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You can’t make a bad choice! I highly encourage you to read my blog for rim to rim logistics! Sheventurestheworld.com

@@sheventurestheworld Holy Moly your Website and Blog is amazing. WOW!! Keep drinking wine and posting. If you have time take a look at my adventures. Nothing compared to you. Stay Safe and Be Well

@@fredreynolds-onefootinfron5919 I am ALL about good food and wine while on the Camino! It’s half the fun!

Yes!!! I keep a written blog with my hotels and restaurants included. Here you go! sheventurestheworld.com/camino-a-santiago-villavante-to-astorga/

Thank you Fred for following. No. I planned the whole thing on my own. It’s actually quite easy if you take your time and that way you can truly make it your own Way. For guidance look at the stages you want to do and start from there using booking for hotels and either Jacotrans or Correos for bag transfer. You will save quite a bit doing it on your own as well! Good luck and Buen Camino!

@@sheventurestheworld Thank you for the response Michelle. And for the record, your many adventures are VERY Impressive. Proud of You

Hi Michele! You will love starting from Hondarribia. I did go to Irun to pick up my pilgrim passport and if you saw my day zero video i walked over the bridge and everything. But the town is relatively new and felt soul less. When you start in Hondarribia at the main square there really aren’t any sea shells. I basically had the receptionist at the hotel point me in the direction of the way out of town and I took that following Google for about the first half mile until I came across the first marker. So it didn’t take that long. I would say it was under 5K to the chapel of Santiagotxo if that’s the church you’re referring to. I wore a hybrid trail/road sneaker since I knew I’d be walking on A LOT of pavement and wanted support, but I also wanted a light trail shoe to get through the first week in Basque Country which really is what you’re walking so you won’t deal with that much pavement. As far as the rest of my clothes I’m a pretty experienced hiker so I have everything you could want and more when it comes to gear. I basically wear merino wool everything on top. Just keep in mind, while it may be Spain that part of Spain in May is far from hot. So while you may hike in short sleeves during the day you will need a vest or fleece in the evenings. It always gets cool as soon as the sun goes down. I was cold pretty much every day post hike until I finally got a light sweater in Santander to throw over my shoulders. Good luck. You will have a blast. Basque Country was my favorite. The people, the terrain and the food are all amazing!

Oh, and it RAINS A LOT!! Make sure you have a rain jacket and pants or you’ll regret it. It’s that green for a reason.

@@sheventurestheworld Good am! Thank you! I binged watched all of your videos last nite :()! They have been helpful, especially since I have found that we are a similar kind of traveler. . I need to figure out logistics at this point, but I do want to start at Honda. I may take my jetlag day there. It looks beautiful. I have my concerns about the weather in May with it potentially being cold and it may be wet as well. So what I am hearing is sundown = cold, so be prepared. Did you take a blanket for sleeping? I also hike avidly and am sold on Merino wool and I love my Injinji sox. I wear a Keen hiking boot now and i LOVE them, but am unsure if they would be too heavy on the trail and ankle support is always good. I think that a hybrid/trail runner may be the choice for me at this point.. I have friends that wore Tevas for the whole camino, que opinas? Did you wear hiking pants or leggings? I am so excited to meet family that I have never met and experience my father's culture first hand. Did you transport your backpack for the whole camino or just the beginning? I hear that Irun to San Seb is a beast on the lower back. I appreciate your guidance!

@@michelegutierrez5725 hi again! Ok so in terms of weather. I stared on June 1. I had three significant rain days over 19 walking days. It did also rain on my rest days in Bilbao and Santander, but obviously other than curtailing sightseeing it didn’t bother me. I would say if you start early in May you will have more, the later you start, less. I was staying in hotels so it wasn’t necessary to take a blanket. It’s not cold per se, but it is chilly at night. My mistake was taking my usual sleeveless, backless sweaty Betty dress for post hike. It was all solved with a layer of top. It actually cools down before sundown which is weird. But it’s great for hiking weather other than the fact it’s crazy humid and you sweat like a dog. As for shoes, it’s personal, but I would never do a Camino in boots. There is simply too much pavement and too many continuous days. I have used Topos for both my Caminos and they’ve been great. Their latest hybrid shoe was all I needed for the Norte. Finally, in terms of my pack, I walk with a day pack only and have a regular suitcase I transfer between accommodations daily. I am a firm believer in having at least a few changes of clothes so I’m not doing laundry daily. Happy to do the camping/refugio thing, but on short trips, not something like this.

Oh and i hiked in both leggings and hiking pants, just depended on the day.

Yes. I did walk alone.

@@KatieMcManus I was there from the end of May through June

Yay! Thank you!

Jajaja. Juzga como quieras. Te garantizo que en tu vida has escalado los Alpes, Los Andes y los Himalayas. Cada quien hace lo que le funciona en el momento. El Camino es propio y no es de nadie juzgar a otros. Se feliz y deja vivir a los demás. Y si te crees más que alguien que no conoces pues allá tú. Buena suerte! 😂

@@sheventurestheworld también se puede enviar comentarios y no te juzgo me da igual como eres digo que lo importante es el camino y no en autobús

@@ricardosadaburgaleta7966 Navarra es precioso,con una historia fabulosa, pero NO es parte del Camino del Norte. Si estoy en el Norte hablo del Norte. Si estoy en el Frances, hablo del Francés.

@@sheventurestheworld mira ahora no digas tonterías si hablas de política luego no te escondas con tonterías

no conoces navarra como para opinar pero puedes hacerlo somos buena gente aquí

There is another route but no one takes it outside of Winter because it adds several kilometers. The walk from Laredo is very beautiful past several beaches. Make sure to take that route because there is another one that takes you away from the water!

Basque Country and Asturias are very well marked. Cantabria not so much. Make sure you have Wise Pilgrim or Camino app downloaded. As for rain, I got drenched twice and on and off showers once. But it rained a lot more than that. I was just lucky to have it be on rest days or while I wasn’t walking.

The end of a Camino is always a bungle of emotions isn’t it? ❤ Thank you for following

Thank you! And if you have any questions on this first half of the Norte feel free to ask away!

Thank you so much for sharing your and your wife’s experience!!! You will love Bilbao to Oviedo. Yes. Lots of pavement, but also lots of options to seek out and a lot less hard!! 😂

Omg yes! And the people running it are amazing!

You know the funny thing is I made my reservations ages ago and didn’t find anything in Zarautz. I assumed it was smaller than Getaria and surprised when I got there. In any case, while on Camino I’m a small town kind of girl all the way. It’s less overwhelming at the end of the day when you’ve been walking through nature all day.

It’s not muted! The background sound is there, just lowered a tad so it doesn’t compete with the music. Are you unable to hear it on your end? 🤔

Been on the Camino del Norte 3 times, it is my favourite.

Thank you!! That’s so gratifying to hear. The French Way was my first time vlogging so I was just getting the hang of the whole process. Using my iPhone 14 Pro, a gimbal and an Insta 360 camera for the overhead shots!

I’m loving it!!! Lots of pavement as everyone says but lots of options to get off and it’s gorgeous!

I couldn’t agree more! I just feel it’s important to address for those folks who might be turned off by all the keyboard warriors on social media forums when planning their own Way.

Thank you! It’s not easy and very solitary in comparison to the French Way but so worth it!

From what I remember this was a very straightforward stage. Nothing extraordinary about it other than of course the fact that you were arriving in Santiago. It’s also short.

Okay for me its long, i will be walking the Camino light due to some health issues. So this will be my longest stage. Thank you.

@@wanderslust1781 ah. If that’s the case I know there is an albergue at the top of Monte del Gozo a few miles before arriving in Santiago. Some people stay there the night before so they can have a super short day in. You should check it out that way you shorten the day before as well.

@@sheventurestheworld I deceided to divide the stage. I will be staying in lavocallo. Its only 10km like most day. That way i make it easy to the pilgrims service at 12:30

I appreciate it! And if you have any questions please let me know! The Norte is gorgeous but much more difficult and VERY different from the Frances!

I did consider taking my rest day here instead of Santander. Ultimately decided against it since really the village is so small that having gotten here at 1pm I had plenty of time. The only thing I missed, which was sad is the church because I arrived just as they closed for lunch and did not get back into town from the cave and museum until they closed.

Just imagine if you weren’t trying to be nice! 😂

I like to be comfortable but I also like unique spots!

You know it!