Camino Del Norte Guide - Episode 2 (Days 6-10) - 835km Hike
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- čas přidán 6. 06. 2024
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On this adventure travel series I will be doing one of the most famous thru hikes in the world, Camino de Santiago or The Way of St. James. The camino actually has several different routes, and I will be taking one of the routes that is quickly getting a reputation for being the most beautiful routes of the Camino. The Camino del Norte or the Northern Way. This hike is roughly +835 kilometers and I plan to complete it in 35 days. On this episode I cover days 6-10 of the hike.
Day 6 - Guernica to Lezama
Day 7 - Lezama to Bilbao
Day 8 - Bilbao to Portugalete
Day 9 - Portugalete to Castro Urdiales(Cantabria)
Day 10 - Castro Urdiales to Laredo
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Your energy is fantastic man. I keep coming back to these videos over and over :) I did the camino del norte in end of 2019, (Basque country only) and loved it a lot.
Love this. God bless. Thanks for sharing your experience in Camino Walk.
loved it!!!
Best vlogg for Norte!
Another hit, Out of the ball park! Thanks for the great entertainment.
Glad you enjoyed it
Excellent video!!! What incredible landscapes! Thanks for sharing. Greetings from Argentina.
Buen Camino my friend !!
Thanks! Argentina has some epic landscapes too! Buen Camino :)
Brian!!!
Another most excellent video! Wow, you really know how to bring the Camino to life!!
I did the French way twice. The first year I began at
St-Jean-Pie-de-Port to Santiago...The following year I begin at Fromista Along with another pilgrim in order to help him finish from where he had to leave the previous year.
I walked on to Muxia and then to Fisterra...I have not done the northern route yet but your vlogging is putting some “get up and go” inside me!!!
Thanks so much and congratulations on a fine production!!!!! Can’t wait for your next video 👣
Amazing videos ....
You really inspiring me to pack my bags to come for this Camino...
Would do it definitely very soon.
Let’s this Covid-19 get over ..
Keep up the good work buddy.
Love from India 🇮🇳 .
Go for it!
Wow! excellent video hopefully I will be doing this next year
Thanks! You should definitely do it!!!
I’m enjoying your videos. I’m hoping to do it next year.
you should definitely do it! Just go :)
BUEN CAMINO
Still keep following your great video.
Awesome! Thank you!
Very good video. However, it makes it seem like it is all fun and games 😊 I was there in May 2023, and it was HARD! Sometimes, the path was more rocks and steep up and down climbing than a minor elevation. And other times, the path was completely gone because of the rain. I would suggest this route for experienced hikers only! Furthermore there are only a few places to stay overnight when outside the towns.
Thank you ! I'm inspired for sure 👍I notice the distance between some places was 33 km ! I don't think I can do that in a day 😕 are there places to stay half way ?
Great videos and very useful comments. You didn’t speak to much about accommodations/hotels or albergue and your evenings (probably sleeping early?)
I am planning to do this route next month. I plan to wild camp the while way though. Yes I know this is technically perhaps not legal, but it is the way I must do it. I am hoping that finding secluded areas to camp won't be too hard.
I would like to do the same, how did you find it?
hey there! your videos are super helpful to plan the camino since you show exactly the route from day to day, thank you very much! i actually want to be surprised about how everything looks like, without wanting to see it in the video first:)) but sneaky peaking through your videos i've seen here and there that you've been meeting some animals- i think those were billygoats? not sure. anyway, the thing is i'm a bit scared of meeting angry dogs, or angry cows or smth:)) did you have any experience with meeting animals who didn't like you walking across somehere? and if yes any tipps? :D
thank youu, greetings, andreea:)
Thanks ! Do you also get the stamps if you don’t stay in the official Albergue but rather stay in a hotel ?
Hi there, I love your videos of this route. I'd like to do 8 days walk and maybe this route is for me. I want to be able to see the sea. How difficult was it to find the route and not get lost? Is the camino well marked?
Hi I’m watching your episodes on the Camino Del Norte. I’m chomping at the bit. What time of year did you go? The elevations were they hard? I walked camino Frances 4 years ago and loved it. Norte has always been on my mind to do. How safe is it? I’m a 63 year old woman. Reasonably fit had a few health issues nothing major. You make such a great vlog.
I'd feel bad about getting off-track for some local hospitality too.. but it's worth it...perhaps if you walk the same distance, or at least get back on the camino the same point where you left it, then it's okay ;)
hi Brian.. love it.. thinking of doing the CdN this year. limited to about 14-16 days starting either Irun or San Seb.. would you skip any portions to allow a chance to see more of Asturias? miss Bilbao to Portugalete for instance
would you say we were mad to start in SS and miss Irun? thanks alot
Irun to Bilbao was great! I would suggest skipping Cantabria if you don't have enought time....OR start from the beginning and then make a second trip to finish the entire CDN. Buen Camino!
Thanks for the great video. But I miss footage and information about the lodgings.
Noted!
I have done short segments of El Camino del Norte. How did you trained to be able to do the entire Camino and for how long ? I know the north coast very well. My father was from Santander. It is beautiful
Which albergues or hostels did you stay? Could you provide me with some kind of list?
Brw, thank you for making this helpful video!
Hey man.. I walked the camino del norte last year and you should just download the app called: Buen Camino. In this you can find all info on every albergue and find one that fits your needs :) no stress about that, you can always find an albergue..
Hi Brian,
The kilometres that you mentioned between Portugalete -> Castro Urdiales and between Castro-Urdiales -> Laredo are way lower than the officiel distances mentioned in the Buen Camino app.
Did you take alternatives on your own or the alternatives are explicitely shown on the camino?
I am planning my Bilbao-Santander in May and when i saw 35 and 34 kms for the 2 steps above on the buen camino app i was a bit frightened. 😕
think my back and my joints will not survive! 😲
Nice job! But it would have been nice to see some of the albergues you stayed in.
It would have been nice, but I wanted to respect the privacy of the other perigrinos. They are nothing special, normally a room with bunkbeds. If you want nicer accommodation it is available also.
Hey, I'm preparing my Camino del Norte for this spring, if covid restrictions allow it, I would like to know how do you find accommodation: do you have a website you can recommend?
It looks amazing. Looking forward to start my Camino del Norte on Sept.26. Have you hiked with a rain poncho before? I am thinking of bringing a poncho instead of rain jacket a pants. What do you think?
Enjoy Castro Urdiales and Laredo. Both are lovely wee places. Hopefully, the weather gods will shine on you, as the climate of Cantabria is very much variable.
PS: a poncho is prolly the best way to go, as that will give your body more air, as well as acting as a rain-cover for your backpack.
Hi Brian ,This is my first camino and I'm very unsure about this route being my first! I'm going to my dad and uncle who have done it 5 times over different routes. This route to me looks very isolated and not much to do comparison to the France / Portuguese one. Doesn't seem to be much people around and it's all sorts Forrest and highway walking. It's kind of put me off maybe it's not what I was expecting. Great video dude. But any advice would be welcome
The camino del norte was the only route of the camino I have completed so my advice is not the most experienced. Everything i read said the Northern route was the most beautiful, also the best food and traveling through a few big cities. I thought it was amazing! Coastal views and forests are the best place to hike in my opinion. Just depends on what you are looking for. I went in the middle of fall so there was less people than if i went in summer. If you want to hike with lots of people the most popular route is the French route.
I was surprised you wore flip flops: I could never walk in those, let along hike in them. I had flip flops on the camino for the alberge or for just hanging around in order to give your feet a break. I know what you mean about feeling guilty: in Casanova on the Camino Frances a family came up to us pilgrims and took us for dinner at their place, but then returned us to our starting spot. It was well worth the meal and the friendship: it's what the camino is about. Alas, I only did that once.
I'm from florida...i live in flip flops as long as their isn't snow on the ground. the flip flops have pretty good soles.
@@TheTravelVlogger I'm from Montreal, so you can imagine that flip flops aren't our standard wear for most of the year. ;-)
hi, what time of the year was that? thanks for reply
Please tell me how i should film my camino ? What kind of camera ?
Okay I will be landing in Madrid, what's the best way to get to el Camino Norte?
Hey guys!!!! I “only” have 30 days to do the whole camino! So i was thinking of using the train/bus for two of the stages, any recommendations of which two?
How are accomadations along the Norte?
Hey I'm going to do this in a week or two, I want to wild camp for some of it as it looks like some of the Albergues will only be able to operate with half capacity due to covid.
I don't wanna have to pay 60 usd for accommodation...
Did you find that cheap accommodation was abundant and more importantly available and not lots of pilgrims clambering for beds?
Thanks bro
I would also like to wild camp, did you have success with this?
Fantastic series! My question is this: What kinds of places did you stay in and how did you decide where to stay? And did you book ahead of time or risk it and play it by ear? Thanks! Keep up the great work!
Hi Nick! Because i was filming and needed to charge lots of batteries each day I chose to stay in 2 or 3 star hotels(penzions) that cost between €30-80/night. I started off by making reservations for the first 8 days but quickly realized i didn't like the flexibility this afforded me. If you are not going in high season i suggest booking the day of or the day before. A few places didn't have anything but albergues/hostels...so a total of 5-6 nights i stayed here. Safe travels!
@@TheTravelVlogger awesome, thank you!
The camino will provide. At the starting point, you can get a guide or elevations and accommodations in the way of alberges. Each place along the way had a municiple pilgrim alberge set up by the Spanish government and they were cheap; I paid between 4E and 8E back in 2010. There are also private hostels that cost a bit more: about 10E, maybe a bit more now. You couldn't book the municipal alberges ahead/ The private hostels yes, but I left it up to camino to provide. If everything is booked, there's a way. Some pilgrims preferred to sleep outside. I never had a problem because I left early (7 a.m.) and arrived at my destination early, even before they opened. If you're a pilgrim, the Spanish will take you in and take care of you. It's an experience you will never forget.
PortuLaGete? Get it right! Only foreigners wear flip flops outside beach or pool areas….😂
Do you have a list of the Albergue’s or hostels you stayed at? Do you have a favorite book to research the Camino del Norte?
I was able to find a few albergue lists online. I did not use a book...all of my resources were from the internet.
feel free to ask me anything want....Buen Camino!
Great video hombre!
My question is: did you suffer at all with any aches and pains or problems with your feet? I did just the last 120km of the Camino and my toenails fell off haha! Honestly, I don't think I could have walked another day.
You think maybe doing it in flip-flops is the key?
Buen caminooooo!
I didn't have any food problems, I did quite a bit of walking/hiking before the trip so my body would be used to it. I love walking in flip flops, also i had leather flip flops with thick soles. i wore them when my feet got sore from the shoes. so i would just wear them for an hour or two then put the shoes back on.
Would you recommend doing the hike as a more untrained hiker? Last year, I finished the West Highlans Way in Scotland but I am just not that fit or in shape...
The great thing about the camino is that you can choose how far you want to walk each day. It is totally up to you. I averaged 25km/day and even did 42km on one day.
Love it. What percentage of hikers are actually doing this as Christian pilgrims?
thanks! Not sure what percentage
I have done 14 Caminos and seing this guy arriving late at night when does he do his laundry?
Did you booked any of your accommodations in advance throughout this journey??
I did the first week, but then decided i wanted to be more flexible. if you get tired and can't make your reservation then you have to double pay. also i think there is no reservation for Albergues. buen camino
I see that most of your days finish at late afternoons. I watched French routes and people normally walk around 25-30km per day and they get to there accommodation early afternoon. Does this mean north route is harder than French route?
The Norte is more difficult than the Camino Frances. But this guy must be sleeping in most days to be arriving so late every day.
Yes it is suppose to be a little more difficult, in that there is more elevation than the French Route. Please remember that it took extra time as i was filming everyday. probably 2 hours of every day went to filming and another 1-2 hours in organizing equipment....not to mention the extra weight of the camera equipment. i was there in October/November and the days were much shorter than the winter.
Hi, what time of the year did you do this?
started in early October
Thanks for taking us along ! ... as usual, the seascapes & mountain ranges are just beautiful . Did not see other peregrinos in the Camino ; any thoughts? Is this Camino as well marked as the Camino Frances?
Jorge Leonardo Obeso
That has always been my question...Last year I was in SANTIAGO at a café. I spoke with a pilgrim that had just come off the northern route...I asked her if there was sufficient Albergues along the way..and if it was well marked..From what I remember she said yes. I just wonder if John Brierley has got a guide book out detailing the northern route.
You don't mention where you slept. did you book rooms or did you sleep in hostels?
I did a combination of both. Albergues, pensiones(small family run accommodation), and a few nice hotels as a reward from time to time.
How many other pilgrims do you generally see in a day?
this depends on many factors. this route in the Fall i would see less than 20 on most days. Stop looking for excuses and start walking :)
Great video but it's too bad you had to be in such a hurry to not really be able to enjoy the quaint towns and it's inhabitants.
Protect your ankles. Don't walk the Camino in flip flops....
my ankles are fine. traditionally people hiked this barefoot or with sandal like shoes.