Where are the peregrinos?

ScaryB4Coffee

Put your feet up after walking. It's good for you.

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Del Norte May/June (2016)
Frances September (2018)

• May 25, 2016

• #1

I'm in Bilbao, on my way tomorrow to San Sebastian. I thought I'd see at least one pilgrim at the airport or on the street. Nada. I saw one back pack on the carousel that had safety pins hanging off it. Suspicious. Then I found out my bag was in another room. Hope to see someone soon. I'm lonely.

 

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Anemone del Camino

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• May 25, 2016

• #2

ScaryB4Coffee said:

I'm in Bilbao, on my way tomorrow to San Sebastian. I thought I'd see at least one pilgrim at the airport or on the street. Nada. I saw one back pack on the carousel that had safety pins hanging off it. Suspicious. Then I found out my bag was in another room. Hope to see someone soon. I'm lonely.

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At this hour of the day they are enjoying a menu del dia and will get to the albergue later in the afternoon, evening, after drinks in the old town and a walk along the river. Also, as there are many sleeping options, in better locations than the pilgrim albergues, they may be sleeping elsewhere, I know I did.

Get out there and do the same. Some of the best food to be had in Spain in is Bilbao.

 

Dave

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First: Camino Francés 2002; most recent: Norte/Primitivo 2019

• May 25, 2016

• #3

It's sometimes hard to connect in Bilbao or San Sebastián, especially in the off-season when the albergue de peregrinos is closed. Pilgrims tend to disperse to lots of different accommodations and get lost in the city. Irún's a helpful place to start for that reason. But, once you're on the trail you'll start finding your people!

 

Bad Pilgrim

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• Jun 17, 2016

• #4

ScaryB4Coffee said:

I'm in Bilbao, on my way tomorrow to San Sebastian. I thought I'd see at least one pilgrim at the airport or on the street. Nada. I saw one back pack on the carousel that had safety pins hanging off it. Suspicious. Then I found out my bag was in another room. Hope to see someone soon. I'm lonely.

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San Sebastián is diffcult finding accomodation "off season" (off pilgrim-season). There's an albergue juvenil that is easily filled up with youngsters and, when I was there, every other hotel in town was occupied by tourists. Had to get a room at a pensión at a few kilometers outside town. Oh, anyway. Did you complete your Camino?

/BP

 

ScaryB4Coffee

Put your feet up after walking. It's good for you.

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Del Norte May/June (2016)
Frances September (2018)

• Jun 17, 2016

• #5

Bad Pilgrim said:

San Sebastián is diffcult finding accomodation "off season" (off pilgrim-season). There's an albergue juvenil that is easily filled up with youngsters and, when I was there, every other hotel in town was occupied by tourists. Had to get a room at a pensión at a few kilometers outside town. Oh, anyway. Did you complete your Camino?

/BP

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I got severe tendonitis on my shin so I had to rest for almost a week. In La Isla now.

 

Bad Pilgrim

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• Jun 18, 2016

• #6

Okay, so you are still upp and running? Hope your feet are fine. Please let us know.

/BP

 

ScaryB4Coffee

Put your feet up after walking. It's good for you.

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Del Norte May/June (2016)
Frances September (2018)

• Jun 18, 2016

• #7

Bad Pilgrim said:

Okay, so you are still upp and running? Hope your feet are fine. Please let us know.

/BP

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My leg held up yesterday in the pouring rain. My real problem now is to keep fromgetting lost.

 

Bad Pilgrim

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• Jun 19, 2016

• #8

Ouch. Where are you now?

 

ScaryB4Coffee

Put your feet up after walking. It's good for you.

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Del Norte May/June (2016)
Frances September (2018)

• Jun 21, 2016

• #9

Soto de Luina. Am walking with peregrino friends.