Greetings, I haven’t seen any recent posts on the del Norte so thought I would share insight into my journey in case anyone is about to commence their camino.
I started in Santander two weeks ago after a dodgy start with a vomiting gastro bug so started slowly, slowly until I was 100%.
Lessons learned: Don’t babysit sick grandbabies before heading of to do Camino.
Other than two days experiencing dodgy wet, windy weather, the days have been beautiful. A lot of puddles to jump over on the tracks but that’s fun, although it can be slippery. My poles have been getting a workout keeping me upright
For the first couple of days after leaving Santander and then Santillana, I saw up to 5 pilgrims each day but I have gone days without seeing anyone, although today I walked for an hour with another pilgrim.
The scenery on the del Norte is incredible.
Tonight, I have taken a small detour off the Camino to stay at Cuderillo - totally worth the deviation.
I started in Santander two weeks ago after a dodgy start with a vomiting gastro bug so started slowly, slowly until I was 100%.
Lessons learned: Don’t babysit sick grandbabies before heading of to do Camino.
Other than two days experiencing dodgy wet, windy weather, the days have been beautiful. A lot of puddles to jump over on the tracks but that’s fun, although it can be slippery. My poles have been getting a workout keeping me upright
For the first couple of days after leaving Santander and then Santillana, I saw up to 5 pilgrims each day but I have gone days without seeing anyone, although today I walked for an hour with another pilgrim.
The scenery on the del Norte is incredible.
Tonight, I have taken a small detour off the Camino to stay at Cuderillo - totally worth the deviation.