Camino del Norte Day 2 – Guéthary to Irún

At 0800h I was back on the Camino which followed the coastline. Surfers were catching the morning waves with onlookers from the cliffs above. The route was quiet except for the runners and cyclists doing their morning exercises. The views out to sea in the early morning light was magical. It made up for theContinue reading “Camino del Norte Day 2 – Guéthary to Irún”

Camino del Norte Day 1 – Bayonne to Guéthary

The journey to Bayonne was painless, the trains were on time and the flight on schedule. I had booked an albergue in Bayonne, and with directions from the owner, it was a €3.90 bus ride – a lot cheaper than a taxi. It was 2100h by the time I was all booked in and straightContinue reading “Camino del Norte Day 1 – Bayonne to Guéthary”

Mini Camino Frances Day 8 – Lavacolla to Santiago

We did it, after 8 days walking across Galicia we have a arrived at the provincial capital, Santiago de Compostela. It was another predawn start, aiming to avoid crowds coming out of O Pedrouzo. The plan worked, we pretty much had the Camino to ourselves. The first 3km was mostly up hill that levels offContinue reading “Mini Camino Frances Day 8 – Lavacolla to Santiago”

TSW Compilation Video

It’s has been just 18 days since I completed ‘The Way of St. Werburgh’ and after a very busy couple of weeks at work, I have managed to find some time to put together a quick video of the journey. It can be found here: Over this pilgrimage I filmed longer videos and narrated themContinue reading “TSW Compilation Video”