Off at half past eight. A little rain, just to disturb me. I immediately noticed that I was not alone, a lot of people were on their way, mostly with light package. It went gently uphill up to the Guadeloupe church, but then, to get to the Jaizkibel path, it… Continue reading
According to the weather report, it should have been pouring rain today, but it turned out to be quite sunny. But the wind is cold. I’m happy I brought a scarf. Some hard ascents but nicer views than yesterday when it was sunny. Lunch in Orio. Nice village. Only 4km… Continue reading
Phones that ring. The lights are lit at 7. Light spanish breakfast: 2 pieces of grilled bread, butter, marmalade and juice. Off at a quarter to eight. Cloudy and cold. Nice surroundings but I didn’t really enjoy them. Lunch at 11. Was in Deba at 1 pm. Got a place… Continue reading
Coffee and croissant and then off at 7:30. After half an hour my clothes were all muddy. And what ascents. A tough stage, cold as well. At one point where the road had been washed away I waited for an elderly couple, I was worried they would fall. Got a… Continue reading
Simple breakfast at the hostel. Off at 7:30. Flat the first kilometers. Sunny but not warm. It didn’t go up as much as yesterday, but I still got pretty tired. Arrived at 2 pm. The hostel is right at the beginning of town. Just managed to get in before it… Continue reading
I left at half past seven. It went up and down today too. In addition, a lot of mud and a cold wind. A tough stage. The Dane I met earlier slipped when he was walking downhill and got all muddy. I was really tired when I arrived. As I… Continue reading
Up half past six. The breakfast is a joke. The manager is a little dictator. He tries to educate people and everybody is getting mad at him. He doesn’t notice. He is the one who came up with the “mandatory voluntary contribution” in Markina-Xemein, he told me. I started to… Continue reading
Started walking at seven. No cafe open, had to go without breakfast. Get right out on the coast. Very nice. Tough hill to Alto de Helguera and then it went down on an old railway embankment to Santallan (?) where I ate a sandwich. Then I got lost. On my… Continue reading
Started to walk at 7. Followed the highway for a while. Arrived to a village where I met Amber and Jesse. I drank a coke and felt I had a cold. It was hard to walk. Took a pill with my lunch sandwich. I came to a tough hill but… Continue reading
Sunny, no wind. Great! It was over 30km to go, but I thought I’d take a shortcut. Unfortunately, I missed a sign and took the wrong way. I probably had to walk an extra hour. Anyway, I came at 3 pm to the albergue. It’s like a small village. A… Continue reading