We huddled in our nice little hostel in the tiny rainy town, thankful for a dry place to sleep. As the morning approached the rain still beat down on the windows and roof. In the early predawn we prepared for another all day rain. I wore sandals and shorts so as not to wet another …
September 24, 2022. This will be a shorter post with few pictures as it was a long day of rain with the camera packed away for much of the way. We awoke during the night with the sound of the promised rain having arrived. This did not have the sound of a little Michigan shower, …
Our evening in Rioseco was quiet as it was a small town and no restaurant. We missed the bus to the next town for what promised to be a good almuerzo meal ( late lunch time) and we can’t stay up to eat after 8. So we went together with Heidi, the new South Korean …
Still recovering from yesterday‘s 29 km hike, we decided to have a semi-rest day by limiting our distance to 15 km. We arose at 6:45 and quickly packed up. Packing is becoming quite automatic with routines practiced repeatedly to avoid missing something critical and keeping the packing tight. We walked out the waterfront and viewed …
September 21, 2022. Our promised light day turns difficult. We started our day in the old neighborhood of Sextao, which turned out to have the best bar food we‘ve had so far. Last night we went for dinner and had fantastic seafood pintxos and cider, and then again this morning for cafe con leche and …
September 20, 2022. After a beautiful night at the restful casa rural in Lezama, we had a nice breakfast of coffee, juice, croissant, toast and fruit at the casa before heading off towards Bilbao. We were in a good mood as we headed westward on a suburban road with no hills and no rocks. Light …
We closed up our rather drab pension and picked up some espresso, fresh-squeezed orange juice and simple bread , butter and jam at the bar on the main plaza of Gernika. I felt bad for the bar owner who had to open up at 7 am after closing down at 11 pm and I engaged …
September 18, 2022. Last evening was so welcome. We were beat and had a private room to sleep in, and sleep we did. We were fully refreshed when we awoke at 6:30 and were ready for the group breakfast at 7 am. Our table was a little less dynamic than usual as the French couple …
September 17, 2022. Last evening marked our full-fledged entrance into the hostel or albergue culture of the camino. We stayed at Izarbide hostel which meant we Ishare a meal with people we had only met that day, people from many countries and languages. Our table featured German, English, Spanish, French and Dutch, and sometimes all …
I awoke to the sound of rain in the early morning and thought this might be our first day of hiking in the rain, but as luck would have it, the rain just before we headed out into the semi-darkness after a jolt of espresso, bread, cheese and cheesecake. We crossed the river, passed the …
