From Wrong Turns to Right Path | 2023 Camino de Santiago | Day 21 Of Walking the Camino Pilgrimage

How do you find your way on the Camino de Santiago? 👇
Normally, the Camino is well marked with the iconic yellow arrows or symbolic seashells guiding your path. However, on our way between Gijon and Muros de Nalon (48 km) today, the arrows went missing… watch along to see how we found our way!

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Welcome back to our daily vlogs of el Camino del Norte: a 500 mile (800 km) journey across northern Spain!

The Camino del Norte is one of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage routes, and we are bringing you along every step of the way on our Camino adventure! #caminodesantiago #camino #pilgrims

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TOTAL cost (per person) for day 21 (Gijon - Aviles - Muros de Nalon) of the Camino del Norte:

Food: €10
Accommodation: €20

TOTAL COST: €30
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🏠 Where to stay in Muros de Nalon on the Camino del Norte?
Great hostel: clean, cool and comfortable atmosphere, and delicious (& huge!) breakfast! A few km outside of Muros de Nalon (in San Estaban de Pravia).

[Andy-Mesa]

I highly recommend anyone to skip the Camino here and instead do the Senda Norte from Aviles to Muros de Nalon, which goes along the coast. It was one of the most beautiful days I spent on the Norte.

[virginiaparsons]

Aww you made my heart jump when you nearly lost the camera, thought you had dropped in a pot hole😲😄😊👍glad you are ok

[yvesleflaneur]

i‘ve learnt to walk on the left side of the road, so i see the cars coming

[johnbutler]

I think in some instances that trail has been changed IRL but the guidebooks/updates haven't been updated. Sometimes albergues also put some yellow arrows out to lure you towards their accommodation...

I also bought new footwear in Gijon *high-5*

[tagachimmo]

They are going to build the bridge but not where the castle is but in the town that is on the other side of San Esteban which is bigger with a huge beach etc...
The problem is that it has to be a drawbridge for the sailboats.

[yvesleflaneur]

albergues or even restaurants sometimes missuse the arrow for commercial reasons. and there are also different alternative routes. i experienced it too. so don’t forget to check gps from time to time

[ljubicastankovic]

On my last Camino I was told that you are not a real pilgrim if you don't get lost at least once. 😊
Having covered that (more than once😉) have you considered using gps tracks on your phone so you don't have to rely on yellow arrows?
I found them extremely helpful.

And regarding blisters (it really hurts even listening about them) this lady has some really good advice (not sponsored!😇):

I sooo enjoyed your vlogs, just keep them coming! I hope I"m doing del Norte next spring.
¡Buen Camino!🐌👣

[stevetaylor]

Wow, that place was great for 40 euros! Hoping to hike a Camino route next year (Cornwall Coastal Path this year). Del Norte is still my first preference, but I really do appreciate your honest assessment of it, especially the road walking. Like I say, its still my first choice, but Camino Portuguese might have edged a little closer! :) I use Band-Aid blister cushions (admittedly not so cheap) to prevent blisters; don't know if you can get them over there?

[julieblodgett]

How did those sandals work out. I’m currently on the on the norte day 10 and the blisters are out of control. Considering sandals instead

[jpmcc]

You missed a good walk between Gijon and Aviles. Yes, somewhat industrial, yet that is what drives these local economies. Some pilgrims take a bus from Deva (the camping spot as you desend from the hills) to Aviles and skip Gijon altogether. The last 6kms of unban sproul into Gijon are no worse than the bits of industry you'll find on the walk from Gijon. You do walk through forest as well in to Aviles. There is a lot of 'ugly' on the Norte, and some choose to bypass that. No judgment from me. My suggestion is to walk the whole Camino.