Blimey. The landscape in the part of Spain I visit is stunningly amazing, and green. In fact parts of Cantabria remind me very much of the the British Isles.
One F in Foreigner, that's right, I wasn't very exact when I said all Spain is very dry. The truth is North of Spain: Pais Vasco, Cantabria, Asturias and Galicia is really green, plenty of trees, water, streams...there are lots of high peaks, etc...but I live in Valencia, and it's not the same!
I've found some information about the Coast to Coast Walk, it seems very interesting, indeed I'm thinking if I could have the thirteen days I'd need to complete the entire walk.
Anyway, it hasn't been easy finding the Coast to Coast you were talking about, I think there are some people, quite a few, who have walked their own Coast to Coast, I've found some in Scotland, Wales, England.
If you are thinking of doing "El camino de Santiago" I'd tell you I'm pretty sure you'd enjoy it. I've completed twice the "Camino Primitivo" from Lugo to Santiago, 330km (205 miles) in 2006 and 2008, and now I'm with the "Camino del Norte", I've walked 150Km (93miles) in 2009 so I still have 650 km (403miles) left, but I think it'll take some time
"Camino de Santiago" is similar but not the same than your LDP, in general, you don't need to book, most of hostels are free, or 3€ voluntary, for sure you can book in better hostels or hotels, but the nicest thing of El camino is to spend some time having dinner and some chat with other pilgrims. On the other hand, there are several Caminos de Santiago, the best known is Camino Francés, but exist more alternatives.
So, if you need some advice, maps, webs, links, where to stay, where to sleep, what to carry on, etc... I'll be delighted to help you.
The track is: "O Tren" from "Andrés do Barro" :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYa0UfsKF2w [nofollow]Maybe you'll like this trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxD9M3ppQ-M [nofollow]Dave, I'd like to do them all, just, I think I'd need three or four lifes, or better, to be rich, because with only three weeks a year for holidays, well, I think it's quite difficult, isn't it?