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Having been well and truly bitten by the Camino experience earlier in the year and being fortunate enough to have the time available I was lucky enough to complete the first half of the Norte and link into the Primitivo as well as adding a scenic train journey onto the end of the trip. I used the updated Cicerone guide (I have expressed my views on the accuracy of this book elsewhere). "B"at the end of a stage indicates that I slept out using a bivvy bag . "H" indicates a hotel.
Bristol to Bordeaux on 30/08/16 by air. Bordeaux to Irun by TGV Train 31/08.
1 31/8 Irun Pasajes de San Juan 11 B
2 1/9 PdeSJ Orio 12.5
3 2/9 Orio Deba 30
4 3/9 Deba Markina Xemain 23
5 4/9 Markina Xemain Mendata 13.6
6 5/9 Mendata Monte Avril 41 B
7 6/9 Monte Avril Bilbao 2 H
8 7/9 Bilbao Miono 37.5 B
9 8/9 Miono Liando 18.7
10 9/9 Liando Guemes 35.5 B
11 10/9 Guemes Requejada 31.6
12 11/9 Requejada Ventas de Ariba 36
13 12/9 VdeA Buenla 23
14 13/9 Buenla Poo 16
15 14/9 Poo San Estaban 32.6
16 15/9 San Estaban Villavicosia 32.1
17 16/9 Villavicosia Pola de Siero 28.1
5k out of Villavicosia Camino splits off into ........
Camino Primitivo
18 17/9 Pola de Siero Premono 32.6 B
19 18/9 Premono Corellana 21.7
20 19/9 Corellana Tineo 28.3
21 20/9 Tineo Montefurado (via Hospital Route) 31 ? B
22 21/9 Montefurado Grandas de Salime 40.5
23 22/9 G de S Montouto 36.4 B
24 23/9 Montouto Gondor 29.9 B
25 24/9 Gondor Lugo 13
26 25/9 Lugo Vilouriz 37.5 B
27 26/9 Vilouriz Santa Irene 37.6
28 27/9 Santa Irene Santiago de Compostela 22.4
Total 787.4 Klm
This time on completion I took the train to Ferrol, next morning took the coastal train to Oviedo for an overnight stop. Then took the following morning train to Santander where I spent a couple of enjoyable days before catching the ferry back to Portsmouth. Coastal train is well worth the time (its no expense 23 and 16 euros for each ticket) and although transferred onto a bus for the last leg into Oviedo the overall journey was very scenic. On the Oviedo to Santander section you have the added treat of seeing the Camino Norte trundle past the window for some of the way letting you bask in the smugness of reflecting "I did that".
Don.
Bristol to Bordeaux on 30/08/16 by air. Bordeaux to Irun by TGV Train 31/08.
1 31/8 Irun Pasajes de San Juan 11 B
2 1/9 PdeSJ Orio 12.5
3 2/9 Orio Deba 30
4 3/9 Deba Markina Xemain 23
5 4/9 Markina Xemain Mendata 13.6
6 5/9 Mendata Monte Avril 41 B
7 6/9 Monte Avril Bilbao 2 H
8 7/9 Bilbao Miono 37.5 B
9 8/9 Miono Liando 18.7
10 9/9 Liando Guemes 35.5 B
11 10/9 Guemes Requejada 31.6
12 11/9 Requejada Ventas de Ariba 36
13 12/9 VdeA Buenla 23
14 13/9 Buenla Poo 16
15 14/9 Poo San Estaban 32.6
16 15/9 San Estaban Villavicosia 32.1
17 16/9 Villavicosia Pola de Siero 28.1
5k out of Villavicosia Camino splits off into ........
Camino Primitivo
18 17/9 Pola de Siero Premono 32.6 B
19 18/9 Premono Corellana 21.7
20 19/9 Corellana Tineo 28.3
21 20/9 Tineo Montefurado (via Hospital Route) 31 ? B
22 21/9 Montefurado Grandas de Salime 40.5
23 22/9 G de S Montouto 36.4 B
24 23/9 Montouto Gondor 29.9 B
25 24/9 Gondor Lugo 13
26 25/9 Lugo Vilouriz 37.5 B
27 26/9 Vilouriz Santa Irene 37.6
28 27/9 Santa Irene Santiago de Compostela 22.4
Total 787.4 Klm
This time on completion I took the train to Ferrol, next morning took the coastal train to Oviedo for an overnight stop. Then took the following morning train to Santander where I spent a couple of enjoyable days before catching the ferry back to Portsmouth. Coastal train is well worth the time (its no expense 23 and 16 euros for each ticket) and although transferred onto a bus for the last leg into Oviedo the overall journey was very scenic. On the Oviedo to Santander section you have the added treat of seeing the Camino Norte trundle past the window for some of the way letting you bask in the smugness of reflecting "I did that".
Don.
