Day 34, Lavacolla to Santiago de Compostela.
Woohoo we’ve made it to Santiago de Compostela. After yet another very early start, this time to beat the crowds, we arrived at the famous
Day, 33, Arzua to Lavacolla.
So, it was yet another very early start for a long day of walking. Arzua actually became quite busy with lorries as we walked down
Day 32, Palas de Rei to Arzua.
We left lovely Palas de Rey early, and in the dark, for the long walk to Arzua. It was another really cold morning too, 2⁰C.
Day 31, Portomarín to Palas de Rei.
It was lovely to see the mist over the reservoir as we left Portomarín this morning. Today’s walking has been a day of lots of
Day 30, Sarria to Portomarin.
So today The Camino became really busy. Sarria has a train station and we have learned that this is where all the people walking
Day 29, Triacastela to Sarria.
We set out from Triacastela on a really good path through woodlands and then soon came across amazing views. Another feature of this early part
Day 28, O’Cebreiro to Triacastela.
O’Cebreiro was a really interesting place to stay, its streets are cobbled and it still has some of the traditional round houses known as pallozas.
Day 27, Villafranca del Bierzo to O’Cebreiro.
Another very early start for an 18 mile walk today. What a difference a day makes! After the sunshine and grapes of yesterday it was
Day 26, Ponferrada to Villafranca del Bierzo.
Following the rain and cloud cover yesterday today has been a day of sunshine, blue skies, views and vineyards. Lovely! After a long road walk
Day 25, Rabanal del Camino to Ponferrada.
So, another early morning start for our longest walk of the journey and also the day we would reach the highest point on the whole
Day 24, Astorga to Rabanal del Camino.
Astorga has definitely been one of our favourite places to stay. It is a really relaxed and interesting town with beautiful buildings including the cathedral
Day 23, Villar de Mazarife to Astorga.
It was extremely quiet when we set out at 6am this morning. This is always a lovely time to walk with few people about, but
Day 22, Leon to Villar de Mazarife.
Our route out of Leon took us past every aspect of city life from industry to a very impressive looking luxury hotel! On leaving the
Day 21, Mansilla de las Mulas to Leon.
We knew today was going to be a day of contrast, moving from quiet countryside to city life. We were right! Crossing the River Esla
Day 20, El Burgo Ranero to Mansilla de las Mulas.
We set off from the small hamlet of El Burgo Ranero for another day of walking on paths at the side of a road. It
Day 19, Sahagun to El Burgo Ranero.
We left historic Sahagun and walked over the stone bridge to join our path for the day. Today has been a day of walking on
Day 18, Calzadilla de la Cueza to Sahagun.
We were treated to another beautiful sky as we left Calzadilla this morning. Our route took us through more farmland where we saw some extremely
Day 17, Carrion de los Condes to Calzadilla de la Cueza.
So, this has been the flattest walk so far and we made really good time along the lovely wide path. We’re still at a height
Day 16, Fromista to Carrion de los Condes.
Today has been our first entire day of walking beside a road. However, the route was flat, the road very quiet, there was a great
Day 15, Castrojeriz to Fromista.
We set out very early this morning to avoid, as much as possible, walking in the heatwave that is currently in the area. The temperature
Day 14, Hornillos del Camino to Castrojeriz.
We headed straight out from Hornillos del Camino back onto the wide open meseta. As we looked back towards our start we were fortunate to
Day 13, Burgos to Hornillos del Camino.
Today’s start was a lovely cool river walk through Burgos, we also saw the magnificent Cathedral. As we left the city there were many modern
Day 12, San Juan de Ortega to Burgos.
We left San Juan de Ortega in the dark as we knew we had a long walk ahead. It was certainly a very atmospheric place
Day 11, Belorado to San Juan de Ortega.
Woohoo, we’ve completed one third of The Camino Frances today! It’s been a day of climbing upwards and now we’re back up in mountains at
Day 10, Santo Domingo de la Calzada to Belorado.
So, we used our rest day to explore the cathedral and bell tower in Santo Domingo de la Calzada. The cathedral was very beautiful with
Day 9, Najera to Santo Domingo de la Calzada.
We left the Rioja region today with our final views of vineyards also looking towards the distant mountains. The type of arable land we have
Day 8, Logrono to Najera.
It was another very early start this morning to complete the nearly twenty mile walk. So lovely walking in the cool of the morning. It’s
Day 7, Los Arcos to Logrono.
We have two long days of nearly twenty miles today and tomorrow. Our plan to ensure we complete these in good time is to set
Day 6, Estella to Los Arcos.
We have had a great day of walking with lovely wide paths and far reaching views all day. This has meant we arrived in Los
Day 5, Puente la Reina to Estella.
We set out just as the sun was rising today, this allowed us some lovely early morning views. Our route took us up and down
Day 4, Pamplona to Puento la Reina.
Plaza del Castillo in Pamplona was certainly much quieter this morning, when we walked through it, than last night! The first part of today’s walk
Day 3, Zubiri to Pamplona.
The Camino Frances certainly passes a variety of scenery and today showed us the full range. We began by leaving Zubiri and passing the town’s
Day 2, Roncevalles to Zubiri.
We had read in the guide books to expect amazing views today, however, that wasn’t to be as we have had a day of rain
Day 1, St Jean Pied de Port to Roncesvalles.
We always knew today was going to be a challenging day, and it certainly didn’t disappoint! Rain, fog, sleet, snow, strong winds, a huge climb
Accreditation Day!
So we had an interesting start to our day when our train was cancelled part way through the journey! Luckily we met up with some
Fourteen days to go….
The training, packing, unpacking and repacking is almost complete. In two weeks time we head off to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port for the start of the Camino de