the prestige of having been with me all the way to Santiago.
  8. MKalcolm M

    Backwards on the Camino del Norte?

    When I walked the Norte in in 2013, baggage transfer was not an option, I had never heard of it until we joined the Frances for the last leg of the camino. Since then I have heard of a couple of companies starting up and doing it, but I would be surprised if you could find a company that did it...
  9. MKalcolm M

    Food on the Camino del norte

    One of the best experiences and the best meal I had on the Norte was in the private home of a sculptor who initially invited us into his garden to stamp our credencials. The food was true peasant fare, a leg of lamb (I think) which you were expected to carve pieces off, a slab of cheese...
  10. MKalcolm M

    Norte in October compared to CF

    When I researched which camino to walk, I read somewhere that the ratio 0f pilgrims on the CF to the Norte was seven to one, but that the fewer numbers meant that the rapport between pilgrims was stronger on the Norte. This certainly seemed to be the case, I formed a great camino family and have...
  11. MKalcolm M

    Norte in October compared to CF

    I walked the Norte in Spring of 2013, which was the wettest spring for decades, and despite the rain and the mud I absoloutely loved it. There were times when it was hard going, others when it was really marvellous. I hadn't walked any camino before, so had nothing to compare it to, but soon...
  12. MKalcolm M

    Getting Lost

    I have about as much sense of direction as a leaf in a hurricane, and can get lost going from my bedroom to the bathroom, however had no problems at all following the arrows on the Norte. I walked without maps or a guide book, or a mobile phone, but always managed to make may way to the next...
  13. MKalcolm M

    5 Reasons why you SHOULD walk the Camino del Norte....

    As a Norte aficionado, I have always been surprised at how often it is put down. I walked it and loved it. Here are 5 more reasons. 1) The coastline is superb, and allows you to walk along beaches which are several kilometers long, clifftops with incredible views out to sea, harbours teeming...
  14. MKalcolm M

    Couldn't do it

    Hi Ewy, so sorry to hear what a hard time you are having. I walked the Norte after some very difficult and stressful times, which included loosing my house, my business, access to my child, and quitting after four years of study. I was nervous at first, but it was one of the best experiences of...
  15. MKalcolm M

    Life's a beach!

    And finally, who says you have to be in a Selfie?
  16. MKalcolm M

    Life's a beach!

    I was missing my little girl, thinking what fun we would have together on the beach, so I wrote her a message and sent it to her.
  17. MKalcolm M

    Life's a beach!

    This thread has brought back some happy memories...
  18. MKalcolm M

    Meeting people

    I walked the Norte in May/June of 2013, and really enjoyed it. I chose this because I like the sea and don't like crowds. I too wondered if I would have company along the way, but I read that while their are less pilgrims on this route, the bond between them is stronger. It turned out it was the...
  19. MKalcolm M

    How flat is the northen route

    I found the Northern route to be very varied. It runs through some spectacular scenery, including along beaches, cliff tops, through valleys, ridge tops, over mountain ranges and around estuaries. One game we would play when encountering a panoramic vista is to guess where the camino would go...
  20. MKalcolm M

    Camino del Norte. Start at Irun or St Sebastian?

    Definitely start in Irun, its a great day of walking and the little ferry crossing later on is a delight. Leave it up to the day weather you take the high or the low route, when I walked it the weather was bad, and the high route was covered in cloud, so the hospitalero advised us to take the...

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