Camino de Santiago
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Camino Packing and Training Tips
More Details: Camino Packing and Training TipsThe Camino de Santiago has become a very popular destination/experience for many around the world, especially after the movie “The Way” hit the movies screens and as more people do it. People of all ages and nationalities gravitate to this, as did I and a group I traveled with last summer to hike the Camino. …
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On the Camino de Santiago: Day 7 from Lavacolla to Santiago!
More Details: On the Camino de Santiago: Day 7 from Lavacolla to Santiago!The big day arrived on Day 7. On this day, we departed on the Camino for the last time as we left lovely Pazo Xan Xordo to enter Santiago de Compostela as many have done over the last 1,000 years on this ancient pilgrimage for the final 2.5 hours of our trek. We were excited…
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On the Camino de Santiago: Day 6 from Salceda to Lavacolla
More Details: On the Camino de Santiago: Day 6 from Salceda to LavacollaDay 6 saw our last full day of our walk along the Camino de Santiago as Day 7 would be a short day. Day 6’s walk took about 5 hours (perhaps about 18 km) not including our lunch stop at Amenal. I felt both excited at getting close to the finish line and also a…
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On the Camino de Santiago: Day 5 from Boente to Salceda
More Details: On the Camino de Santiago: Day 5 from Boente to SalcedaDay 5 would have us walk about 19 km (12 miles) in around a 4.5 hour period, leaving Boente to head to our next overnight stop in Salceda. The group left together every morning and, generally, stayed in proximity of each other but a few of us would generally spend part of the morning walking…
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On the Camino de Santiago: Day 4 from Palas del Rei to Boente
More Details: On the Camino de Santiago: Day 4 from Palas del Rei to BoenteAfter a great dinner in Palas del Rei and a nice comfortable stay overnight, we left the town on Day 4 to head to Boente, a tiny town and our next overnight. On this day, I would walk 21 km (about 13 miles) in around 5 hours to get to my destination. But we would…
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On the Camino de Santiago: Day 3 from Portomarín to Palas del Rei
More Details: On the Camino de Santiago: Day 3 from Portomarín to Palas del ReiI enjoyed our night in Portomarín as the town had a nice location along the Miño River – and we enjoyed sitting at a bar the night before with a nice wine enjoying the awesome weather. So I was rested and ready for Day 3. We left the hotel (and our luggage, which was picked…
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On the Camino de Santiago: Day 2 from Barbadelo to Portomarín
More Details: On the Camino de Santiago: Day 2 from Barbadelo to PortomarínFinally, the first long day of our Camino started on Day 2 in Barbadelo. Day 1, as I wrote about, was really a “baby” hiking day. All good; ’twas for a good reason (like getting to see O Cebreiro). But I (along with my fellow trekkers) were really ready to tackle the ‘mino. I enjoyed…
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Doing the Camino de Santiago | Day 1 from Sarria to Barbadelo
More Details: Doing the Camino de Santiago | Day 1 from Sarria to BarbadeloAs I explained in an earlier post, I had limited time for doing the Camino de Santiago as I was also spending time before the trek doing work with a children’s center in Morocco. So, instead of starting on the French side of the Spain-France border as many do to get to Santiago de Compostela, we…
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Along the Camino: Charming O Cebreiro
More Details: Along the Camino: Charming O CebreiroAs I mentioned in a prior post, I started the Camino de Santiago around kilometer 110 in Sarria due to time constraints. However, the group that organized the trek, Trekking for Kids, knew from a prior trek that O Cebreiro was a town we could not missed. So on our way to start our Camino,…
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Another Pilgrim on the Camino de Santiago
More Details: Another Pilgrim on the Camino de SantiagoThe Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St. James, is an ancient pilgrimage indeed with a timeline of over 1,000 years. Pilgrims from all over Europe would come from far and near to visit the place where St. James (or Santiago) is buried: under the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain (Galicia,…
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30 Days on El Camino de Santiago
More Details: 30 Days on El Camino de SantiagoGuest post by my friend and fellow traveler, Chris Sanders. I first learned of the Camino de Santiago by watching an interview of Shirley MacClain on CNN’s Larry King show some years ago. I wasn’t even sure I knew who she was to be honest, but I listened with interest as she described a long…