My Camino 2013
Below are my blog entries as I prepared to walk and then debriefed about my Camino walk in June and July of 2013. I also put links to my Facebook posts and photos that I did while I walked the Camino. Note: You need to friend me on Facebook to view the Facebook posts.
My Camino Blog Entries:
1. The Camino is Calling 5/16/13
2. Preparation for My Camino – Physical & Mental 5/21/13
3. Preparing for My Camino – What goes & what stays 5/27/13
4. Preparing for My Camino – Spiritual part of the Journey 5/27/13
5. Camino Debrief – What about all of that Stuff I brought? 8/2/13
6. Trip of a Lifetime – Camino 2013 Video of my Photos put to Music
7. Camino Debrief – The Initial Third Of The Walk 2/10/14
8. Camino Debrief – The Middle Third 10/06/14
9. Camino Debrief – The Final Third 07/14/15
Day by day Facebook posts of my Camino from St. Jean Pied-de-Port to Santiago (viewable by Facebook friends only)
Where 22 KM = about 14 Miles, all typos made while typing with 1 finger on iPhone and captions for each photo are in the comments.
- Made it to St. Jean Pied-de-Port, France
- Exploring St. Jean
- Day 1 – St. Jean Pied-de-Port to Orisson 8 KM
- Day 2 – Orisson to Roncesvalles 17 KM
- Day 3 – Roncesvalles to Zubiri 22 KM
- Short video of church bells ringing as I walk
- Day 4 – Zubiri to Cizor Menor 24 KM
- Day 5 – Cizor Menor to Puente de la Reina 19 KM
- Dinner at Jacque Albergue in Puente la Reina
- Day 6 – Puente la Reina to Estella 22 KM
- Short video showing the flooding
- Day 7 – Estella to Los Arcos 21 KM
- Day 8 – Los Arcos to Viana 18 KM
- Sign in Viana
- Day 9 – Viana to Navarette 20 KM
- Day 10 – Day of Rest in Navarette (due to blisters)
- Inspiration
- Resting in Navarette
- Boots on
- Day 11 – Navarette to Azofra 23 KM
- Sheep on the way to Azofra
- Day 12 – Azofra to Granon 22 KM
- In Granon
- Day 13 – Granon to Villambistia 22 KM
- Day 14 – Villambistia to Ages 21 KM
- Day 15 – Ages to Burgos 23 KM
- As you Walk Quote
- Day 16 – Burgos Rest Day
- Day 17 – Burgos to Hornillios del Camino on my birthday 21 KM
- Day 18 – Hornillios del Camino to Castrojeriz 21 KM
- Day 19 – Castrojeriz to Fromista 25 KM
- Day 20 – Fromista to Carrion de los Condes 20 KM
- Day 21 – Carrion de los Condes to Ledigos 24 KM
- Day 22 – Ledigos to Calzada de Coto 22 KM
- Day 23 – Calzada de Coto to Reliegos on Ron’s birthday 27 KM
- Day 24 – Reliegos to Leon 27 KM
- Dinner out at L’Union Vegetarian Restaurant
- Stretched Mind Quote
- Robin’s Words
- Day 25 – Rest Day in Leon
- Day 26 – Leon to Villar de Mazarife 22 KM
- Vegetarian meal at Mazarife
- Day 27 – Vilar de Mazarife to Villares de Orbigo 18 KM
- Dinner at Villares de Orbigo Albergue
- Mind Quote
- Soaking my foot
- Day 28 – Villares de Orbigo to Santa Catalina de Somoza 24 KM
- Day 29 – Santa Cantalina de Somoza to Manjarin 22 KM
- Day 29 – Extra post about Manjarin
- Day 30 – Manjarin to Ponferrada 24 hard KMs
- Day 31 – Ponferrada to Villafranca del Bierzo 24 KM
- Day 32 – Villafranca del Bierzo to Herrerias 24 KM
- Cows crossing video
- Day 32 – Vegetarian dinner at Herrerias Albergue
- Day 33 – Herrerias to Biduedo 24 KM
- Day 34 – Biduedo to Sarria 23 KM
- Life’s a Climb Quote
- Day 35 – Rest day in Sarria
- Day 36 – Sarria to Portomarin 22 KM
- Rest Quote
- Day 37 – Portomarin to Palas de Rei 25 KM
- Day 38 – Palas de Rei to Ribadiso 26 KM
- Day 38 – Dinner and Dipping toes in the river
- Day 39 – Ribidisio to Santa Irene 20 KM
- I’m going to miss the animals
- Day 40 – Santa Irene to Xunta (Monte do Gozo) 18 KM
- Day 40 – Evening entry
- Day 41 – Walked 5 kms to Santiago making it 800 KM or 500 miles walked
- Group photo in Santiago
- Video of incense burner at the Santiago Cathedral Mass – July 14th, 2013
Santiago to Finesterre – Day to Day Facebook Posts
- Day 1 – To Finisterre – Santiago to Niegeria 21 KM
- Video of beautiful water near the bridge about 3 kms before Negreira
- Dinner on day 1 to Finisterre
- Taking Risks Quote
- Day 2 – To Finasterre – Neigeria to Olveiroa 33 KM via bus and foot
- Day 3 – To Finnisterre – Olvieroa to San Roque 22 KM
- Day 4 – Arrived at Finnisterre! 13 KM
- Journey to the End of the Earth!
- Photo with Finesterre compostella
Madrid – Day to Day Facebook Posts