Day 30: From Ribadeo to Bilbao

Day 30: From Ribadeo to Bilbao

Date13 Aug ( Tuesday )
Weather

Total This Camino: 239 miles.
Total 2024 Caminos: 353 miles
Total All Caminos: 2353 miles
Lodging: Residencia Universitaria @ 51 €
Total Lodging: $ 1520
Planes: $ 1500 (round trip)
Total Planes /
Travel Insurance: 		$ 2100 / $ 246
Buses / Trains / Taxis: $ 
Total Buses / Trains / Taxis: $ 240
Food: $ 
Total Food: $ 828

On The Road

9:30 a.m. finally woke up after 10 hours of solid sleep. Could I have been that tired? Exhausted? 

12:15 p.m. On the bus to Bilbao. It is fun seeing all these towns that we hiked through. Another plus, the bus is crossing the valley spanning bridges that we actually walked under. Hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of feet above, the bridge spans looked impressive. Hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of feet below, the valleys are beautiful. 

7:40 p.m. Arrived Bilboa after a very boring 7-hour 30 bus ride. And as soon as we step out of the bus station, it is the first bit of rain we have seen since we arrived here 4 weeks ago. It is a torrential downpour. 

Random Thought of the Day

It is stunning to see the countryside through which we hiked from the window of a bus, traveling at 60 mph.

The bus just "flies" over the mountains, over bridges hundreds of feet in the air or thru tunnels carved from solid rock. 

It seems so effortless while Deb and Mary and I sweated and grunted and huffed and puffed over them with our backpacks and poles.

Meaningful Moment / Notable Memories

Worst bus ride in years, lol.

 Bus station Ribadeo


Bus station Bilbao 




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