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Etapa 1: Irún to Donostia-San Sebastián
Distance: 22.2 km
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Weather: 65F, sunny, breezy, cloudless
Total photos taken: 147 (33 selected for this map)
Notable sights: Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Guadelupe; Monte Jaizkibel; Puerto de Pasajes; Donostia-San Sebastián.
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Filed under: Camino | Tags: Camino, compostela, etapa, james, leces, pilgrimage, santiago, sebrayo, spain, xacobeo
Etapa 19: Leces to Sebrayo
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Distance: 30.5 km (19 miles)
Weather: Light rain early; sun in the valley; heavy rain until Sebrayo
Media: 44 photos
Notables: rain, rain, rain to Sebrayo; mud, mud, mud to Sebrayo; costal walk through pastures to La Espasa
Filed under: Camino | Tags: Camino, compostela, espana, etapa, james, leces, pilgrimage, poo, santiago, spain
Etapa 18: Poo to Leces
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Distance: 31 km (19 miles)
Weather: Party cloudy, cool but no wind
Photos: 63 photos
Notables: Camino Antiguo; Celorio beach; peaceful, quiet day; friendly dog in Naves
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Etapa 9: Castro-Urdiales to Laredo
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Distance: 28 km
Weather: Partly cloudy with light wind
Photos: 23
Notables: Eucalyptus forests, evidence of logging, walking through the construction boom of holiday villas, afternoon hike through the hills
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Etapa 8: Bilbao to Castro-Urdiales
Distance: 25.77 km
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Weather: Sunny & warm, turning cool & windy with light rain later
Photos: 37
Notables: Train to Muskiz, last view of Basque Country, trail around rocky coast
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Filed under: Camino | Tags: basque, bilbao, Camino, compostela, espana, euskal, james, pilgrimage, santiago, spain, vasco
I took a rest day today in order to see the economic center of the Basque Country, Bilbao. I took a long walk around the city in between breakfast, lunch, siesta, and in the evening. I brought my camera along for the stroll.
