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  1. jprogers

    Options for 6 more days after Irun to Bilbao

    Yes continue on from Bilbao. My favourite part was from Bilbao to Santander. Castro urdiales a favourite town...and then amazing views before Laredo.
  2. jprogers

    wayfarer

    For the Norte I agree with jsalt...the chance to have a menu del dia with camino buddies (not necessarily a pilgrim meal) is a chance to immerse yourself in Spain. The Norte is small enough yet big enough to have camino buddies. So I suggest choose a start point any point and just walk the...
  3. jprogers

    LIVE from the Camino Daily posts from the Camino del Norte

    Loving the blog. We walked this path in 2009 and sore feet were always there. We used to walk on the verge of the road to try and walk on soft ground.!! I think you need 2 pairs of shoes on this route...one for the hills and one for the road. As Australians we too were the only ones from an...
  4. jprogers

    LIVE from the Camino Daily posts from the Camino del Norte

    I agree with Janice...I love this blog..every morning I read it with the first coffee of the day. Such a treat.
  5. jprogers

    LIVE from the Camino Kanga hopping

    Hi kanga I am enjoying your posts and remembering our norte walk at the same time. You have a mixture of weather! We kept along the coastal way except for a detour to Oviedo. Cheers Jill
  6. jprogers

    LIVE from the Camino Sept Norte

    Hi Annie really enjoying your snippets from the norte ..it is a very special camino and brings back great memories. We also had many different languages spoken ! Then also we enjoyed talking English again at Miraz! We too loved the Galicia part felt good to be in mountains again..and by...
  7. jprogers

    LIVE from the Camino Live from Norte: closed albergues

    Hi there just to say i am enjoying your blog and I reminds me of our walk 5 years ago. I loved the Galicia part of the walk.
  8. jprogers

    In search of: Adorable albergue stage before Santander

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  9. jprogers

    Del Norte, best time and backpack transport

    Hi we did the Norte in June 2009, leaving around 1st June, and had looked at weather patterns -so as to have minimal rain. Luckily that year we only had a few days rain but I guess it is luck. We also met someone an English woman -unable to carry her pack- and a company had organised the...
  10. jprogers

    Where to sleep in Zarautz

    Hi Eli Marie hope you get this in time...I was just looking at my notes from 2009 and we didnt stay at the Youth Hostel in Guernika as it seemed at bit out of town so we walked into the centre We stayed at Hotel Bolina (not sure of address) which was 40 E a double BUT the pilgrim dinner then at...
  11. jprogers

    Norte in april, advice and stories welcome!

    Hi there I do recommend a guide of some sort if you do the Camino Norte. There is good waymarking but sometimes new highways or weather may mean a detour. We also had a smallish camino family group which was great. We walked in June about 5 years ago and managed to get a lost/confused three or...
  12. jprogers

    My Camino Norte Photos

    Loved the photos and brings back memories. It is such stunning scenery. We walked this Camino in 2009 June 1 to July 7. Just makes me want to go back.!
  13. jprogers

    Norte elevations

    Hi kiwi -from another kiwi- I can see you are already planning another trip. As everyone has pointed out the Camino Norte it is quite strenuous at the beginning but it is a beautiful walk. I found the first day from Irun very hard but it is amazing what a good nights sleep does..so it was...
  14. jprogers

    Currently on the Norte - started 15 Sep

    Hi there Enjoying both of these blogs on this Northern Route. We walked this camino 3 years ago so we have lots of memories of the path being interrrupted by major road works! so it was a challenge to find the path again! Just loved the Galicia part with wonderful AdPs and lovely countryside...
  15. jprogers

    Walking the Northern way.

    Hi there We too are from Australia and walked the Northern way 3 years ago and we used the CSJ guide -this was helpful for albergues and other accomodation as well as distances/ cafes shops etc. We met others on the walk with German, Italian & french guidebooks and not all guidebooks are the...
  16. jprogers

    4-5 weeks enough ???

    Hi We did the Norte (all along the coast) in June/July 2009 and had plenty of time included 3 days in Bilbao (1 is enough to see the museum...1 extra day in Santander and a side trip for 1 day in Oviedo..(then we trained it back to the coast at Aviles) all this in 37 days so I would say 35 days...
  17. jprogers

    best section of camino norte for abbreviated walk (10-14 day

    Hi there I agree with all Mike has said especially about the best part of the Norte being Luarca onwards, I especially loved Mondoneo half way into the hills. Going back up into the hills/mountains is very special and that bit is NOT as tough as I expected it to be. Lots of gentle gradients. I...
  18. jprogers

    CSJ albergue at Miraz

    Hi there we walked this time last year , around July and we took food as directed to Miraz. We just took dried noodles type pack. There is a kitchen to cook in and by now they may have done their extensions. There was no food store close by but a place selling wine. We were lucky enough to...
  19. jprogers

    Norte questions questions...

    Hi there We did the Norte last year in June - started in Irun, took 38 days which includes 3 days rest. CSJ is a good guide - and don't forget to check updates on the CSJ website. The guide is also good for alternate cheap accomodation. Alburges/refugios were NEVER full. There are many...
  20. jprogers

    walking the del norte between Vialba and Santiago

    Hi there In June 2009 we stayed Vilalba, Baamonde, Miraz (very special) ,Sobrada and THEN walked direct to St Irene and took an older path from Sobrada as documented in the CSJ guide which bypasses Arzua. Mind you, we had been walking a month before hand and the Sobrado - St Irene was about...

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