Today we had a lovely walk through rolling hills that took us to the seaside town of Comillas by early afternoon.From the second half of the 19th century until the middle of the 20th, Comillas was a popular summer place for Spanish royalty and the... Read More

We planned a short (12 km) walk into Santillana del Mar today. Santillana is a very pretty character village that was swarming with tourists when we cycled through in 2014, but in the shoulder season it was a pleasure to wander around. We also have... Read More

We missed a lot of the coast on our cycle trip along the Camino del Norte in 2014. The last two days of walking, biking and pushing have been varied and simply stunning. We followed tracks around headlands, crossed beaches on boardwalks, and of course,... Read More

Leaving Bilbao this morning. Gordon:  In a marked change from our first six days on the Camino del Norte, today’s walk was mostly flat and moderate in length.  (Yesterday I walked 31 kms, with almost 1000 metres of climbing, an experience my knees were not keen to... Read More

I’m sitting in the square in the shade of the Santiago Cathedral in Bilbao. Gord should be along any minute, but this is a lovely place to wait.  As the signs have told us since we started the Camino del Norte, we are not in... Read More

Grandma Friday and I having a rest Unfinished business on the Camino del NorteI’m feeling a bit like Sisyphus. After finishing the Via de La Plata, we took a 12 hour bus ride to Irún so that we could once again make our way to... Read More