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  • The start of the journey

    Transitions are hard, but this one was particularly turbulent. Just a week before the big trip, the situation looked like this: The apartment was fully furnished. I had planned to move things out gradually, with small daily trips, but my car was running on empty, and due to the fuel crisis, the lines at gas…

  • El inicio del viaje

    Las transiciones son difíciles, pero esta fue particularmente turbulenta. A solo una semana del gran viaje, la situación pintaba así: Tenía el departamento completamente amoblado. Había planeado mudar las cosas progresivamente, en pequeños viajes cada día, pero mi auto estaba con la gasolina en reserva y, debido a la crisis, las filas para cargar combustible…

  • Introduction

    I arrive in Barcelona, where my great friends Gian and Dani welcome me. I stay with them for a few days to adjust to the time change and prepare for the Camino. All I know is that the Camino exists and that there are several different routes. I don’t know which one I’ll take or…

  • Day 0 – The Portal

    I say goodbye to my friends and head to Barcelona airport. Once on the plane, sitting a few rows ahead of me, I spot a man who looks exactly like my cousin. It’s quantumly impossible for my cousin to be on this flight, but I remember that I’m on my way to the land of…

  • Day 1 – The Wrong Way

    I must have fallen asleep around 5 a.m. At 8:30, the alarm goes off; I snooze it until 8:35, and then until 8:45. At 8:50, the bike rental guys let me know they’re already outside. “Damn,” I think, “we agreed on 9.” I go out to pick up the bike and then head to a…

  • Day 2 – Change Of Plans

    I wake up early. For once. By 6 a.m., I’m already up. I had seen that the rest of the Camino del Norte is 90% uphill, so I decide to change my plan and take a different route. I take the train back to San Sebastián – just a 22-minute ride for what had taken…

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