Hi, Two things I would say. First please check out the video I posted. I think the Pilgrim is from Eastern Europe and his video I believes captures the beauty of the Norte better than any of the videos of the Norte I have seen.
My second comment which may not at all apply to you is this. If my assumptions are incorrect please forgive me in advance. We look to be about the same age. When I had walked the Norte a few years back I found the camino along the coast much more difficult than the Camino Frances. (Also more beautiful). I would be interested in hearing from other pilgrims who have walked if they feel the same as I do about the following comment. When I walked there seemed to be alot more pilgrims who preferred to walk alone then to join "Camino Families". Something so common and also loved on the CF. I still forged good bonds with other pilgrims in the albergues at night. Of course there were times I did walk with my new Camino friends during the day, but usually for short periods. I do think I shared more lunches on the Camino, outside of a bar or restaurant and also shared more communal dinners in the albergues at night. I found navigating the steep ups and downs along the coast to be easier walking my own pace. I think I would have killed myself trying to keep up with my younger pilgrim friends especially on those first climbs out of towns and villages along the coast to get up to the flatter plateaus. Same would be true traversing the steep downhills. I fondly remember some of those pilgrims screaming to me as I struggled up the hill, "come on old man you can do it. We don't want to have to call your wife to tell her we had to leave you on the side of the trail". I loved their sensitivity and encouragement!!



Just found this website that had this article that I think you may find very useful:
My Instagram feed is full of people on the Camino del Norte (check out Nadine Walks and Ben Camino and OTCamino), and I am filled with both memories and a little jealousy. I want to be walking on c…
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