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Hi there,
This is my first post so I hope I'm posting in the correct section!
I'm planning on starting the Camino del Norte from Irun on 28th September and so far I'm finding the amount (and variability!) of information online a little overwhelming so I'd like to purchase a guidebook to help me start planning the route and places to stop. Can anyone suggest a good guidebook? I've read that the Cicerone version is not particularly useful, but I'd be interested to hear what information people have used when actually on the camino.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Hi there,
This is my first post so I hope I'm posting in the correct section!
I'm planning on starting the Camino del Norte from Irun on 28th September and so far I'm finding the amount (and variability!) of information online a little overwhelming so I'd like to purchase a guidebook to help me start planning the route and places to stop. Can anyone suggest a good guidebook? I've read that the Cicerone version is not particularly useful, but I'd be interested to hear what information people have used when actually on the camino.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Lucy,
I walked the del Norte from Irun to Santiago April 28 to June 3, this year. It was my first camino. As you said, there is a lot of info on the caminos out there. This forum is very good as a reference point for asking questions and getting advice. The only issue is the information here comes from a very big group of pilgrims with a very big difference in experience, and that sometimes can be overwhelming as well. In a previous post on this forum, I listed some of the lessons I learned from my own camino. I will list some of them for you.
1). Before I left for Spain, I went to my local AT&T cellphone office and had them connect my cell phone to the Spanish phone system (voice, data, text $30 per month). I had internet, voice and text whenever my phone was on. I did this primarily because I planned to walk alone as much as possible.
2). I used the stages of the del Norte from the gronze.com website to establish my itinery for overnights/rest days and day/dates on the camino. The gronze.com website lists albergues, hotels and pensions available at almost all the towns, cities and villages, but for some reason does not list all of them. I'm guessing it' s a pay for posting issue. If my plans changed, I could make adjustments to my hotel/albergue/pension while on the camino at rest stops. Almost every bar, restaurant and pension had WiFi (pronounced Whiffee in Spain). All you have to do is ask if they have WiFi, and then ask for the access code. Most were posted somewhere in the facility. Also, the gronze.com stages show the distances between towns and also at the bottom of the stage page, there is a vertical profile indicating the ups and downs.
3). The del Norte is very challenging during the first 8 stages due to the steep ups and downs, especially the downs! By the time I arrived in Guernika, end of Stage 5, there were injured pilgrims everywhere, a lot of them coming and going to/from the La Farmacias. Tendonitis, blisters, feet and knee issues, etc. I was no exception. I suffered from blisters, blood blisters and muscle issues (campartment syndrome with shin muscles). My initial damage, blisters, was incurred on Stage 1, Irun - San Sebastian. Everybody I met or walked with had Compeed, Vaseline and Ibuprofen tablets. I will add that I trained for six months before I left. During the last two months of training, I had a full backpack, had broke in two pairs of footwear, and hiked 9.5 miles (15 km) every morning. In Guernika one night (end of Stage 5) I was in a pension with about 6 other pilgrims eating dinner in the common area and asked them all if they thought that there was any way to prepare for the del Norte. Without exception, we all agreed that the answer was NO! Some were first timers, others had lots of hiking experience, some had had walked other caminos. We all had the "camino limp".
4). This is the most important item. Buy a good set of adjustable trekking poles and learn how to use them correctly (length and straps)! I had a set with me but did not know how to use them properly and was stumbling along like a newborn pony. They got stowed in my backpack. During Stage 14 I walked with a very experienced trekking guide who showed me the correct way to use my "sticks". From that point on it was a totally different camino. My wounds healed fully in three days. I could move at twice the speed with about half the effort. Hills, mud bogs and slippery trails were no problem. In the Miraz albergue I met a pilgrim from Germany who had 3-4 big blisters on both feet. Hed had white sewing thread and Compeed covering the bottom of both feet. He said he was on his way home because he couldn't take the pain anymore. I asked him if he had sticks. He said no. I suggested he get some and showed him how I used mine. I saw him next in Sobrado outside the monastary, walking with sticks. He said he was much better and thanked me for showing him how to use them. As he left, I noticed he was not using the straps correctly and mentioned it to him. He asked how to use them. I showed him how to put his hands through the loops from the bottom and then grip the handles. Well off he went, using the sticks correctly. The next time I saw him was in Pilgrim City in Santiago, a great big smile all over his face. He'd finished his camino. He couldn't thank me enough. It was one pilgrim helping another pilgrim, just as I'd been shown.
5). I had packed my backpack for any contingency such as rain and cold; tent, tarp, inflatable sleeping bag cushion, rain jacket/pants, etc. After a week and no rain I sent tent, tarp and cushion home. A week later the cold weather clothes went home. I lightened my pack by about 6-7 lbs. my experience at that point told me I was going to get a bed every night (not a lot of pilgrims on the Norte in Aptil/May). I am planning my next camino, Portuguese, and will do things a little different, but go same time of year as I don't do hot very well. No tent gear, lighter clothes but more of them for weight (layering) and take my lightweight Marmot rain jacket and pants. I bought the Brierly guide for the Portuguese but will still use gronze.com to check on current data.
I hope this helps a little. There is more, but that is mostly preference items. I haven't seen the Brierly Guide for the del Norte, but if it is like the Portuguese, I would buy it.
The camino del Norte is waymarked fairly well, but in some provinces the direction indication changes 180 degrees so I would research that. After Ribadeo, it is almost impossible to get lost and the direction indication is as it should be, at least in my humble opinion.
I stayed at a few hotels/pensions along the way and would recommend them if you would like. One in particular that I liked and went back to after my camino (and spent three days there while I explored that city) was the Hotel Santa Cruz. The owner/manager's name is Henri. He is a very hard working, guest oriented knowledgeable young man. He has walked the del Norte and made several recommendations to me that worked out very well. The hotel has a restaurant/bar and is on the camino. You can see the bronze scallop shells in the sidewalk just outside the door.
I also got into the habit of visiting the Tourist Information Office first thing after checking into the albergue/hotel/pension at every layover. I needed to find out where the camino was and where it went as I left town. In some places (La Caridad), the scallop shells, signs and trail markers just disapear. During daylight, I would use the info from the tourist office to find the camino and follow it for a bit the night before leaving town. This camino is not like the Frances until Arzua. There are times when you are alone and don't have large groups of pilgrims to follow
And lastly, I would download the ALSA bus app and probably the one for booking.com as well.
Buen camino.
WV
Lucy,Thank you for the advice, Walking Viking! I've been using the gronze.com website and it seems to be really informative. Some hotel/pension recommendations would be much appreciated, thank you. I'm planning on staying in a few hotels/pensions, mainly because some of the albergues will be closed at the time of year that I'm starting the camino, and also because I'd like some space for myself at times! I like the idea of being alone on the trail, and as you advise, it will be a good idea to know where you are going each morning because there might not be groups of pilgrims to follow
Hola Lucy.
I would suggest that you purchase the CSJ guides to the Norte, 'Los Camino del Norte A Ruta de la Costa' - 1 and 2. They are full of information and directions as well as light to carry. You can then write in any info from cicerone and gronze that you feel you need. We also could write in notes about our day, special photos etc in addition to our brief diary notes. If you are not needing any of the variations given it is also easy to cut them out and so lighten your load, even if it is only by a few pages.
Lucy,
I walked the del Norte from Irun to Santiago April 28 to June 3, this year. It was my first camino. As you said, there is a lot of info on the caminos out there. This forum is very good as a reference point for asking questions and getting advice. The only issue is the information here comes from a very big group of pilgrims with a very big difference in experience, and that sometimes can be overwhelming as well. In a previous post on this forum, I listed some of the lessons I learned from my own camino. I will list some of them for you.
1). Before I left for Spain, I went to my local AT&T cellphone office and had them connect my cell phone to the Spanish phone system (voice, data, text $30 per month). I had internet, voice and text whenever my phone was on. I did this primarily because I planned to walk alone as much as possible.
2). I used the stages of the del Norte from the gronze.com website to establish my itinery for overnights/rest days and day/dates on the camino. The gronze.com website lists albergues, hotels and pensions available at almost all the towns, cities and villages, but for some reason does not list all of them. I'm guessing it' s a pay for posting issue. If my plans changed, I could make adjustments to my hotel/albergue/pension while on the camino at rest stops. Almost every bar, restaurant and pension had WiFi (pronounced Whiffee in Spain). All you have to do is ask if they have WiFi, and then ask for the access code. Most were posted somewhere in the facility. Also, the gronze.com stages show the distances between towns and also at the bottom of the stage page, there is a vertical profile indicating the ups and downs.
3). The del Norte is very challenging during the first 8 stages due to the steep ups and downs, especially the downs! By the time I arrived in Guernika, end of Stage 5, there were injured pilgrims everywhere, a lot of them coming and going to/from the La Farmacias. Tendonitis, blisters, feet and knee issues, etc. I was no exception. I suffered from blisters, blood blisters and muscle issues (campartment syndrome with shin muscles). My initial damage, blisters, was incurred on Stage 1, Irun - San Sebastian. Everybody I met or walked with had Compeed, Vaseline and Ibuprofen tablets. I will add that I trained for six months before I left. During the last two months of training, I had a full backpack, had broke in two pairs of footwear, and hiked 9.5 miles (15 km) every morning. In Guernika one night (end of Stage 5) I was in a pension with about 6 other pilgrims eating dinner in the common area and asked them all if they thought that there was any way to prepare for the del Norte. Without exception, we all agreed that the answer was NO! Some were first timers, others had lots of hiking experience, some had had walked other caminos. We all had the "camino limp".
4). This is the most important item. Buy a good set of adjustable trekking poles and learn how to use them correctly (length and straps)! I had a set with me but did not know how to use them properly and was stumbling along like a newborn pony. They got stowed in my backpack. During Stage 14 I walked with a very experienced trekking guide who showed me the correct way to use my "sticks". From that point on it was a totally different camino. My wounds healed fully in three days. I could move at twice the speed with about half the effort. Hills, mud bogs and slippery trails were no problem. In the Miraz albergue I met a pilgrim from Germany who had 3-4 big blisters on both feet. Hed had white sewing thread and Compeed covering the bottom of both feet. He said he was on his way home because he couldn't take the pain anymore. I asked him if he had sticks. He said no. I suggested he get some and showed him how I used mine. I saw him next in Sobrado outside the monastary, walking with sticks. He said he was much better and thanked me for showing him how to use them. As he left, I noticed he was not using the straps correctly and mentioned it to him. He asked how to use them. I showed him how to put his hands through the loops from the bottom and then grip the handles. Well off he went, using the sticks correctly. The next time I saw him was in Pilgrim City in Santiago, a great big smile all over his face. He'd finished his camino. He couldn't thank me enough. It was one pilgrim helping another pilgrim, just as I'd been shown.
5). I had packed my backpack for any contingency such as rain and cold; tent, tarp, inflatable sleeping bag cushion, rain jacket/pants, etc. After a week and no rain I sent tent, tarp and cushion home. A week later the cold weather clothes went home. I lightened my pack by about 6-7 lbs. my experience at that point told me I was going to get a bed every night (not a lot of pilgrims on the Norte in Aptil/May). I am planning my next camino, Portuguese, and will do things a little different, but go same time of year as I don't do hot very well. No tent gear, lighter clothes but more of them for weight (layering) and take my lightweight Marmot rain jacket and pants. I bought the Brierly guide for the Portuguese but will still use gronze.com to check on current data.
I hope this helps a little. There is more, but that is mostly preference items. I haven't seen the Brierly Guide for the del Norte, but if it is like the Portuguese, I would buy it.
The camino del Norte is waymarked fairly well, but in some provinces the direction indication changes 180 degrees so I would research that. After Ribadeo, it is almost impossible to get lost and the direction indication is as it should be, at least in my humble opinion.
I stayed at a few hotels/pensions along the way and would recommend them if you would like. One in particular that I liked and went back to after my camino (and spent three days there while I explored that city) was the Hotel Santa Cruz. The owner/manager's name is Henri. He is a very hard working, guest oriented knowledgeable young man. He has walked the del Norte and made several recommendations to me that worked out very well. The hotel has a restaurant/bar and is on the camino. You can see the bronze scallop shells in the sidewalk just outside the door.
I also got into the habit of visiting the Tourist Information Office first thing after checking into the albergue/hotel/pension at every layover. I needed to find out where the camino was and where it went as I left town. In some places (La Caridad), the scallop shells, signs and trail markers just disapear. During daylight, I would use the info from the tourist office to find the camino and follow it for a bit the night before leaving town. This camino is not like the Frances until Arzua. There are times when you are alone and don't have large groups of pilgrims to follow
And lastly, I would download the ALSA bus app and probably the one for booking.com as well.
Buen camino.
WV
Was the Hotel Santa Cruz that you liked in Oviedo?
Thanks
Guemes is the last place that would supply bedding. It's a rather basic place. 3 level bunkbed or capming style beds in crowded little cabbins. And the mattrese in the bunks are not "real" mattresses but peices of foam that have been covered in material. Plus, with so many pilgims to feed the volonteers would not be able to do so much laundry. Their garlic soup, fried eggs and salad for lunch is fantastic though, and the grounds lovely for a nap in the yard.I've read on a bit further and found where you suggested the Hotel Santa Cruz, so please disregard my question. However, I do have another question for you. We are not planning on staying in many albergues, only some that supply the bedding as we don't want to carry the extra weight since mostly we will be staying in pensions, hotels etc. Can you tell me if the albergue in Guemes supplies bedding? Thanks,
Jacquie
Jacquie,I've read on a bit further and found where you suggested the Hotel Santa Cruz, so please disregard my question. However, I do have another question for you. We are not planning on staying in many albergues, only some that supply the bedding as we don't want to carry the extra weight since mostly we will be staying in pensions, hotels etc. Can you tell me if the albergue in Guemes supplies bedding? Thanks,
Jacquie
Guemes is the last place that would supply bedding. It's a rather basic place. 3 level bunkbed or capming style beds in crowded little cabbins. And the mattrese in the bunks are not "real" mattresses but peices of foam that have been covered in material. Plus, with so many pilgims to feed the volonteers would not be able to do so much laundry. Their garlic soup, fried eggs and salad for lunch is fantastic though, and the grounds lovely for a nap in the yard.
Thank you for all that. So there must be at least two albergues in Guemes that are talked about. This one sounds lovely. I have copied your accommodation list and will be incorporating it into our "spreadsheet". We are trying to get a list of recommended places. We are thinking of just carrying a silk liner with us.Jacquie,
All of the albergues on the list, which I posted, had necessary bedding; bed, pillow and most had bottom sheets (disposable). I made a habit of sleeping on or in my sleeping bag, except in one muni albergue (Estacion de Feve in Llanes) they would not allow sleeping bags on their beds to prevent spreading of any insect infestations.
The albergue in Guemes, La Cabana del Abuelo Peuto, is what every other albergue on the camino want's to be! This is a privately owned facility that is dedicated to pilgrims on the camino. They receive no funding from the government or church. They have beds for up to 70 people, everything provided: beds, blankets, pillows, showers, quiet areas, communal dining, reading and meditation rooms and a library. Everywhere you go the sitting areas have wonderfully beautiful scenery.
On arrival, the greeters help you take off your gear, give you a glass of water, sign you in, show you to your room (my room had 11 beds in it). Each room has it's own bathroom. Pilgrims were provided lunch and dinner on arrival day as well as a breakfast before leaving next morning. The atmosphere within the whole facility is nothing but amazing. Do not miss a stay at this place, it is world renouned for albergues. Of all the albergues on my camino, this place was my favorite. The cost? A donation! Whatever you want to give.
My only regret was that I didn't spend a few days there. I've included a few photos for reference.
Buen Camino,
WV
Well, lunch is not for purchase only. They do offer ot to those staying over night who arrive whole the staff is having lunch. So I would not bank on it.Thanks for the info. I figured as much. But sounds like we could stop for a lunch and enjoy the atmosphere. It's just not worth carrying the extra bedding on our backs for a night or two in an albergue.
No. There is one, and it's the Abuelo something or other. A mattress, pillow, amd bottom sheet is not what I would consoder bedding. It's what every albergue offers. By bedding I mean extra sheet and iseally b'duvet or blanket of some sort to cover yourself with. Just check the Eroski site for details.Thank you for all that. So there must be at least two albergues in Guemes that are talked about. This one sounds lovely. I have copied your accommodation list and will be incorporating it into our "spreadsheet". We are trying to get a list of recommended places. We are thinking of just carrying a silk liner with us.
I guess I'm confused as Walking Viking said that there were blankets supplied at Guemes. That's why I though this must be a different Albergue.No. There is one, and it's the Abuelo something or other. A mattress, pillow, amd bottom sheet is not what I would consoder bedding. It's what every albergue offers. By bedding I mean extra sheet and iseally b'duvet or blanket of some sort to cover yourself with. Just check the Eroski site for details.
She said mattress, bottom sheet and pillow. And that is what every albergue does offer, she' right. And frankly, would you really want direct contact with a blanket that has been used by pilgrims for years without wver being cleaned?I guess I'm confused as Walking Viking said that there were blankets supplied at Guemes. That's why I though this must be a different Albergue.
She said mattress, bottom sheet and pillow. And that is what every albergue does offer, she' right. And frankly, would you really want direct contact with a blanket that has been used by pilgrims for years without wver being cleaned?
Here is the direct quote of what she wrote...
"They have beds for up to 70 people, everything provided: beds, blankets, pillows, showers, quiet areas, communal dining, reading and meditation rooms and alibrary."
This is why I was confused. Regardless, I hear ya on the blankets. Guess I was just hoping for a way to stay there without carting a sleeping bag on my bag for a month. Thanks for you info.
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Jaquie,
The albergue at Guemes is the cleanest and neatest albergue I visited on my camino. There is a laundry on site that was continually in use by the staff while I was there. They provide a coin operated washer near the laundry, with soap and dryer for the pilgrims, which I used to clean and dry all of my gear except the t shirt and shorts I wore while doing my laundry.
The writer above must have the albergue at Guemes confused with some other place. Here are two pictures which show the room I was in, my assigned bed (under the far window with albergue provided blue blanket) with mattress, mattress cover, blanket and pillow. On the shelves, at the foot of my bed, you can see stacks of blankets (clean blankets) for use by pilgrims. Also, I carried a sleeping bag liner/sleep sack to sleep in on the nights when it was not to cold. You can see that on my bed as well. The liner is a combination silk and cotton fabric. It has a big pocket at the head end for inserting a pillow (also shown). If you travel with a sleep sack and visit all of the albergues that I listed, you will not need a sleeping bag or other "bedding". They all had blankets and pillows and most provided disposable bottom sheets. The albergue at the church in Markina was not heated and it was cool to cold at night so I used the liner and sleeping bag. The same at the albergue/refugio at the Monastery in Sobrado de Monxes.
If Guemes is going to be your only albergue overnight, then a sleep sack/bag liner will be all you need.
Also, I'm a he, not a she.
Buen Camino.
Walking Viking
Walking the Camino from La Caridad from the 8th of June 18.Lucy,
I walked the del Norte from Irun to Santiago April 28 to June 3, this year. It was my first camino. As you said, there is a lot of info on the caminos out there. This forum is very good as a reference point for asking questions and getting advice. The only issue is the information here comes from a very big group of pilgrims with a very big difference in experience, and that sometimes can be overwhelming as well. In a previous post on this forum, I listed some of the lessons I learned from my own camino. I will list some of them for you.
1). Before I left for Spain, I went to my local AT&T cellphone office and had them connect my cell phone to the Spanish phone system (voice, data, text $30 per month). I had internet, voice and text whenever my phone was on. I did this primarily because I planned to walk alone as much as possible.
2). I used the stages of the del Norte from the gronze.com website to establish my itinery for overnights/rest days and day/dates on the camino. The gronze.com website lists albergues, hotels and pensions available at almost all the towns, cities and villages, but for some reason does not list all of them. I'm guessing it' s a pay for posting issue. If my plans changed, I could make adjustments to my hotel/albergue/pension while on the camino at rest stops. Almost every bar, restaurant and pension had WiFi (pronounced Whiffee in Spain). All you have to do is ask if they have WiFi, and then ask for the access code. Most were posted somewhere in the facility. Also, the gronze.com stages show the distances between towns and also at the bottom of the stage page, there is a vertical profile indicating the ups and downs.
3). The del Norte is very challenging during the first 8 stages due to the steep ups and downs, especially the downs! By the time I arrived in Guernika, end of Stage 5, there were injured pilgrims everywhere, a lot of them coming and going to/from the La Farmacias. Tendonitis, blisters, feet and knee issues, etc. I was no exception. I suffered from blisters, blood blisters and muscle issues (campartment syndrome with shin muscles). My initial damage, blisters, was incurred on Stage 1, Irun - San Sebastian. Everybody I met or walked with had Compeed, Vaseline and Ibuprofen tablets. I will add that I trained for six months before I left. During the last two months of training, I had a full backpack, had broke in two pairs of footwear, and hiked 9.5 miles (15 km) every morning. In Guernika one night (end of Stage 5) I was in a pension with about 6 other pilgrims eating dinner in the common area and asked them all if they thought that there was any way to prepare for the del Norte. Without exception, we all agreed that the answer was NO! Some were first timers, others had lots of hiking experience, some had had walked other caminos. We all had the "camino limp".
4). This is the most important item. Buy a good set of adjustable trekking poles and learn how to use them correctly (length and straps)! I had a set with me but did not know how to use them properly and was stumbling along like a newborn pony. They got stowed in my backpack. During Stage 14 I walked with a very experienced trekking guide who showed me the correct way to use my "sticks". From that point on it was a totally different camino. My wounds healed fully in three days. I could move at twice the speed with about half the effort. Hills, mud bogs and slippery trails were no problem. In the Miraz albergue I met a pilgrim from Germany who had 3-4 big blisters on both feet. Hed had white sewing thread and Compeed covering the bottom of both feet. He said he was on his way home because he couldn't take the pain anymore. I asked him if he had sticks. He said no. I suggested he get some and showed him how I used mine. I saw him next in Sobrado outside the monastary, walking with sticks. He said he was much better and thanked me for showing him how to use them. As he left, I noticed he was not using the straps correctly and mentioned it to him. He asked how to use them. I showed him how to put his hands through the loops from the bottom and then grip the handles. Well off he went, using the sticks correctly. The next time I saw him was in Pilgrim City in Santiago, a great big smile all over his face. He'd finished his camino. He couldn't thank me enough. It was one pilgrim helping another pilgrim, just as I'd been shown.
5). I had packed my backpack for any contingency such as rain and cold; tent, tarp, inflatable sleeping bag cushion, rain jacket/pants, etc. After a week and no rain I sent tent, tarp and cushion home. A week later the cold weather clothes went home. I lightened my pack by about 6-7 lbs. my experience at that point told me I was going to get a bed every night (not a lot of pilgrims on the Norte in Aptil/May). I am planning my next camino, Portuguese, and will do things a little different, but go same time of year as I don't do hot very well. No tent gear, lighter clothes but more of them for weight (layering) and take my lightweight Marmot rain jacket and pants. I bought the Brierly guide for the Portuguese but will still use gronze.com to check on current data.
I hope this helps a little. There is more, but that is mostly preference items. I haven't seen the Brierly Guide for the del Norte, but if it is like the Portuguese, I would buy it.
The camino del Norte is waymarked fairly well, but in some provinces the direction indication changes 180 degrees so I would research that. After Ribadeo, it is almost impossible to get lost and the direction indication is as it should be, at least in my humble opinion.
I stayed at a few hotels/pensions along the way and would recommend them if you would like. One in particular that I liked and went back to after my camino (and spent three days there while I explored that city) was the Hotel Santa Cruz. The owner/manager's name is Henri. He is a very hard working, guest oriented knowledgeable young man. He has walked the del Norte and made several recommendations to me that worked out very well. The hotel has a restaurant/bar and is on the camino. You can see the bronze scallop shells in the sidewalk just outside the door.
I also got into the habit of visiting the Tourist Information Office first thing after checking into the albergue/hotel/pension at every layover. I needed to find out where the camino was and where it went as I left town. In some places (La Caridad), the scallop shells, signs and trail markers just disapear. During daylight, I would use the info from the tourist office to find the camino and follow it for a bit the night before leaving town. This camino is not like the Frances until Arzua. There are times when you are alone and don't have large groups of pilgrims to follow
And lastly, I would download the ALSA bus app and probably the one for booking.com as well.
Buen camino.
WV
I notice this is quite an old thread. I have taken on board the advise that Gronze.com is a great source of information. I don't want to be to reliant on my phone so is there a recent book publication that the wise and Del Norde experienced would recommend.
Old threads can be very misleading. The recently published A Wise Pilgrim Guide to the Northern Camino which can be purchased at the Forum Store.I notice this is quite an old thread. I have taken on board the advise that Gronze.com is a great source of information. I don't want to be to reliant on my phone so is there a recent book publication that the wise and Del Norde experienced would recommend.
Spurs and Don thanks for the suggestion. Will look to purchase copy ASAP.
Here's another 'what if' for you. I have friends that will be walking the Portuguese arriving at Santiago on about the 10th of May. Depending on a certain rugby match happening in Dublin this weekend I was considering flying into Santiago to greet them, spend a couple of days there then look into the options of using public transport to get to Irun to walk the Del Norde. Is this a touch ambitious and complicated especially for a non Spanish Speaker?
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