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Thank you for sharing your journey . How many kg is your tent?
Do you feel it was better or easier to camp? Did you do wild camping or rely on camping sites?
Thank your for your reply. I have a tent for 1 person it is 1.6 kg but unsure wheather to take it since I am a solo traveler. Albergues are good but you must compromise with some aspect of life among many people in big open space or sometimes smaller compacted spaces but one good thing is hot showers and most have kitchens so i dont need to carry cooking gear. I don’t mind the albergues I did the Frances last year April/may and it was tolerable because off season has less people. I am considering just taking my emergency bivy just in case and using the albergues...I have severe knee problems so I dont walk as fast as many and I must plan for sontingency. Muchas Gracias. I enjoy your videos. I will stil consider the tent as it gives great flexibility during the off season. I will be taking the coastal alternatives to stay off the roads as much as possible.Thank you for taking interest in our trip. Our tent is 1.9 kg, not very lightweight and we are thinking about replacing it in the future. But we like it in general, it has the room for backpacks and shoes but unfortunately it´s not a free standing one. Honestly we don´t have any experience staying in albergues so can´t compare much but we knew from the start that we are going to camp because we always do when we are hiking. And for us even if it was more difficult it was so much more worth it. We did a bit of research on the camping sites befire the trip and there were quite a lot of them. But we had days when we either couldn´t get to campground or there wasn´t any, it was closed etc. Then we did wild camping that was a bit challenging in some urban and populated areas and we had to walk some extra kms to get away from civilization. But again for us it is part of the hiking joy and fun, finding the camping spots and being in nature as much as possible. Speaking about camping sites most of them are open only during the summer months from May to September and if you´re going off season it won´t be an option.
Thank you for taking interest in our trip. Our tent is 1.9 kg, not very lightweight and we are thinking about replacing it in the future. But we like it in general, it has the room for backpacks and shoes but unfortunately it´s not a free standing one. Honestly we don´t have any experience staying in albergues so can´t compare much but we knew from the start that we are going to camp because we always do when we are hiking. And for us even if it was more difficult it was so much more worth it. We did a bit of research on the camping sites befire the trip and there were quite a lot of them. But we had days when we either couldn´t get to campground or there wasn´t any, it was closed etc. Then we did wild camping that was a bit challenging in some urban and populated areas and we had to walk some extra kms to get away from civilization. But again for us it is part of the hiking joy and fun, finding the camping spots and being in nature as much as possible. Speaking about camping sites most of them are open only during the summer months from May to September and if you´re going off season it won´t be an option.
Thank your for your reply. I have a tent for 1 person it is 1.6 kg but unsure wheather to take it since I am a solo traveler. Albergues are good but you must compromise with some aspect of life among many people in big open space or sometimes smaller compacted spaces but one good thing is hot showers and most have kitchens so i dont need to carry cooking gear. I don’t mind the albergues I did the Frances last year April/may and it was tolerable because off season has less people. I am considering just taking my emergency bivy just in case and using the albergues...I have severe knee problems so I dont walk as fast as many and I must plan for sontingency. Muchas Gracias. I enjoy your videos. I will stil consider the tent as it gives great flexibility during the off season. I will be taking the coastal alternatives to stay off the roads as much as possible.
Thanks I will take a look ...its the military in me I must look at the contingenciesFor my backpacking trips, including my Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike, I use a Zpacks Duplex tent. It is a bit spendy, but the space in the tent is terrific. It only weighs 596 grams. Part of the weight savings comes by using your trekking poles for tent poles.
For those who live in the EU, the tent can be purchased there as well.
Thank your for your reply. I have a tent for 1 person it is 1.6 kg but unsure wheather to take it since I am a solo traveler. Albergues are good but you must compromise with some aspect of life among many people in big open space or sometimes smaller compacted spaces but one good thing is hot showers and most have kitchens so i dont need to carry cooking gear. I don’t mind the albergues I did the Frances last year April/may and it was tolerable because off season has less people. I am considering just taking my emergency bivy just in case and using the albergues...I have severe knee problems so I dont walk as fast as many and I must plan for sontingency. Muchas Gracias. I enjoy your videos. I will stil consider the tent as it gives great flexibility during the off season. I will be taking the coastal alternatives to stay off the roads as much as possible.
If you haven't thought of doing so, you might check with the albergues at your daily stopping point and ask if they allow tents on their property. Many albergues along the Camino Frances allow this. You would pay the fee or donativo amount, but also have access to the facilities for washing and showers, etc.
Ok arm twisted hahah Zpack duplex on the way. Thanks for the tipFor my backpacking trips, including my Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike, I use a Zpacks Duplex tent. It is a bit spendy, but the space in the tent is terrific. It only weighs 596 grams. Part of the weight savings comes by using your trekking poles for tent poles.
For those who live in the EU, the tent can be purchased there as well.
Most of the albergues I stayed at on the Frances had a courtyard with grass of some type to hang laundry but even if they did not they also made a recommendation to you for a neighbor or a friend to where you can set up your tent so it never hurts to ask. At at the very least your can call ahead to the municipal albergue and ask.Thank you for pointing it out, we may use this information for our next Camino. We were quite sure that it's not really an option to stay in our own tent. But we think it also depends on the albergues, if it's in the town they don't usually have space for it.
600 dollars?!For my backpacking trips, including my Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike, I use a Zpacks Duplex tent. It is a bit spendy, but the space in the tent is terrific. It only weighs 596 grams. Part of the weight savings comes by using your trekking poles for tent poles.
For those who live in the EU, the tent can be purchased there as well.
600 dollars?!
Wow, that is an expensive piece of canvas kit there.
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Our first official day started at 9 am when we were woken up by the people and cars moving around in the camping that we found the night before. We slept only for 5 hours, still tired from the yesterday nightmare, but we had nothing to do but start walking and walk at least several kms. Because even though we didn't have a plan to rush we still wanted to be moving everyday and getting closer to our goal. So we got up and tried to pack everything up very quick and went to find a place to cook breakfast and eat it. Finally it was time to eat smth for us! Cause yesterday we didn't have time nor powers to make it happen. So we started walking and saw the ocean for the first time cause yesterday night we just heard it and it was even scary for us being dark and noisy. It was a beautiful moment and it's obviously very hard to evaluate it's extents and measures but we could feel that it was different, different from any sea that we've ever seen before. You could tell it just from the look and the sound of it, it's huge massive waves and tasty smell. What appeared to be scary yesterday today was very attractive. Later in the day we realized that on the map it says Cantabrian Sea to this part of ocean but to us it will always stay Atlantic ocean and our first meet with it. We saw lots of people on the beach swimming so we assumed it was very warm and we thought we may do it as well one day. Also we realized that the names of the villages and some institutions were double and in the unknown Basque language, so we learnt that the French territory also makes part of the Basque country. It is our first time in here so we were excited to learn more about it. So we started the hike from the village of Bidart on the coast walked through the village Guethary and found our camping site Merko further down the coast. So it sums up to just 6 km we made that day but for us it was just enough considering our physical state. The camping was really nice 3 star camping with everything that you need with a good facilities and the little supermarket nearby. The whole area was a compilation of 5 campings, several beaches, couple of bars and restaurants and some shops. The rest of the day we spent just resting, taking a nap and eating tasty fruit that we bought at the local shop(the peaches were excellent!). We met a breathtaking and sensational sunset at the ocean coast and this first sunset we will never forget. We felt so grateful that we got to experience this beauty and for the great warm cloudless weather that we had (we knew that it's not going to be forever).
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It looks so warm in the photo. Is it a current photo of you on this camino? What are the temperatures ? I was looking at walking the Norte, but didnt think to go before the end of April.
Looks very interesting as an option for the times when one wishes for a tent while on the Camino. Where is it possible to buy this tent in Europe?
Thanks!
If you are inquiring about the zpack tent in the video above here is the link to their website they are based in the Florida USA and do ship internationally http://www.zpacks.com/shelters.shtmlLooks very interesting as an option for the times when one wishes for a tent while on the Camino. Where is it possible to buy this tent in Europe?
Thanks!
It was an enjoyable video. Thank you. I should love to see the next day!
As usual thank you for your videos. My camino Del Norte starts in one month. Hope your knee is feeling better. Consider using trekking poles. It will help to keep the weight off your knees in the down hill and assis you when going up hill. Lots of youtube videos to show you the proper use of the poles. The large flowers you saw are Hydrangeas not sure if it is the same name in spanish ...Breathtaking oceancoast hiking | Day 4 of Camino del Norte from Irún to San Sebastián
The day started with a stunning location we were camping in. The sky was covered in clouds but it was painted in a beautiful colors of sunrise. Yesterday we fall asleep by the sound of the ocean and monotone songs of zucades. That was very calming.
We slept very well, it was a very quiet night, you can even say hot because there was no wind. The day promised to be cloudy and cooler than the rest of the days which we were glad to see cause walking in the sun gets quite tiring.
So we had our breakfast and left to search for the official Camino route that was going higher away from the oceanside. And this 5 km path that we took to it probably was the most scenic so far. It was definetely challenging but we got to see the huge rocks with the pores, abrupt cliffs, mountain shelter with the swings and even condor bird which we didn't even know was living there. So we enjoyed this part throughly and decided that we would take these opportunities to get away from the official route when we can.
We got out on the car road and instead if going on it we took the GR route that was going parallel. So we didn't really lose anything.
We were getting close to the Pasaia city and knew that we had to take the boat to cross the channel port. So we did and it turned out to be no more than 40 sec. trip. We didn't even have time to realize what it was. The village itself looked a really old port city with a particular architecture very different from what you would see on Mediterranean Sea.
Then we took the opposite direction from the Camino indicators and got straight into the city San Sebastian because we already lost quite a bit of time in the mountains and we still had lots of things to do. It was quite a long walk and we regret we didn't took the bus to our needed destination.
In the city all the churches were closed for some reason so we didn't put a stamp in our pilgrim credential hoping that in the other smaller villages on the way we'll compensate that. Although we didn't check the tourist office probably they do that as well. Also we bought some food as usual to have a snack and for the dinner-breakfast preparation.
The last stretch of the day was 8.5 kms and they were probably the hardest ones cause we were already tired from the city, it's noisiness and crowdness and extremely hot weather but we had to gather all the powers left and do it to our camping spot.
The city San Sebastian turned out to be a very big city and even reminded us a bit the other Spanish city Barcelona where we had lived for 3 years before. But of course it has its own speciality and feel.
It was almost impossible but we managed to get to our camping site and all we wanted was to take a shower and sleep as much as we could. And so we did.
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As usual thank you for your videos. My camino Del Norte starts in one month. Hope your knee is feeling better. Consider using trekking poles. It will help to keep the weight off your knees in the down hill and assis you when going up hill. Lots of youtube videos to show you the proper use of the poles. The large flowers you saw are Hydrangeas not sure if it is the same name in spanish ...
Yes as prepared as I can be considering I am unable to train. I start physio this week. I had a bad heel spur so I have been on crutches for some time now. I recently had a procedure 5 feburary so now feeling much better. I may send my pack forward first 2 weeks and will definately walk less Kms at the start. . I am absolutely ready to goThank you for commenting. Yes, it is very soon, do you have everything ready?Trekking poles is something we've been debating over for some time now but maybe it's about time to start using them. Thanks for pointing it out, these are incredible flowers.
Thanks for the videos, guys. I know we may have mentioned this before, but as you get further in on your Norte, you are going to have lots of options to take gorgeous coastal routes and leave the camino, which frequently goes along the shoulder of the N-highway just a km or two away from the coastline. Seems like it would be exactly your kind of thing!
Yes as prepared as I can be considering I am unable to train. I start physio this week. I had a bad heel spur so I have been on crutches for some time now. I recently had a procedure 5 feburary so now feeling much better. I may send my pack forward first 2 weeks and will definately walk less Kms at the start. . I am absolutely ready to go.
I have severe knee problems and I absolutely recommend the poles. Your knees will thank you. Last year I saw many younger people who felt they did not need them and after the Pyrenees they were despirate in Pamplona to find poles hahah. They work and you don’t need to spend much money! Many times you can find them left behind in the donitivo box in the albergues. I look forward to your next video
Another good one thank you. Look forward to the next oneCan you give a list of places you stayed and distances?
Dont worry it’s ok. I found a list with camping information for the Camino del Norte a while back. If I can find it I will attach it here. I plan to stay in Albergues and I am planning my route now but I will be walking slow due to an existing injury and may need to stop earlier or camp. Thank you for your reply.Hello, Iriebabel,
Well, we are really sorry, but afraid that it is quite difficult to recall all the campgrounds we stayed in and the distances would be too hard to measure. As some days we slep in the forest and some campsites were closed it is quite a mess. So only going through every day of Camino and drawing the map we are able to do it. But you can find all the campgrounds on Google Maps just typing the word "camping" as we did and see it it works for you. Make sure to check the opening season as well.
Dont worry it’s ok. I found a list with camping information for the Camino del Norte a while back. If I can find it I will attach it here. I plan to stay in Albergues and I am planning my route now but I will be walking slow due to an existing injury and may need to stop earlier or camp. Thank you for your reply.
Another good one. Muchas gracias. I am T-3 to Spain and the Norte
Loving your videos. Starting the Norte on 25th April.
On the Day 9 of our Camino de Santiago del Norte we hiked from the town Castro-Urdiales to the coastal village Oriñon.
Last year we also walked to Oriñon. Do you intend to go up the Monte Candina?
Buen Camino
Fabulous! This is what we originally intended to do last year, but we only went up the first slope (we're not as young as you two are).Rock climbing and Incredible Oceancoast Hiking in Cantabria, Spain | Camino del Norte from Oriñon to Laredo-Day 10
On the Day 10 of our Camino de Santiago del Norte we hiked from the coastal village Oriñon in Cantabria to the town Laredo.
That day we left the camping quite late at around 11 am cause we slept in (you know it happens sometimes when the alarm rings and you don't want to get up). The camping itself was ok but it could be much better for the price when we payed 20 + euros for the standard pitch with a car and a tent which we feel is very unfair to the backpackers like us. And it wasn't the first camping doing that. As well as paying extra for electricity just for charging our phones and cameras.
So we left it and started walking uphill from Oriñon to Sonabia. We were told by locals that there is an alternative way to the city of Laredo where we were heading to today taking the mountains path instead of going on the national highway. It seemed like a great idea to us so we planned to do that. Especially for us who always would take and alternative closer to the coast and escape the noisy car roads. It was a 13 km hike.
So we started walking and the first thing we saw was the falling tide and it was a stunning scenery. When we yesterday came to Oriñon it was a completely different picture and a different beach.
Then the indicator directed us left, we walked a bit along the gardens and then started ascending the mountain. Already seeing that probably there won't be any shadow all the way up. And the day promised to be very hot and clear, without any clouds. But we were fresh and ready for the challenge.
Right away when we hiked a bit higher we started to see the splendid views of the ocean and rocky cliffs. And we must say the mountain that we were climbing was a very beautiful one itself. First we climbed in the sand then the ground was turning harder and rockier and the path was becoming steeper and steeper. And in some places it was even dangerously steep and very narrow so we had to watch every step. The ocean was magnetically attractive and we felt like we could sit and stare for hours on end at it. But the way was calling and we continued on. At some point the path became so steep that we had to use our hands to be able to hike up so it looked more like rock climbing than hiking. But our experience in the mountains and hiking several summits helped a lot so it wasn´t bad for us at all.
But we got it why the Camino doesn't go this way and why we didn't meet any pilgrim on this path. It just simply not for everyone. For someone with the bad knees or any leg problems or with a heavy backpack for example it would be hard to impossible to do. You have to be quite an experienced and confident hiker to be able to do that. Also if you have a limit of time, you need to do more kms and you're not starting in Oriñon like us it may not also be for you. But for us it was worth it and we're happy we did it. In the future we plan to do the same, we don't enjoy walking on the car roads at all.
We took lots if great pictures there and even had time to sit at the edge of a cliff and enjoy the view. The downhill wasn't as extreme as an uphill so we didn't even noticed how we were down. And so after probably 8 km we saw the Camino indicator so we understood that we were back on the Camino again. And we met the first pilgrims that probably just turned from the highway to this dirt road.
It was the last 3 kms to Laredo, and it seemed to us very easy if it wasn't for the heat and lack of shadow. The city of Laredo seemed like an island from above and looked very intriguing and we were assuming that we'll have to cross the channel in a ferry tomorrow. So quite quickly we got to the city and found a church where we got our next stamp, it was the second time we were able to do it in the church in 10 days after the very first day of Camino.
The route was a mesmerising beauty that day and we wished that every day from now on would be like this one. We will remember this day for a long time and we're happy that we were able to film it.
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Fabulous! This is what we originally intended to do last year, but we only went up the first slope (we're not as young as you two are).
I shared our experience here:
At least we got the views.
The next day we walked around Monte Candina, and joined the track just before Ermita de San Julián.
Congratulations on walking this path!
Buen Camino!
Thank you. I’m im Laredo today leaving tomorrow ...your video is right on time. I’ve been using wise pilgrim map. You can find the free down load here ...it has a offline map. I also bought the upgrade so I can also see all the lodging and elevations. It has really helped as it also show the alternativesExtremely sleepy and gloomy day | Camino del Norte - Day 11 from Laredo to Noja in Cantabria, Spain
On the Day 11 of our Camino de Santiago del Norte we hiked from the town Laredo in Cantabria to the Noja village.
This day started in the camping Laredo where we stopped in yesterday and we were very happy about it. They left us to choose the pitch and gave us a reasonable price for the backpacker so that we didn't have to pay for the car or caravan we don't have. And the facilities were very good. At night it was quiet except for the chickens and ravens singing that we're a bit annoying.
We left the camping at 11 am because we felt extremely sleepy and didn't want to get up at all. The weather was cloudy and very humid that day and we felt it all day long getting over us.
When we got out of the camping and walked along the sea front with the huge sand hills we had to hop on the ferry that took us from Laredo to Santoña. It wasn't a very long ride probably just about 5 min. But it saved us a huge amount of distance - 15 km if we did the round through the bridge and the highways. And we certainly didn't want that especially because it meant to go all the way with the cars. From this boat you get beautiful views of the surrounded area that is all wetlands and ponds and is considered to be a natural park.
When we got to Santoña we found a tourist office where we put a stamp of the city. We saw that there is a mountain that we can hike over but we realized that it will take us several hours to do so and we won't get to the planned destination today so we decided to go with the Camino.
This part of the route was quite boring going straight ahead through the suburbs of the city and then we passed by the huge wall which we then realized was a jail. So it was quite stressfull to walk there. It was very weird that there was a walking pass for bikes and people.
But then we got to beach of Berria - a bit neglected area it seemed to us or maybe it was because of the gloomy and foggy weather that made everything black and white. It was very humid that day with the water drops coming down but at least it wasn't raining.
So we passed along that beach and decided to hike up the cliff that we saw wasn't as high and big as the previous one cause we wanted to get some views after this sad environment we were in the last couple of kms. And this was the best part of our day it was quite fast but very beautiful with the views of the ocean from above. Soon we started seeing on the horizon the beach of El Brusco and on a falling tide it was an epic view with the rocks looking out of the sand that shortly would be under water again.
We had a quick snack and looking at the maps we realized that we won't get to La Isla town how it was planned and should stay in the town Noja. The trail of the Camino was getting away from the ocean again in this place, not so much as it was in the Basque country but still. We didn't see it before and planned to walk along the coast as always. But it was obvious why it was going this way. It was because of the river floods and lots of wetlands in the area that we needed to go over and the bridges were only on the highways. And if we wanted to go closer to ocean we had to get away from it every time there was a river flood. That's why the Camino was going higher. And if we knew it before we would do more kms that day following the Camino because it makes sense in this case and stayed in the city Beyroa where there was a camping actually which is a rare case.
So once again we suffered from the lack of planning the trail. So we decided to compensate it next day and do more kms then. We still needed these several easy days to recover completely from our collapse that happened earlier. So now with the exact plans for the next day we with a peace of mind did our shopping and headed to the camping.
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Thank you. I’m im Laredo today leaving tomorrow ...your video is right on time. I’ve been using wise pilgrim map. You can find the free down load here ...it has a offline map. I also bought the upgrade so I can also see all the lodging and elevations. It has really helped as it also show the alternatives
I started on 26 march. Last 3-4 days I could not walk I was sick..cought a cold so I took the bus here to Laredo ..to rest. Now I feel better I will go on tomorrow . There is a free version also you can find the down load here on the forum Search for wise pilgrim app or Camino places. You can upgrade by buying the wisely app...It seems that you're doing great! How many days are you already walking? Have you walked the Monte Candina part from Oriñon to Laredo? Thank you for pointing out the map, going to look it up in the apps now.
I started on 26 march. Last 3-4 days I could not walk I was sick..cought a cold so I took the bus here to Laredo ..to rest. Now I feel better I will go on tomorrow . There is a free version also you can find the down load here on the forum Search for wise pilgrim app or Camino places. You can upgrade by buying the wisely app...
Little rain not much some sunny days today cloudy but perfect temperatureThat was a good decision for you, glad to know that you fell better now. How has been the weather on the Norte so far?
Little rain not much some sunny days today cloudy but perfect temperature
You are such a charming young couple with, very soothing and pleasant voices. I enjoyed your video! It's my first but, will look for more.
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