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Bonus / Reprise
It was forecast to rain, but when I left Oviedo on Wednesday morning, it stayed dry and the sun even came out. The 17km to Pola da Siero are not very spectacular and are all on tarmac and in urban surroundings for a long time...
Vilar de Barrio - Xunqueira de Ambía (15)
A short stage. But with this cold and rainy weather that wasn't such a bad idea. It's the combination: rain, temperatures of 10-13 degrees and hardly any options to take a break. I had one in a bus stop...
Loved the regular reporting! I know it’s difficult to post every evening, but so many of us really appreciated your insights into what was happening at each stage on the Norte. Thank you!
My first walking day will be on Tuesday, but because I am now still in the possession of my laptop I thought it would be handy to start this thread already. I landed on Asturias airport on Saturday evening after a short family visit in the...
Naturally, I took off my olive green pilgrim outfit and enjoyed the sun, sand and ice-cold sea water. In my home country, skinny-dipping at lakes, rivers and in the sea is something completely natural. Thanks for the GPS data, @OldHands based on...
Tenth Day: Now in Santander
Still fantastic weather greeted me today at the end of my Camino del Norte. I set off at a leisurely pace at 10am. At first the route was not very spectacular, on tarmac roads through populated areas and along...
Thank you again for your invaluable counting work, @Umwandert ! I hope that when you accidentally stepped onto the nudist beach near Liencres, you took off your pilgrim armor and bathed according to the beach rules, following the famous quote...
Ninth day: Now in Soto de la Marina (off-camino)
I took things slowly today and didn't set off until around 10.30 am. After getting a stamp from the tourist information centre in Santillana, I headed out of the historic town full of...
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