Mark and I left Santillana del Mar early and this time chose the longer scenic route. Dudley and Richard chose the more direct busy road… Read More »Camino del Norte Portraits: April 10, 2024

Today was a very good day. Mark and I rode the train one stop from Boo de Pielagos to Bogro with about six other pilgrims… Read More »Camino del Norte Portraits: April 9, 2024

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