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Day 30: From Ribadeo to Bilbao

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Day 30: From Ribadeo to Bilbao Date 13 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 ...
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Day 06: From Ontón to Castro Urdiales

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Day 06: From Ontón to Castro Urdiales Date 20 Jul, Saturday Weather 79° F / 26° C Started out cloudy, but the sun came out. Today's Distance: 5 miles / 9 km Route and Stats Route Video Total This Camino: 26 miles. Total 2024 Caminos: 129 miles Total All Caminos: 2129 miles Lodging: Ardigales 11@ $ 138 Total Lodging: $ 278 Planes: $ 1500 (round trip) Total Planes / Travel Insurance: $ 2100 / $ 246 Buses / Trains / Taxis: $ 37 Total Buses / Trains / Taxis: $ 101 Food: $ 20 Total Food: $ 144 On The Road Good start to the morning. Packed everything well last night, so that when the alarm went off, I was able to jump out of bed, grab my backpack and head out to the community area without disturbing anyone else.  Waiting on the taxi in Portugalete to return us to Ontón and then we start walking. 9:10 a.m. Just finished a 1.25 mile 10% upgrade climb in just over an hour. Did not really plan on starting the morning by really working up a sweat.  10:20 ...
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Day 27: From Cadavedo to Otur

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Day 27: From Cadavedo to Otur Date 10 Aug ( Saturday ) Weather Late afternoon sun and humidity were a bit of a drag. Believe humidity was up around 90%. Sun was out full force. But we started early, so we managed to avoid it for part of the day. Today's Distance: 15 miles /  24 km Route and Stats Route Video Total This Camino: 210 miles. Total 2024 Caminos: 324 miles Total All Caminos: 2324 miles Lodging: Albergue Via Vitae @ 20 $ Total Lodging: $ 1415 Planes: $ 1500 (round trip) Total Planes / Travel Insurance: $ 2100 / $ 246 Buses / Trains / Taxis: $  Total Buses / Trains / Taxis: $ 240 Food: $ 20 Total Food: $ 730 On The Road Interesting stretch of trail this morning. Although almost everything else is relatively easy: pavement, farm roads, old highways sections. Random Thought of the Day Just two more days of hiking. Tomorrow will be hot with lots of sun. Never fun The day after will be shorter by about a mile, but waiting on the w...
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