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This, YES!...For me, when rain is that heavy, there is nothing like walking with sandals and socks, they dry very quickly..
I am with you both in spirit but the 33km up hills would have killed me! I started my Camino today walking from LisboDay 1–Irún to Oria-Lasarte. 33 km, about 1000m up. Steady (sometimes heavy) rain the entire time. But really the only time I asked myself why I was doing this was when I woke up and could hear the rain pounding on the tin roof outside. But once we got going, it was just fine. Lots of pretty hills, all green of course, beautiful homes and farms, interspersed with the very frustrating rocky paths going up, all of which had become veritable rivers! But it was very liberating to know that my shoes were not waterproof, and so I might as well just walk right through the water. It worked really well. And after an hour in the hotel room, they are almost dry!
Two bar stops for great cafes con
leche. People were very nice even though we left huge puddles on the floor.
Thanks so much to Michael for the chocolate bar and the two VERY helpful pamphlets on the next two stages. No rain in the forecast for the next few days so we are headed for the mountains!
so pleased you are sharing this Laurie & Alun! I am with you in spirit but the 33kms with hills would be a real challenge for this old girl! I started my Camino gently today by walking out to the Tile Museum in the afternoon ( I would miss it starting out early from here & then on to the Park of Nations from where I will start early in the morning.Day 1–Irún to Oria-Lasarte. 33 km, about 1000m up. Steady (sometimes heavy) rain the entire time. But really the only time I asked myself why I was doing this was when I woke up and could hear the rain pounding on the tin roof outside. But once we got going, it was just fine. Lots of pretty hills, all green of course, beautiful homes and farms, interspersed with the very frustrating rocky paths going up, all of which had become veritable rivers! But it was very liberating to know that my shoes were not waterproof, and so I might as well just walk right through the water. It worked really well. And after an hour in the hotel room, they are almost dry!
Two bar stops for great cafes con
leche. People were very nice even though we left huge puddles on the floor.
Thanks so much to Michael for the chocolate bar and the two VERY helpful pamphlets on the next two stages. No rain in the forecast for the next few days so we are headed for the mountains!
Don't mind him Laurie, you look lovely!!!Hey, Laurie, that's one funny selfie for a selfie non-professional. But I like it
Of course she doesDon't mind him Laurie, you look lovely!!!
How great that the weather cooperated for this long-planned day. The descent to Errezil looked dizzyingly steep in the photo! Thanks for taking the time to post the details and photos. I'm looking forward to the rest.Instead, we had a few kms of very sharp descent to the picture perfect village of Errezil, where Casa Letea awaited. Very nice, just gorgeous views.
Hi Elaine, that was the descent that did my knee in. But what s beautiful little pueblo. I am still paying for it, but I hope that with ice, rest, and stretching I will get it back to near normal. Things are pretty flat for a while so that’s good too.How great that the weather cooperated for this long-planned day. The descent to Errezil looked dizzyingly steep in the photo! Thanks for taking the time to post the details and photos. I'm looking forward to the rest.
Elaine
As soon as I flashed back to the switchback descent though closely spaced topo lines on the Wikiloc IGN map, I was afraid that might have been the case. I wish there were something more you could do for your knee, but it sounds like you've got everything covered - brace, ice, stretching, rest, poles, and positive thoughts! Hoping for results soon for you...That was the descent that did my knee in. But what s beautiful little pueblo.
Wow!!We had a long day to Salinillas de burandon. We left Vitoria at about 6:45 and enjoyed every minute of walking through the rich people’s neighborhood— what a contrast with our entrance to the city through endless rows of modern apt buildings.
We did take the “new” route into Puebla and my knees were fine! Since it was so early we decided to go on to Salinillas, but we had an encounter with highway construction after Berantevilla (where we had to go to get food for tonight) that set us back for almost an hour. But we rolled into Salinillas before 5 pm, having walked about 45 kms. Tough. It’s quite a pretty place—a14th century walked town.
The albergue here is not a pilgrim Albergue but it’s the only game in town. We are alone. The owner told us they don’t get many more than 60 pilgrims a year — most of their business comes from hiking and school groups. He brought us a bottle of his family’s homemade wine and we are enjoying it very much. They sell about 16,000 kilos of grapes and keep about 1,000 for their own production. This is a little corner of Pais Vasco whose wine is Rioja. We are at a point where Navarra, Pais Vasco, and Castilla/Leon fought it out.
Short walk to Santo Domingo tomorrow. We hope to sleep in Aguilar de Campoo tomorrow to start the Olvidado onThursday. But that might be too crazy, we will see!
We had a long day to Salinillas de burandon. We left Vitoria at about 6:45 and enjoyed every minute of walking through the rich people’s neighborhood— what a contrast with our entrance to the city through endless rows of modern apt buildings.
We did take the “new” route into Puebla and my knees were fine! Since it was so early we decided to go on to Salinillas, but we had an encounter with highway construction after Berantevilla (where we had to go to get food for tonight) that set us back for almost an hour. But we rolled into Salinillas before 5 pm, having walked about 45 kms. Tough. It’s quite a pretty place—a14th century walked town.
The albergue here is not a pilgrim Albergue but it’s the only game in town. We are alone. The owner told us they don’t get many more than 60 pilgrims a year — most of their business comes from hiking and school groups. He brought us a bottle of his family’s homemade wine and we are enjoying it very much. They sell about 16,000 kilos of grapes and keep about 1,000 for their own production. This is a little corner of Pais Vasco whose wine is Rioja. We are at a point where Navarra, Pais Vasco, and Castilla/Leon fought it out.
Short walk to Santo Domingo tomorrow. We hope to sleep in Aguilar de Campoo tomorrow to start the Olvidado onThursday. But that might be too crazy, we will see!
We had a long day to Salinillas de burandon. We left Vitoria at about 6:45 and enjoyed every minute of walking through the rich people’s neighborhood— what a contrast with our entrance to the city through endless rows of modern apt buildings.
We did take the “new” route into Puebla and my knees were fine! Since it was so early we decided to go on to Salinillas, but we had an encounter with highway construction after Berantevilla (where we had to go to get food for tonight) that set us back for almost an hour. But we rolled into Salinillas before 5 pm, having walked about 45 kms. Tough. It’s quite a pretty place—a14th century walked town.
The albergue here is not a pilgrim Albergue but it’s the only game in town. We are alone. The owner told us they don’t get many more than 60 pilgrims a year — most of their business comes from hiking and school groups. He brought us a bottle of his family’s homemade wine and we are enjoying it very much. They sell about 16,000 kilos of grapes and keep about 1,000 for their own production. This is a little corner of Pais Vasco whose wine is Rioja. We are at a point where Navarra, Pais Vasco, and Castilla/Leon fought it out.
Short walk to Santo Domingo tomorrow. We hope to sleep in Aguilar de Campoo tomorrow to start the Olvidado onThursday. But that might be too crazy, we will see!
Oh we spent a lot of time in Berentevilla.You missed my favorite village Berantevilla and Haro (albergue there) is a great stop for wine and tapas.
I really liked this Camino.
Joe
Oh we spent a lot of time in Berentevilla.First to wait out a storm and then getting back to the camino because of road construction. We listened to the workers when we should have just used our brains.
We’ll be walking through Haro today.
The church (if it’s the one right across from the cafe/tienda) was locked. How did you get in?
Wow, lucky you!,It was Holy Thursday, I went to mass that night (washing of the feet)
Hats off Peregrina 2000! Very smart idea stoping to sleep in Errezil as in Goiatz-Bidania the only alternative is a 4 stars hotel in a historic palace, wich could be excellent but for sure not cheap. I've read some Spaniard pilgrims have taken public transport from Bidania to Tolosa to look for cheaper alternatives. Tolosa is an interesting town to walk around. But timetables have to be well checked. And on the next day they took public transport again to restart the trail from Bidania. About having a gourmet food, there are many choices: At least in Beasain if you're idea is arriving to the albergue hospitalero de Beasain, speaking about having a good meal in restaurants: Asador Urkiola (the best top quality but expensive), Artzai Enea ( very good quality/price restaurant), Arrano Taberna (very good quality/price), Aldaxka (cheap and big dishes). And about gourmet bars to eat some pintxos or raciones, Blai Taberna and Blues Brothers gourmet Bar (breakfasts here are the best in the valley!). If you are gourmet people and no worry about take a taxi to enjoy a great meal, then I would recommend Itsasoko Ostatua.Rain-free but not pain-free. Knees have said that it’s time to stop descending 1000 m a day. Ascents are fine, and always lead to beautiful views but not so the descents.
We’re taking a very short and almost elevation free day tomorrow to give them a rest.
This mountain variant is amazing. So beautiful. We had descended 300 m below the camino to get to our little town of Errezil yesterday, so that was the first order of business this morning. Not too bad and we were soon back on Camino. From there the route goes through the little town of Bidania and then up to the hamlet of Santa Maria where there is a hotel with a view like you can’t imagine. We had a long break there.
Through beech forests(I think), up and down up and down and we finally arrived in Ormaiztegi. We are staying here in a cheap pension and not enjoying any of the delicious gourmet food that @VNwalking and @sabine enjoyed. But I am very happy to have done this variant.
My knees are hurting from all the descents. We have a short relatively flat stage tomorrow to Zegama. So I hope to recuperate. I would highly recommend this route.
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