question about the Camino Del Norte

[shellyw]

Hello everyone! I am arriving in San Sebastion on this May 11th to begin my walk of the North route. Reading about all of your experiences has me brimming with inspiration. I will be traveling with 2 friends for part of the way starting out. I have 3 weeks of walking time and I know that I want to walk the final 100km to Santiago. I think my friends and I will walk the first week together from San Sebastian to Bilbao?...i think we can make it that far in 7 days. But I would love to hear what part i should walk for the other week? I have never done anything like this before. My mom passed this year and my year has been very transformative internally. I am walking to feel my way into what is next in my life and to open to the newly developed me. I am very encouraged by the idea that you all use quite a bit, that "the Camino will provide". Shelly

 

[Jun Meng]

Hello everyone! I am arriving in San Sebastion on this May 11th to begin my walk of the North route. Reading about all of your experiences has me brimming with inspiration. I will be traveling with 2 friends for part of the way starting out. I have 3 weeks of walking time and I know that I want to walk the final 100km to Santiago. I think my friends and I will walk the first week together from San Sebastian to Bilbao?...i think we can make it that far in 7 days. But I would love to hear what part i should walk for the other week? I have never done anything like this before. My mom passed this year and my year has been very transformative internally. I am walking to feel my way into what is next in my life and to open to the newly developed me. I am very encouraged by the idea that you all use quite a bit, that "the Camino will provide". Shelly

You should try primitivo. It's great. Buen Camino

 

[Tia Valeria]

Last 100kms of Primitivo from Lugo; Norte from Baamonde etc. If you have 2 weeks then the Primitivo from Oviedo might be possible but it might be tight on time depending on how far you can walk in a day. It is possible to start from Grado, Salas, Tino or even Grandas de Salime by taking the bus from Oviedo.
Buses and trains go from the Norte to Oviedo and the Oviedo - Grandas bus is afternoons 6 days a week.

 

[Craig Towers]

I agree for an inspirational experience cut down to Oviedo and try the Primitvo. Norte is incredible but pilgrims make up a small proportion of the people transiting through the northern cities. On the Primitvo this reverses. Oviedo is a great city.

 

[MKalcolm M]

I would suggest you keep walking from Bilbao, as the next few days from there have lovely scenery, with some wonderful beaches to walk along. If you then take a bus to Baarmonde, you can walk the last 100k to Santiago.

 

[MareeM]

Hello everyone! I am arriving in San Sebastion on this May 11th to begin my walk of the North route. Reading about all of your experiences has me brimming with inspiration. I will be traveling with 2 friends for part of the way starting out. I have 3 weeks of walking time and I know that I want to walk the final 100km to Santiago. I think my friends and I will walk the first week together from San Sebastian to Bilbao?...i think we can make it that far in 7 days. But I would love to hear what part i should walk for the other week? I have never done anything like this before. My mom passed this year and my year has been very transformative internally. I am walking to feel my way into what is next in my life and to open to the newly developed me. I am very encouraged by the idea that you all use quite a bit, that "the Camino will provide". Shelly

Hi Shelly
I'm about to do the San Sebastian to Bilbao - would love any info you would care to pass on