Category: Camino Norte 2023
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Camino Norte day 18: Vega to Oviedo (31.2km)
The day was supposed to be much shorter, but then life happened. The albergue in Oviedo opens in the evening and looked like an insane asylum, so I booked a new place after arrival. Got to walk all across town, which was super nice. Oviedo really is beautiful, but why are all supermarkets closed on…
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Camino Norte day 17: Priesca to Vega (25.5km)
Today was very sweaty. Right after I took this picture near Amandi, it just kept going uphill and uphill. A continuous 415m elevation climb in direct sunlight was tough to handle, but luckily half of the time the trail went through natural terrain that offered shade. So far on this Camino I have done 11.5km…
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Camino Norte day 16: Ribadesella to Priesca (29.1km)
Today went really smoothly. I had issues yesterday because of not eating enough carbs while hiking. It’s Sunday, so chefs were not really working, but the bars did have some cupcakes and other sweets that I kept consuming at every bigger stop. Asturias keeps surprising with very good alternative walking options. So much of pleasant…
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Camino Norte day 15: Llanes to Ribadesella (29.9km)
The day started off great. I exited the train station albergue later than usual, at 8am, but my legs felt close to perfect and my speed was good. I took an oceanside alternative to the next village, Poo. Almost at the border of Poo there were two nuns from Mexico who asked if I was…
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Camino Norte day 14: Pesués to Llanes (31.6km)
Second week 208km on foot. I feel like I can even do a bit more next week. Today was just perfect! Even the less perfect moments did not matter. I had a short highway detour in the morning to Unquera. Poof, I was magically through the Cantabria region. Seems like each region until Santiago will…
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Camino Norte day 13: Cóbreces to Pesués (34.5km)
I saw a Camino ghost today. The man in the picture is walking alone with a limp on one leg. He has on a zipped up puffy jacket, worn out black jeans and skate sneakers. There is no backpack or water bottle. I saw the same man yesterday, 40 kilometers earlier, limping in heavy pouring…
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Camino Norte day 12: Mar to Cóbreces (24.4km)
Woke up from a looong sleep and my feet were just perfect. A little stiff from the cold bath yesterday, but after a few steps I was completely normal. Just in case, I did add a fresh Compeed plaster on both of my Achilles today. The weather outside was rainy from the start. At first,…
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Camino Norte day 11: Santander to Mar (25.4km)
I am starting to see the light! The first few days of the Camino, I had issues with spraining my left Achilles. After that, I overloaded my right achilles and even got my right ankle swollen up a bit from pushing too much. It seems to be rare currently to have both feet healthy at…
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Camino Norte day 10: Isla to Santander (21.1km)
I woke up super late since there was no defined time for pilgrims to leave the albergue. Most pilgrims were still there eating breakfast at 9am when I left. My right ankle is doing a lot better today. I spent over an hour yesterday taking care of both feet after all. The only thing was that…
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Camino Norte day 9: Liendo to Isla (32.0km)
The day starts off rougher than any before. My right foot had barely any motion at the ankle. This made me limp very heavily and my movement speed was not that great either. Still, I went out the door of the albergue and followed the path I had explained to several pilgrims before. After limp-walking…
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Camino Norte day 8: Santullan to Liendo (30.9km)
I can feel that certain muscles in the legs have limited mobility and are somewhat tired. It mainly comes out when walking uphill. I had a bit more frequent and longer breaks today, which made the whole day longer overall. From Santullan to Castro-Urdiales the walk went super fast. I barely noticed the kilometers pass…
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Camino Norte day 7: Portugalete to Santullán (28.4km)
First week on the Norte done. I managed to pull off a 198.8km hike this week. I am very proud of this achievement. On average, close to a 1000 meters up and down elevation changes daily. This would make the opening week a way greater achievement than any previous Camino that I have done. Now…
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