40km (835.3km) Thursday July 6 2017 I left Casona Nene with some trepidation, imagining throngs of pilgrims packing the route to Santiago de Compostela but my fears turned out to…

22km (795.3km) Wednesday July 5 2017 I booked a Pension for Arzúa, given its the spot where a few caminos merge and I didn’t want to end up searching for…

28km (773.3km) Tuesday July 4 2017 Last night the hospitalero prepared a huge barbecue with salads and of course chips and lots of red wine for the seven of us…

32km (745.3km) Monday July 3 2017 Today was my final day with Robyn and Carol, who have no doubt been trying to lose me over the past week but I’ve…

20km (713.3km) Sunday July 2 2017 Today the Camino meandered easily along rural roads, through forested paths and farming villages. The ground was soft under foot and it was almost…

27km (693.3km) Saturday July 1 2017 Today’s walk was beautiful, in perfect conditions with nothing to complain about (except the usual 😜). The route was fairly hilly but apparently we…

27.5km (663.3km) Friday 30 June 2017 The walk this morning left the coast behind by way of a few modest climbs giving way to some more strenuous ones and indeed…

22km (635.8km) Thursday 29 June 2017 I’m not going to mention my feet or the weather…so it’ll be a short post :). I was in waterproofs all day but more…

32km (613.8km) Wednesday 28 June 2017 We knew from the forecast that another rainy day way in store so we didn’t even pack away our waterproofs for this morning. As…

20km (581.8km) Tuesday 27 June 2017 This morning, as expected because we had looked at the weather forecast last night, we awoke to thunder and lightning, the clouds thick and…

22.5km (561.8km) Monday 26 June 2017 Last night the hospitalero said we should avoid the official Camino route and take the coastal route, I decided that I’d stick to the…

24km (539.3km) Sunday 25 June 2017 I was ready to leave for my 40k day this morning at around 5:30 but my blisters were already sore and I had a…

26km (515.3 km) Saturday 24 June 2017 I left the lovely hotel this morning around 6am and was surrounded by late night revellers staggering around the streets. The partying to…

32km (489.3 km) Friday 23 June 2017 Disappointment is the word that sums up today. At 6am I was sitting in the foyer of the Albergue sorting my rucksack when…

40km (467.3 km)Thursday 22 June 2017 I left the Pension bright and early as usual, having bid farewell to Marianne (groggy from my administered ‘sleepeze’ tablet 😱) and headed off…

32km (427.3 km) Wednesday 21 June 2017 I/we had a terrible night’s sleep last night, care of a noisy revelling pilgrim. He came staggering into the dormitory at midnight ,…

22km (395.3 km) Tuesday 20 June 2017 I had a bit of a lie in today and didn’t leave the Albergue until around 7:30, thinking it was a short day…

34.5km (373.9 km) Monday 19 June 2017 I have never had to queue for the bathroom at 5 am until today. I thought we’d be creeping around in the dark…

23km (339.3 km) Sunday 18 June 2017 I was on my own this morning, as I left the Pension in Santillana Del Mar at 6:20. It was so quiet and…

24 km (316.3 km) Saturday 17 June 2017 A group of pilgrims at the train station seemed a rather incongruous sight but at least I didn’t feel so bad knowing…

21 km (292.3 km) Friday 16 June 2017 I hung around waiting for the ‘Eiger Outdoor’ shop to open at 10:00 and was slightly put out when the shop assistant…

38km (271.3 km) Thursday 15 June 2017 A snore free night meant we were up and out earlier than usual today, having had an uninterrupted sleep. The guide book detailed…

26.6 km(233.3 km) Wednesday 14 June 2017 After a terrible night with some of the worst electric storms I have ever seen/heard we were up around 5am, eating stale bread,…

29.4km (206.7 km) Tuesday June 13 2017 Today’s walk began with a climb up a surprisingly long flight of steps followed by a stunning walk along the coastal hillside. From…

14.4km (177.3 km) Monday June 12 2017 I was hopping foot to foot this morning willing the sports shop to open, when finally it did it did not have insoles…

32.4km (161.9km) Sunday June 11 2017 I was up and out this morning by 6:30am, determined to make it to Bilbao even with a missing insole, which I appear to…

27.0km (129.5km) Saturday June 10 2017 I managed to get to sleep last night at 8:30, in an attempt to be asleep before the snorings began. My new ear plugs…

26.8km (102.5km) Friday June 9 2017 The pension in Deba was pretty run down, I was on the third floor and had to scramble up in the dark because the…

Thursday June 8 2017 23.4km (75.7km) On paper today seemed like a relatively easy amble offering a ‘happy balance between beach towns, sea views and quiet hills’ in reality it…

Wednesday June 7 2107 23.3 km (51.4km) After a rest day, during which I managed to walk 15km in flip flops taking in the sights of San Sebastián with plenty…

Monday June 5 2017 28.2 km I went to bed last night hoping that my usual Camino walking in the rain experience wasn’t about to be revisited but awoke today…

Sunday June 4 2017 The plan was to arrive in Irun this evening and then spend tomorrow sorting and finding the route. After a few fruitless hours marching round Irun…