Mark and I left Ernesto’s albergue early after a quick breakfast and took the less scenic option to beat the forecasted afternoon rain. To reach… Read More »Camino del Norte Portraits: April 8, 2024

Mark and I are in Guemes, a small village in the rolling countryside of Cantabria. The landscape has calmed and the cast of characters we… Read More »Camino del Norte Portraits: April 7, 2024

Today Mark and I walked from El Pontarron to Santona, 25 km. The route passes through highlands filled with horse farms and forests. we finally… Read More »Camino del Norte Portraits: April 6, 2024

It’s 8:47 pm and I’m writing from bed in a second floor room in a bar in the town of  El Pontarron de Guriezmo. There… Read More »Camino del Norte Portraits: April 5, 2024

The walk out of Bilbao was almost exclusively on pavement, but mostly on community walking and biking paths so traffic was not a problem. We… Read More »Camino del Norte Portraits: April 4, 2024

We stayed last night and tonight in the Ekoos Hostel in Bilbao. I am fighting a cold and have a sore left knee so a… Read More »Camino del Norte Portraits: April 3, 2024

Mark and I arrived in Bilbao, the capital of Basque Country today. Bilbao is slightly inland from the coast, along the Nervion River. It is… Read More »Camino del Norte Portraits: April 2, 2024

This evening we are in a farm house with a beautiful view of the valley we climbed out of this afternoon. It is called Albergue… Read More »Camino del Norte Portraits: April 1, 2024

Tonight we stayed at the Monasterio de Zenarruza, a cozy respite after a day of hiking in rain. The  Monasterio de Zenarruza was first built… Read More »Camino del Norte Portraits: March 31, 2024

Three days of walking in and according to the Wise Pilgrim Camino Del Norte app, we had covered 74km. Our pedometer apps put the distance… Read More »Camino del Norte Portraits: March 30, 2024