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  1. khiker9

    LIVE from the Camino Fourth time a charm?

    Best of luck to you & blessings to you that the good Lord walks with you. I walked into Santiago on my 65th birthday and I'm hoping next year to walk in on my 75th birthday - the good Lord willing! Keep us posted on your progress.
  2. khiker9

    Planning my Camino del Norte route

    I went from Bilbao to Santiago in September 2016. The Spanish & other Europeans are still taking holiday in September at the larger coastal towns, so you might want to book ahead on the weekends.
  3. khiker9

    Shortened version of Camino del Norte

    I went on the Norte in 2016 and planned to walk from Bilboa to Santiago & had 5 weeks including travel from US. I went for the views & the coastal walking so after a few days I started bussing/training around the bigger cities & when the route turned inland toward Santiago at Ribadeo I bussed to...
  4. khiker9

    A necessary skip along the Norte, seeking recomendations

    In 2016 I started the Norte in Bilbao. I went mainly for the landscape & scenery. I quickly found the road walking to be discouraging and started figuring out how to skip around the bigger towns & the inland parts. It was very easy to take busses and/or trains. In my opinion, a few of the...
  5. khiker9

    "Worst" stages- if you had to skip a few....

    I did the Norte for the coastal views, so once the route turns inland at Ribadeo I skipped ahead by bus to Vialalba saving 3 - 4 days but still walking in 100K+ to Santiago to get my Compostella.
  6. khiker9

    Camino Del Norte - Advice / Tips

    I think there is just one map for the Norte - someone did it for me on my phone. If you want maps of other routes you will have to pay for those apps & then download the map for that route.
  7. khiker9

    Camino Del Norte - Advice / Tips

    Hi Jose - I have the app on my iPhone and I have included the link below. Once you buy the app, you can download the maps and follow your position on the route without Wifi or data - it works through your GPS. It is the app with the big yellow arrow on a blue background. Good luck & buen...
  8. khiker9

    Anyone only used Hotels?

    I am thinking about the Via de la Plata in April, 2018. I too am older & stay in hotels and walk shorter stages - ~20K. If you walk shorter stages, do you have an idea of an itinerary with shorter stages with hotel accommodations available? Thanks for any info.
  9. khiker9

    Anyone only used Hotels?

    I went on the Norte for the coast so when the route turned inland at Ribadeo I bussed from there to Vilalba and walked into Santiago from there. I did enjoy it until Arzua where it became the rowdy crowd of the Frances. If you didn't go to Catedral Beach at low tide while you were in Ribadeo...
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    Anyone only used Hotels?

    I see you have gotten a lot of replies & advice, so I will add just a little more. I started the Norte from Bilbao the second week of September, 2016, for 5 weeks. I was solo, I try to walk around 20K per day, & I only stay in private rooms. If you get the Buen Camino App you can download the...
  11. khiker9

    Camino Del Norte - Advice / Tips

    Hey Guys - You will love the Norte. I walked from Bilbao last Sept/Oct. I am not able to be nearly as ambitious as you are - I probably averaged ~20K per day and walked for 26 days. I went on the Norte for the coastal views, so when I realized how much road walking there was (compared to the...
  12. khiker9

    Quality of Waymarking

    As a solo woman, I walked the Norte from Bilbao to Santiago in Sept/Oct 2016. Reading the detailed description of the route in the guide book leads one to believe that the way marking must be bad. Quite the opposite - I found the way marking to be very good. A few days into the route, I did...
  13. khiker9

    How Hard is El Norte Really..?

    I did the Norte from Bilbao to Santiago this past Sept/Oct and like some of the others I felt the walking on the hard surfaces was the hard part. I didn't find the trail from Bilbao on to be any harder than the Frances or Portuguese. I was 66 at the time & went solo. I stay in private...
  14. khiker9

    Norte - Just Returned from a Great Experience!

    I used the Northern Caminos guidebook but once on the route I downloaded the Buen Camino App & it was very handy b/c once you download the maps you can see where you are on the route at any time without cell service or WiFi & it provides lists of accommodations. The guidebook with the detailed...
  15. khiker9

    Norte - Just Returned from a Great Experience!

    Before I left for the Norte, I read as much as I could find about the route, safety, women walking alone, etc. I would just like to report that I had a great experience. The waymarking was plentiful. I never felt threatened - I managed to get over there with a small canister of pepper spray in...
  16. khiker9

    Walking the Norte alone

    Maxine - thanks for your comments - starting the Norte on Sept 9 also as a female solo traveler I appreciate the reassurance. Kathi
  17. khiker9

    Walking the Norte alone

    Hi David - I am starting the Norte from Bilbao on Sept 9 going solo. Maybe you will get there from Irun about that time. Buen Camino, Kathi
  18. khiker9

    Pack transport on the Camino del Norte

    Leigh - I have had this same concern. I leave for the Norte in two weeks and will start from Bilbao on Sept 9. On the Frances and the Portuguese routes, I used the very reliable baggage transport on & off. I have only found a couple of contacts for baggage transport from the forum here & from...
  19. khiker9

    36 days, 5 hours and 29 minutes...

    Hi Kimberley - I will be flying into Barcelona Sept 7 and plan to start from Bilbao on the 9th. Are you starting in Bilbao or Irun? Maybe we will run into each other. Kathi
  20. khiker9

    Norte - Walking in the early Fall?

    Thanks - I have the Northern Caminos guide book but will be on the lookout for someone with a different one! I will probably be leaving Bilbao about Sept 9 - when are you walking?

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