Category: Camino Norte 2023
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Camino Norte day 6: Pozueta to Portugalete (42.4km)
My legs felt just perfect in the morning, the weather promised no rain and motivation was high. I started off just a little before sunrise. Most of today was on asphalt and concrete, so the going was fast, but also stressful for feet. I went over the first mountain like lightning and decided to use…
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Camino Norte day 5: Zenzurra to Pozueta (24.5km)
Today felt really easy walking through the mountains. My Achilles is almost completely healed. Super grateful that it turned out so well. Today was made especially pleasant with constant small hilly landscapes and lots of villages with tasty food waiting for me. I had three servings of potato omelets in total. The prices for food…
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Camino Norte day 4: Ibiri quarter to Zenaruzza monastery (26.5km)
It rained heavily all night. I was sure the mountain was flooded by mud in the morning. It was also several hours to walk to Markina, so I started the morning in waterproof socks for the first time. Both of my ankles felt just as strange as yesterday. Once I arrived in Markina, it was…
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Camino Norte day 3: Getaria to Ibiri Quarter (24.9km)
My left Achilles still felt slightly uncomfortable from spraining it yesterday, but it has almost healed up. It should be perfectly fine by tomorrow. Today was perfect weather from start to finish. The walk out of Getaria was nothing special until I started getting close to Zumaia. The views over the ocean and town were…
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Camino Norte day 2: San Sebastian to Getaria (26.2km)
It was raining non-stop from yesterday evening until this morning. Luckily, you do not need to check-out of hostels at 8am like in the albergues. This gave me a chance to continue sleeping until the sky was clear. Getting out of San Sebastian was very easy. Wind came from the ocean so I could easily…
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Camino Norte day 1: Irun to San Sebastian (26.8km)
From Irun the road led straight towards one end of Mount Jezkibel. Once halfway up the mountain there were two options: 1) go along the mountainside 2) go alongside the peak. I would have loved to do the peak and have great ocean views, but the weather promised rain all day and the climb down…
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Camino Norte day 0: Hendaye to Irun (4.5km)
Landed at Biarritz airport, France. Right next to the small airport there was a bus station for local regional buses. I could already feel the ocean being not too far away. Bus number 3 took me all the way to Hendaye train station. It was a slow ride, but also a cheap one. From there,…
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Camino Norte day -1: Preparation and gear
Once again, I have my gear packed. Total weight of 4.75kg for everything. Adding water and trail snacks will add up to 6kg total. Shoes are specially selected for a road to trail experience. Most of Norte is asphalt walking. Norte follows the North Atlantic Ocean from the French border to Santiago. I will start…
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