The Camino Del Norte was never on our agenda for 2015….but with plans dashed you have to come up with new ones, so Leah and I grabbed our hiking stuff and headed for Spain. Below are a few pics from our 21 day, 550km adventure. Enjoy and do feel free to leave a comment!
Day 0 and buying a few snacks before we get on the train to Pamplona from Barcelona
Night 0 in the Zef room and couldn’t resist taking a Selfie – Irun
End of day 1 with a long promenade, triple the size of Seapoint – San Sebastian
Sidewalk Sharks – Pasai Donibane
Granite Blocks – Basque Country
Pirates and Mermaids – Basque Country
No surf here today – San Sebastian
Big blue on day 2 – Igeldo
Shady lunch – Aia
Spanish Vineyards – Near Talaimandi
Day 2 taking its toll – Getaria
Beautiful lines, a sight for sore eyes – Near Deba
Like the tank said – Deba
No idea what this parrot is banging on about – Deba
Tapas and well delicious beer – Markina-Xemein
Plaza de Spania – Bolibar
Basque country calling for independence – Munitibar
Left or right? – Guernica
The GPS was used hourly – Munitibar
Crucial water stops, without this you won’t make it – Munitibar
Church 3342 – Near Arta
Taking some air – Santillana del Mar
Badass Goat – Biscay
It rained non stop in week 2 – Biscay
The big hussle for a place to sleep – Bilbao
Hunger of the Pine – Iljnzar
Thunder storm over the sea – Biscay
Living like bergies – Daily
Beautiful pool – Biscay
Some medicine for the pain – Daily
Deep in thought – Liendo
Wild and rugged – Orinon
Clean but flat surf – Castro-Urdiales
Where are we – Near Liendo
Typical farm house, pretty much abondoned – Near Liendo
Out of a magazine scenery – Near Santona
Free camping under an apple tree – Liendo
Zigzag across the river – Portugalete
One of the few early starts before 8am – Merely
Bare and harvested fields – Meruelo
Misty morning – Guemes
Waiting on the train – Santander
Eye catching elephant – Santander
Misty valley down below but up here it’s all good – near Tineo
Descent into the Mist – hope Steven King was wrong
Long hot day with lots of climbing – Allande
A tough climb – Puerto del Palo 1146m
Incredible scenery – Grandas de Salime below
Grandas de Salime
Another one of these buggers under the belt, Puerto del Acebo at 1030m
Surrounded by forest, Grandas de Salime
Church 1042 in the mist, Lugo
Often we would find the perfect campsite the next morning at 9, outside Lugo
Jamon, Sweet Melon and Paella, near Guntin
Dressed all in black, showing off her ninja kicks – On the road
When Leah has a mug of beer that size in her hand, the going is tough – Arzua
The Doc very diligent with the morning stretches – Friol
Day 21 and last wild camp for this trip – Near Calle de Lugo
Last few steps to the Cathedral – Santiago
Celebrating the end with some Cerveza’s
Done….hooray no walking today!
Stunning fotos Haas en pragtige natuurtonele, opvallend hoe skoon die plek is, lyk egter of julle maar gesoffer het met tye? Die papegaai op die muur se woorde beteken: “Its grown!” weet nie wat gegroei het nie maar dis die vertaling uit Basque.
Thanks Jozi..ja week 1 was n’ tough. Aha, nou weet ek ook wat die ou papegaai probeer se.
Lekker pics pal!
Thanks Mr Zeelie, not sure how you dug up this link 🙂