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Guidebooks:
- What guidebook did you use?
- Did you like it?
I was assuming I'd use Anton Pombo's in Spanish. But have heard recently about Cicerone in English. I'd like to hear what else is out there that would be recommended or not recommended.
Bilbao:
- What is your opinion of walking through and experiencing Bilbao? Can it be skipped?
Given time constraints and my expected pace, I don't know that I will actually make it to Santander in the 14 days I have. It strikes me that I have two options - either skip some stages in the middle, or simply walk as far as I can. I'm not a huge crowds and city fan, so had thought that either I'd skip the stage that goes through Bilbao. If I choose to walk continuously through Santander, I recognize I will likely walk as far as I can and get a bus into Santander when I need to catch my train.
Nate
Hi All,
I will be walking 2 weeks from Irun to Santander (or as close as I can get) starting from May 2.
Anyone else walking around that time?
I've been finding some good resources already through other threads
- the eroski camino webzite - http://caminodesantiago.consumer.es/
- gronze.com - new to me, but seemingly really helpful.
I am interested in opinions from those who have done the Norte already.
Guidebooks:
- What guidebook did you use?
- Did you like it?
I was assuming I'd use Anton Pombo's in Spanish. But have heard recently about Cicerone in English. I'd like to hear what else is out there that would be recommended or not recommended.
Bilbao:
- What is your opinion of walking through and experiencing Bilbao? Can it be skipped?
Given time constraints and my expected pace, I don't know that I will actually make it to Santander in the 14 days I have. It strikes me that I have two options - either skip some stages in the middle, or simply walk as far as I can. I'm not a huge crowds and city fan, so had thought that either I'd skip the stage that goes through Bilbao. If I choose to walk continuously through Santander, I recognize I will likely walk as far as I can and get a bus into Santander when I need to catch my train.
Thanks all! I'm looking forward to getting out along the coast!
Nate
Jan_D, I looked at the Erosk site and see only see 2 'etapas' that would be around the 10km mark: Lezama to Bilbao and Portugalete to Pobena. Problem is that the Lezama albergue does not open until June 1st. Also, the albergue in Portugalete is closed in May, opening July and August only. In that case the walk would be Bilbao to Pobena is 20km (Bilbao to Portugalete via the 'high road'), plus another 13 to Pobena.@ anenome del camino - the original poster was simply wondering whether he could do Irun-Santander in 2 weeks. Although this is listed in the 'official stages' as 14 days, I pointed out that some of these 'official stages' are very short (one 11km, another 12km), and as nobody sticks to these stages anyway, I think the distance is easily doable in under two weeks. Not sure how your other suggestions fit in, as they all only apply after Santander. But anyhoo...
Mind you, one can always stay in pensiones, case rurales, you name it, but in that case anything can count as an etapa.
Tia is right, plot out the albergues that are OPEN in May and then figure out your stages depending on what you think you can walk in a day. On CF, next time I go, there is as you make the trek to the Alto del Perdon. Next time I am staying there and that will get me into different towns and villages that the last times I walked there. But CF offers so many more options.Thanks again for the lively discussion. I agree that flexibility is the name of the game. I did find a few of the ~10km stages to be somewhat confusing, and very much subscribe to the 'make your own stages' theory. That is how I'm approaching this. Thus, I'm not going to force stages to make it to Santander by X date. I'll do some more of this research to be educated on the options, and get as far as I can in the time I have.
Hi All,
I will be walking 2 weeks from Irun to Santander (or as close as I can get) starting from May 2.
Anyone else walking around that time?
I've been finding some good resources already through other threads
- the eroski camino webzite - http://caminodesantiago.consumer.es/
- gronze.com - new to me, but seemingly really helpful.
I am interested in opinions from those who have done the Norte already.
Guidebooks:
- What guidebook did you use?
- Did you like it?
I was assuming I'd use Anton Pombo's in Spanish. But have heard recently about Cicerone in English. I'd like to hear what else is out there that would be recommended or not recommended.
Bilbao:
- What is your opinion of walking through and experiencing Bilbao? Can it be skipped?
Given time constraints and my expected pace, I don't know that I will actually make it to Santander in the 14 days I have. It strikes me that I have two options - either skip some stages in the middle, or simply walk as far as I can. I'm not a huge crowds and city fan, so had thought that either I'd skip the stage that goes through Bilbao. If I choose to walk continuously through Santander, I recognize I will likely walk as far as I can and get a bus into Santander when I need to catch my train.
Thanks all! I'm looking forward to getting out along the coast!
Nate
...(It appears Eroski's app is only for iPhone?)
Hello Natefaith,Thanks again for the lively discussion. I agree that flexibility is the name of the game. I did find a few of the ~10km stages to be somewhat confusing, and very much subscribe to the 'make your own stages' theory. That is how I'm approaching this. Thus, I'm not going to force stages to make it to Santander by X date. I'll do some more of this research to be educated on the options, and get as far as I can in the time I have.
Hi All,
I will be walking 2 weeks from Irun to Santander (or as close as I can get) starting from May 2.
Anyone else walking around that time?
Hello!
I will be starting in Bilbao on May 8th so we might cross each other's road!
I'm reading everyone's comments with attention, thank you all for your time!
Melodie
Their app may be only for iPhone
but you can use this Eroski info re albergues and monuments in Android.
Buen camino!
MM
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