My second way....the north way:-)

[angeliki louk]

Camino north!!!! Starting to walk my second camino on 19/6/15 from Bilbao!!!
Just wanted to share my excitement !!!
Can't wait to be on the way again!!!
Scared...but happy!!!
Buen camino to everyone!!!!!

 

[mspath]

Angeliki,

Great to learn that you are setting off again!

Buen camino and Ultreia,

MM

 

[domigee]

Buen camino Angeliki!

 

[wayfarer]

Buen Camino angeliki, enjoy every step.

 

[ccmranger]

Buen Camino!!

 

[mikevasey]

Buen Camino!

 

[Rajy62]

Angeliki, Take it easy during the first few days...Buen camino

 

[Mike Savage]

Buen Camino Angeliki!

 

[lionheart]

Hi Angeliki.
Let us all know how it goes. Personally i am booked for Bilboa on 2nd Aug and cannot make my mind up between Notre or St James. Purely on walking/ geography Notre sounds more appealing.

 

[Arn]

Angeliki,
Ah yes, the excitement abounds. Keep the Forum apprised on how it goes.
We are there all the Way!

 

[mICH50]

Angeliki, have a great life experience ! Buen Camino ! My wish : meet great people of diverse origins, exchange of cultural identities , and good spiritual reflection.

 

[Kiko]

i think i shall be a few days ahead of you...planning to start around the 14/15th June from Irun.
You taking a sleeping bag??

 

[NoQ]

Buen Camino!

 

[angeliki louk]

i think i shall be a few days ahead of you...planning to start around the 14/15th June from Irun.
You taking a sleeping bag??

Hallo! Thats nice! Maybe we will meet on The way i will take with me a silk linear, thats what i had last year and it was perfect.

 

[angeliki louk]

Hi Angeliki.
Let us all know how it goes. Personally i am booked for Bilboa on 2nd Aug and cannot make my mind up between Notre or St James. Purely on walking/ geography Notre sounds more appealing.

Well I did the Frances last year and it was one of then best experiences of my life! So now I want to walk the coast and haven't decided if I will choose the primitivo also.
So just go by your heart and chose your way...)))
Buen camino

 

[angeliki louk]

Hallo everyone! It's so nice to share the feelings for the way with people that can understand what you are about to do and feel.many of my friends say to me " you will do it agian?" ,but I can't explain to them the feelings that the way made me feel and why I want to go back there!!!!
So I have the guide the northern caminos but i am not so happy about it and I am afraid that I might get lost because I don't understand well the routes as written in the book.for the Frances I used the guide of Brierley and it was great.so I just want to ask if I will be ok with that guide that I have.
Any other tips for the north way is welcomed! Buen camino!

 

[normandog]

Hallo everyone! It's so nice to share the feelings for the way with people that can understand what you are about to do and feel.many of my friends say to me " you will do it agian?" ,but I can't explain to them the feelings that the way made me feel and why I want to go back there!!!!
So I have the guide the northern caminos but i am not so happy about it and I am afraid that I might get lost because I don't understand well the routes as written in the book.for the Frances I used the guide of Brierley and it was great.so I just want to ask if I will be ok with that guide that I have.
Any other tips for the north way is welcomed! Buen camino!

You go girl! So nice to see you still active here and ready for trip number two. it is patti! Its funny that your worry is getting lost... on our first day in SJPP last year, it was you walking brenda and I out to the main road near the mountains to ease our fears of getting lost. We all looked at the signs and tried to figure out the plan. You have no worries.. or none that you need to worry about right now... nothing has happened yet.
I am envious of you... can imagine your energy gracing the fields of spain again!
Buen Camino

 

[angeliki louk]

You go girl! So nice to see you still active here and ready for trip number two. it is patti! Its funny that your worry is getting lost... on our first day in SJPP last year, it was you walking brenda and I out to the main road near the mountains to ease our fears of getting lost. We all looked at the signs and tried to figure out the plan. You have no worries.. or none that you need to worry about right now... nothing has happened yet.
I am envious of you... can imagine your energy gracing the fields of spain again!
Buen Camino

My sweet Patti!!!! So nice to see your msg!!!!! Yep I am going back and can't wait to be on the way again......!!!
Well you know all the worries are until you take the first step....then you are one with the way..
I will be thinking of you when I take my first step and I am carrying with me all the feelings that we had that first day ))) I rememeber that day like it was yesterday and I also rememeber my happiness to see u the same night unexpected at Roncesvalles!!!!
Hope everything is well!!! Waiting for a mail with all your news)))

 

[Rajy62]

So I have the guide the northern caminos but i am not so happy about it and I am afraid that I might get lost because I don't understand well the routes as written in the book.for the Frances I used the guide of Brierley and it was great.so I just want to ask if I will be ok with that guide that I have.
Any other tips for the north way is welcomed! Buen camino!

Hi, This is the best English language guide on Norte. My initial impression was exactly the same, it is not as good/convenient as the Brierley's. The structure/presentation is different and takes some getting used to. But, information given is precise. The maps are broken to fit separate pages and lacks a visual presentation of the elevation profiles, compared to the Brierley's.

I was walking with a lot of Germans and they were using those outdoor guides. But would ask me for accommodation info from the Northern Camino guide. I got lost couple of times, and there was no one around to ask, I was able to look at the map, orient myself and walk in the right direction to re-connect with the Camino.

Every morning i would take a note of villages/bars and their distances expected on that stage. Then when i walk I just follow the well marked yellow arrows and keep track of my progress against my notes. Hardly ever look at the guide during the walk, except at stops/breaks.
I am sure you have seen other online resources like Eroski, Gronze etc. You can get good accommodation, village info for staging. But, none of them give any better direction/maps for walking. If you have a smartphone, why not just download the english version of the Northern route from here for elevation profiles: http://tourism.euskadi.eus/contenidos/informacion/x65_folletos/en_x65/folletos/2011/santiago/Caminos del Norte INGLES.pdf

Are you doing the Primitivo?
Btw, like your new avatar.

 

[angeliki louk]

Hi, This is the best English language guide on Norte. My initial impression was exactly the same, it is not as good/convenient as the Brierley's. The structure/presentation is different and takes some getting used to. But, information given is precise. The maps are broken to fit separate pages and lacks a visual presentation of the elevation profiles, compared to the Brierley's.

I was walking with a lot of Germans and they were using those outdoor guides. But would ask me for accommodation info from the Northern Camino guide. I got lost couple of times, and there was no one around to ask, I was able to look at the map, orient myself and walk in the right direction to re-connect with the Camino.

Every morning i would take a note of villages/bars and their distances expected on that stage. Then when i walk I just follow the well marked yellow arrows and keep track of my progress against my notes. Hardly ever look at the guide during the walk, except at stops/breaks.
I am sure you have seen other online resources like Eroski, Gronze etc. You can get good accommodation, village info for staging. But, none of them give any better direction/maps for walking. If you have a smartphone, why not just download the english version of the Northern route from here for elevation profiles: http://tourism.euskadi.eus/contenidos/informacion/x65_folletos/en_x65/folletos/2011/santiago/Caminos del Norte INGLES.pdf

Are you doing the Primitivo?
Btw, like your new avatar.

Thank you so much for the information! I haven't decided yet if I will choose the primitivo or not? What do you suggest?
Also how can I download the that link? Looks interesting!

 

[Rajy62]

Thank you so much for the information! I haven't decided yet if I will choose the primitivo or not? What do you suggest?
Also how can I download the that link? Looks interesting!

Well see how you like the Norte. You don't have to decide until Sabrayo where the route splits. If you get tired of the ocean/beach and up for some mountain trails go for it. You should be fitter by then too. Just shorten the stages to reflect the steeper ups/downs. It is one of the original caminos. Very special.

Just click on that pdf link. once it loads the file, just right click and choose "save as" to save it in a file on your laptop.

 

[angeliki louk]

Well see how you like the Norte. You don't have to decide until Sabrayo where the route splits. If you get tired of the ocean/beach and up for some mountain trails go for it. You should be fitter by then too. Just shorten the stages to reflect the steeper ups/downs. It is one of the original caminos. Very special.

Just click on that pdf link. once it loads the file, just right click and choose "save as" to save it in a file on your laptop.

Ok i will try and do that so i can have it on my phone!so if I save it one my laptop then how i will pass it to my phone???hahaha! Many questions!
And as far as the route yes that is what I was thinking of doing...once I am close i will see what I feel and then decide!
Can't wait to be there!!!

 

[Rajy62]

Ok i will try and do that so i can have it on my phone!so if I save it one my laptop then how i will pass it to my phone???hahaha! Many questions!
And as far as the route yes that is what I was thinking of doing...once I am close i will see what I feel and then decide!
Can't wait to be there!!!

Several ways to transfer a file from your laptop to a smartphone:
1. send the file over bluetooth, if your smartphone has that interface.
2.connect the smartphone to your laptop via a usb cable, then just copy and paste between directories...
3. you can also use the browser from the smartphone directly to access this forum, click, save once its downloaded.
If you are not that savy with these devices, do ask a friend.
Buen camino.

 

[SYates]

... If you are not that savy with these devices, do ask a friend.
Buen camino.

Or any seven year old ;-) SY

 

[lionheart]

Well I did the Frances last year and it was one of then best experiences of my life! So now I want to walk the coast and haven't decided if I will choose the primitivo also.
So just go by your heart and chose your way...)))
Buen camino

My heart is saying norte as the combination of coast and hills and meeting the crowds for the final push appeals.

Buen camino

 

[angeliki louk]

Or any seven year old ;-) SY

I know it was a stupid question but haven't needed to do it before! Done it and saved it!

 

[angeliki louk]

Several ways to transfer a file from your laptop to a smartphone:
1. send the file over bluetooth, if your smartphone has that interface.
2.connect the smartphone to your laptop via a usb cable, then just copy and paste between directories...
3. you can also use the browser from the smartphone directly to access this forum, click, save once its downloaded.
If you are not that savy with these devices, do ask a friend.
Buen camino.

Thank you for the reply! Done it and saved it! Now I will have both guides!

 

[Fr Scott]

Camino north!!!! Starting to walk my second camino on 19/6/15 from Bilbao!!!
Just wanted to share my excitement !!!
Can't wait to be on the way again!!!
Scared...but happy!!!
Buen camino to everyone!!!!!

Angeliki, I will begin the el Camino Norte in Irun June 3. Keep in touch, maybe we will cross paths in Bilbao. I have three months to make the 523 miles, which should only take six weeks, so, I guess I can take my time. Fr Scott

 

[Fr Scott]

Camino north!!!! Starting to walk my second camino on 19/6/15 from Bilbao!!!
Just wanted to share my excitement !!!
Can't wait to be on the way again!!!
Scared...but happy!!!
Buen camino to everyone!!!!!

Angeliki, I am starting the El Camino Norte in Irun June 3, 2015, we might cross paths in Bilbao. Fr Scott

 

[angeliki louk]

Angeliki, I will begin the el Camino Norte in Irun June 3. Keep in touch, maybe we will cross paths in Bilbao. I have three months to make the 523 miles, which should only take six weeks, so, I guess I can take my time. Fr Scott

Yes you have plenty of time!!!!!!!
And you will enjoy your walk! So we might meet on the way!
Buen Camino!!!