Camino Day 7: Bilbao to Islares

Mikey's decision to hang back in Bilbao for a day of rest now necessitated his skipping ahead a bit in order to rejoin the Irish walking group as they had continued on the Camino.   A quick 20 minute bus ride from Bilbao to Castro-Urdiales got him back with the group and he only missed …

Rest Day 1: Bilbao

Perhaps Thoreau put it best when he wrote, "Things do not change; we change." Today was both a day of rest and a walk down memory lane.        (Plaza Moyua, heart of Bilbao)   In case you did not know, many years ago, Mikey was an exchange student to the Basque Country and …

Camino Day 6: Gernika to Bilbao

GOOD-MORNING, GERNIKA!!! It's 6:30am and Mikey is on a 35km mission today. (OK, that was a bit of channeling Robin Williams, but the Irish-American team has to keep up the pace as we move through the bush today.   It rained from 2-6am, so we left around 6:30. The fog stayed with us for most …