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Hi ! I will leave the recommending of routes to our Norwegian friend but you may be disappointed to hear that some of thr high level and indeed not so hi-level routes cannot be walked at any time other than the warmest because snow hasn't melted ! Unless you can ski ! The Lofoten islands have...
Thanks for your articulate and honest account of your experience. We had the exact same problem. I have done over a dozen Caminos but the last 3 or 4 have been very solitary and I wasn't prepared for what the Del Norte has become. My girlfriend wanted to do a week or so on Camino so we started...
This is perfectly OK you dont have to finish your Camino in one go. There are many people who only have a week who come back year after year to do the next increment.
Just to avoid confusion Irun to Bilbao is not the first stage.That's Irun to San Sebastian. Bilbao is almost a week away and you would miss some interesting spots along the way !
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