Photos

A collection of photos taken on the Camino trips so far.

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View of my hotel at night (a converted monastery)
Some fellow walkers in for their dinner too
Nice coffee as always
Slow cooked supreme of hake for mains
Grilled baby scallops with aquachile & pickled red onion to start
Café de Altamira
Map of walk (18th)
The end of the road, the very big cathedral!
Entering Santiago, first building of note is the sanitorium
Getting close to the end!
Off again through nature
Lunch was delish
Lunch menu
Lunch spot
Nice nature here
Getting close to the big city
Nice trail
Street name
Nice trails today
12km to go
Still on the right route
Some fellow walkers ahead
Coffee break!
Slight incline
...and the trail
Follow the road
Walking the trail by the train tracks
Walking through some villages
Left I think!
Ad information
This is an ad on the side of a home!
26km to go
On the way to Santiago
Heading down to Padrón
First shell of the day
Map of walk (17th)
Pity their pool is busted
Guesthouse for tonight
Getting close to Padrón
Cacti or cactuses!
Trails are keeping the temp down
Trails are keeping the temp down
Downhill for a while
More like a rest
Time for a prayer
Keep following the yellow arrow
Down a trail we go
40ish km mark
More greenary
Trail time
Passing beside farmland
Walking under the motorway
Another lovely day
First marker of the day
1st shell of the day
Another view of the Río Umia
View of the Río Umia
The restaurant is in an ideal spot for outdoor dining
Grilled chicken and fries for mains
Sardines to start
Map of walk. GPS dropped once today.
Midday coffee break
Midday coffee break
A water stream to navigate
Follow the yellow arrows
Looks like a door into a wood
Keep following St. James <-
Busy today with lots of walkers on the trail
A famous man
More clean air today
Map on an underpass
And the yellow arrows
Follow St. James ->
Nice day today
65km to go
A couple of narrow streets to navigate
Take a left
Crossing the river
This way to Santiago
Leaving Pontevedra
First shell of the day on the path
Coffee at Pumper
This cathedral!
View of the cathedral
A cross in Pontevedra
Map of walk today. GPS dropped a couple of times!
Nice flowers
Some clever street art. A bit to go before I see the real cathedral.
Downhill we go
Road to Pontevedra
Some fellow walkers up ahead
75km to go
A little reminder of last year
Beautiful lavendar meadow
Beautiful day today
Lots of clean air today
Gorgeous trail to navigate
The sun is shining today
The map of the route today
Must cross this bridge to get on the trail to Pontevedra
Looks like its going to be a nice sunny day
To start the walk today I had to cross this bridge into Arcade
79km to go
Right we go!
Map of walk (14th)
83km mark
Beautiful countryside on view
A view of Arcade
Lovely countryside here
Do not feel like turning around this year!
Downhill trail to tackle
Passing through a neighborhood
Rua de Torredecalle
Maybe I should have taken the train!
Keep an eye out for the yellow sea shell
A street sculpture in Redondela
Lunch at Villa Bella Café and Bar
Entering Redondela
Another picturesque view
The downhill trails are much easier this time
Clever idea to have a vending machine for walkers on the trail at the front of your house
A bit overcast starting off this morning
First gravel trail of the day
Map of walk
Narrow trail beside a river
Nice walk through some woods today
A row of crosses
Coffee break at Ultreia Bar - Restaurante
Beautiful countryside
I saw a sign!
Good for walking
Stop to cross the road and admire the view
117km to go!
Sculpture of St. James
Walking past farming land
Bom Caminho = Right Path
First yellow shell!
Coffee!
Cod on a bed of boiled potatoes
Tacos with aubergine and mixed vegetables
Start the evening off with a nice glass of vino blanco
Saturday morning view from my hotel room window
The first of the churches to see or not to see!
Narrow quiet streets
On my way to the restaurant
On my way to the restaurant
Bilbao city... made it!
Big chimney in Parque Etxebarria Bilbao
A view of Bilbao
Another view of Bilbao surrounded by the mountain ranges
Very steep descent to Bilbao
Last big push to Bilbao
Zamudio Camino sign
Another tricky incline to tackle
1st steep climb of the day... looking ahead
1st steep climb of the day after a lovely start to the walk through a forest
Saved by the bus!
A message on a wall
Getting close to Larrabetzu
Another tricky dirt trail to tackle
Some trees
On the Eskerika road... another beautiful landscape
On the Pozueta road... beautiful landscape
Making our way to Larrabetzu... only 12.5km to go!
On the right path
Leaving Gernika
The Gernika church... the start of the walk
Second course - bacalao al pil-pil
First course - ensalada de tomate con bonito y cebolla
To get to the restaurant I walked down Pablo Picasso street
Julen restaurant
Nearly there!
Unfortunately steep uphills mean steep downhills!
Well up in the mountains now!
Walking is hard going and the views are amazing
Glorious views of the countryside
And still we go up!
My fellow walkers taking a water break at the sign for Euskadi
Lots of steep inclines
Starting to get high up in the mountains
View of Mutriku
Glorious weather and very hot for walking out in the open
Going to be a lot of steep climbs today!
Heading to Mutriku... the only place to stop for coffee today
Early start leaving Deba at 08:15
Made it to Deba for dinner!
Getting close to Deba... very steep downhill!
Stopped for a lovely lunch at Salegi Jatetxea in Itziar
Sign for Itziar and Deba
My walking buddies today
My fellow walkers on one of the uphills
On the trail to Deba
View of Zumaia... stopped for coffee 5kms in
More amazing views today
First steep climb of the day leaving behind beautiful Getaria
Sign for Deba
Desert - orange slices with honey
Mains - curried prawns
Starter - tacos
Desert - espresso with a complimentary threat
Mains - grilled hake on a bed of roasted potatoes and peppers
Starter - Grilled Scallops
Complimentary appetiser - tuna with red pepper
Getaria... made it!
Getting close to Getaria
View of Zarautz with Getaria in the background
View of Zarautz
View of the landscape
Steep climb on the road to Zarautz
Sign for Zarautz
Leaving Orio
Passing through Orio town on the way to Zarautz
Walk passing through Zarautz
First image of a church on this trip
Path to Orio
Same view of Orio - slightly different angle
View of Orio - beautiful countryside
Sign for Orio... nearly there
Same trail, looking down to what is left to manoeuvre!
Looking back up a tricky trail
View looking back at San Sebastián
First sign of the trail
Espresso to finish
Piña Loca for desert
Grilled scallops for mains
Jumbo sweet prawn ceviche to start