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Bonjour. I am Frida. This is where I write about anxiety, art, trying to make art, anxiety associated with trying to make art, and other highly marketable stuff like that.
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Day 15: Santander – Mar (27,4k)
There are no blankets at the albergue, and even though I go to bed in all my warmest clothes – wool trousers, socks and a fleece jacket –...
Sep 23, 20222 min read
Day 14: Guemes – Santander (18,5k)
Day 14’s walk is epic. It starts along the same paved country roads as the day before, but soon turns into dramatic coastline exposing...
Sep 23, 20222 min read
Day 13 (?) Guemes – Guemes, via All the Emotions (3,5k)
Oh wow. Where to start. It’s 09:40 on Day 13, or is it 14, I don’t know anymore. But I thought it was 14, which is supposed to be a...
Sep 21, 20229 min read
Bonus Post: First Fortnight Review
Alright! I’m doing it! Let’s go list cause who doesn’t like to know when they’re getting out. First Fortnight Top 10 1. The people. I...
Sep 19, 20223 min read
Day 12: Santoña – Guemes (26,4k)
Day 12 starts out HARD. I leave the hostel in the charming anchovy factory neighbourhood of Santoña with Gertrude, then head towards the...
Sep 19, 20224 min read
Day 11: Islares – Santoña (secret number of not-enough k)
After Ralph joins me on the cape we go to a surf shack overlooking the water. We drink beer and milkshakes and I eat a ribeye burger with...
Sep 18, 20229 min read
Day 10: Ontón to Islares (30,9k)
The next day is a doozy. Ralph and I set off after a breakfast of creamy coffee and pre-sliced toast with the two jams. Today we talk...
Sep 18, 20225 min read
Day 9: Bilbao – Ontón(22,6k)
Day 8 is a success. I give my feet a rest and stay in the hostel writing until late afternoon, when GIB joins me for a walk to the...
Sep 18, 20223 min read
Day 8: Albergue Gerekiz to Bilbao, plus a death threat (29,1k)
The next morning, I leave the hostel alone at 8:30. I need to be away from people. GIB left at 6:30 with a head lamp on. Lucia is still...
Sep 16, 20224 min read
Day 7: Merkina-Xemein to Albergue Gerekiz (21,9k)
The big talkie in the morning is obviously how to bypass Gernika, aka the Camino Accommodation Black Hole. I’ve called up every hostel in...
Sep 16, 20224 min read
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