tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516238261600032742024-02-07T04:50:45.568+01:00Pinay PilgrimWalking the Camino De SantiagoLong Slow Travelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09614041067028746829noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51623826160003274.post-37596013706420542162014-06-25T12:30:00.000+02:002014-12-13T17:17:24.077+01:00Camino de Santiago RoutesThe rays of the pilgrim shell are oftentimes likened to the many routes of the Camino de Santiago. The routes of the Camino may start in different places, even countries, but ultimately, they converge at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. <br />
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When you follow the pilgrim shell, generally, the hinge should always points towards Santiago de Compostela, just like the movement of the clam shell in the water. This may not be the case in some signs, so in doubt, just look for and follow the yellow arrows.<br />
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<b><i>The Camino Frances</i></b><br />
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The most popular of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage routes is the <b><i>Camino Francés</i></b>, or French Way, a 775 kilometer (482 mile) route, which takes an average of about 32 days. The route starts in the French side at the town of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port at the foot of the Pyrenees, and crosses over to the Spanish side in Roncesvalles, Spain. The route is the most popular and well-travelled of all the Camino de Santiago routes, and passes through the major Spanish cities of Pamplona, Logroño, Burgos, Leon and ends in Santiago de Compostela. Due to its popularity, this route has excellent infrastructure, with albergues, restaurants, groceries, pharmacies, and teller machines in great supply, specially in the last 100 kms (62 miles). This route is also very well-marked with camino shell signs and yellow arrows, so there is no getting lost as long as you pay attention.<br />
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The route is beautiful, passing through the different regions of Spain -- through Navarre, Rioja, Castille y Leon, and ending in Galicia. The lovely and varied scenery and landscape accompany and lift you up along your walk. You will pass through high windy passes, lush muddy forests with chirping birds, wide green pastures, undulating hillsides with tended vineyards, rocky paths -- which you appreciate when it is time to walk beside flat country roads and loud busy highways with fast trucks and speeding cars. The altitude changes often, from plains to hills and mountains, also resulting in unpredictable weather -- snow, wind, rains, cold, heat. There was one day along our walk (April) when we experienced cold, rain, hail, snow, sun -- all in a few hours. How wonderful it is to arrive in your destination to a hot shower, a warm pilgrim meal, welcoming smiles and a comfortable albergue bunk bed!<br />
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Passing through these different regions of Spain also means changes in culture, dialect and culinary specialties. As sure as the landscape changes, the food changes too! Be sure to try the different specialties of the region. I remember the trout in Roncesvalles and the chorizos of Pamplona in the Navarre region, the tapas and wines in Logroño of La Rioja, the Cocido Maragato in Astorga of the Leon region, the Caldo de Gallego in Galicia. The Pilgrim Meal, ranging in price from 7 to 12 Euros, usually offers the region's specialties, includes a glass or even a bottle of wine, and is always a good bet for a deeply fulfilling meal. <br />
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In 2013, about 70% of all pilgrims went through the <i>Camino Frances </i>route.<br />
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There are several routes that feed into the <i>Camino Frances</i>. This means that you can also begin your pilgrimage starting with these routes and later connect with the <i>Camino Frances</i>. Some of these routes include the following:<br />
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<li><b><i>Camino Aragones</i></b>, 164 kms (102 miles), or about 6 days, that starts from Somport in the French Pyrenees near the border to Spain, crosses over a pass then connects back to the <i>Camino Frances </i>at Puenta la Reina/Gares in the Navarre Region, which leaves still about 656 kms (408 miles) till Santiago de Compostela;</li>
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<li><b><i>Le Puy Route, </i></b>736 kms (457 miles), or about 32 days, that starts from Le Puy-en-Velay in the French Pyrenees, close to Lyon, France and connects back to the Camino Frances in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, the normal start of the <i>Camino Frances</i>. The <i>Le Puy Route</i> is the most popular Camino route in France, and is marked clearly with the red and white waymark symbols of the GR65 (Grand Randonée network of France).</li>
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<b><i>The Camino Finisterre, to "the end of the world" </i></b><br />
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After the <b><i>Camino Frances</i></b>, pilgrims also sometimes continue on to the<b><i> Camino Finisterre.</i></b> Truly, when you reach Santiago de Compostela, it seems you do not want the pilgrimage to end! This 90 kilometer (56 mile) route takes from 3 to 4 days, from Santiago de Compostela to Finisterra, and particularly, the lighthouse of the Cape Finisterre, where if you are lucky, you witness a beautiful sunset from one of the westernmost points of Europe. That is why Finisterre was called the "end of the world" and pilgrims stop here, as you cannot walk any farther west. (See also my blog post: <a href="http://pinaypilgrim.blogspot.de/2013/04/epilogue-day-34-olveiroa-finisterre-349.html"> on arriving in Finisterre</a>.)<br />
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This route passes through Negreira, Olveiroa, Cee, Corcubión and ends at the seaside town and beach of Finisterre. The traditional end of the <i>Camino Finisterre </i>is another 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) from the center of the town of Finisterre, to the Cape Finisterre Lighthouse. From here, you may also opt to go further on, from Finisterre to another beautiful seaside town called Muxia, adding another 29 kilometers (18 miles) to the route. There is a famous church here called the Santuario da Virxe da Barca which is located by the rocky coast. Sadly, this church was destroyed by a fire due to lightning last December 25, 2013, according to a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mux%C3%ADa">Wikipedia article on Muxia</a>. A legend tells that the stones near the church are from the stone boat of the Virgin Mary, who was said to have appeared to apostles who had lost hope of being able to convert the locals to Christianity. Muxia is also famous as the site in the f<a href="http://theway-themovie.com/blog/2010/07/behind-the-scenes/muxia-video/">inal scenes of the movie "The Way</a>."<br />
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From Muxia or Finisterrre, most pilgrims take a bus back to Santiago de Compostela. You can also get a Compostela certificate in Finisterre. <br />
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<b><i>Camino Portugues</i></b><br />
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The<b><i> Camino Portugues, </i></b>or the Portuguese Way, starts from Portugal and ends in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. The route can start from either Lisbon (610 kms or 379 miles), Porto (227 kms or 141 miles) or Tui (119 kms or 74 miles). From Lisbon, the way takes about 28 to 30 days, from Porto, about 12 to 14 days, while the route from Tui takes about 6 to 7 days. The route goes northward from Portugal, and is the next most popular route after the Camino Frances, with about 14% of pilgrims passing this way in 2013. There are a considerable amount of albergues and restaurants, with a portion of the route passing beside motorways. <br />
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The <b><i>Camino del Norte</i></b>, or the Northern Way, runs for 815 kms (506 miles), or about 35 days, starting from Irún, Spain, on the border with France, passing close to the northern coastline of Spain westwards into Galicia, through the cities of San Sebastian, Bilbao, Santander and Oviedo, then joining back into the <i>Camino Frances</i> at Arzua. From Arzua, it is another 40 kms (25 miles) to arrive at Santiago de Compostela. This route passes through some portions of the Via Agrippa or Old Roman Road. It is also becoming quite popular and the route has been described as very beautiful as it passes right by the Spanish coastline. It is said to be more difficult hiking with albergues spread farther apart (from 20 to 25 kms, or 12 to 15 miles apart) in contrast to that of the Camino Frances (about 5 kms or 3 miles apart), meaning that more planning is needed to ensure that you are at a town with an albergue at day's end, specially at the beginning portions of the route. Not all albergues are open year-round, so it would be better to go in summer. There are also not as many waymarks as in the Camino Frances. About 6% of pilgrims in 2013 passed this way.</div>
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The <i style="font-weight: bold;">Via de la Plata</i> is a 705 km (438 mile) or about 31 days, pilgrimage route from Sevilla to Astorga, Spain. From Astorga, it is another 259 kms (161 miles) or about 11 more days, to Santiago de Compostela. This route first goes north from Sevilla to Zamora passing through Merida, Cáceres and Salamanca, then continues on to Astorga to rejoin the Camino Frances to Santiago de Compostela. This route follows an old Roman road (the Via de la Plata). It is a less frequented route thus you can expect less albergues and facilities along the way, and only about 4% of all pilgrims passed this way in 2013.</div>
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The <i style="font-weight: bold;">Camino Ingles</i>, or the English Way, is a 155 km (96 mi) route of about 7 days, that starts from Ferrol, Spain, passes A Coruña then goes on to Santiago de Compostela. This route is "Y-shaped" and got its name because it was said that during the Middle Ages, English pilgrims arrived by boat from Britain and started their walk in Ferrol. From Ferrol directly to Santiago de Compostela, it is about 110 kms (6 miles), or 5 days, and from A Coruña, about 75 kms (47 miles), or 3 days. To receive the Compostela, you should have walked at least 100 kms (62 miles), thus you have to either start from Ferrol, or start from Ferrol, fork up to O Coruña then continue on south to Santiago de Compostela. The route forks at Hospital de Bruma. About 2% of all pilgrims went this way in 2013.</div>
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Here is a nice overview map showing some of the major Camino Routes. (From the <a href="http://www.pilger-faq.de.vu/search/label/Wege">Pilgrim-FAQ website</a>.) Thanks to <a href="http://www.pilger-faq.de.vu/">http://www.pilger-faq.de.vu/</a>.<br />
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Here is a link to other maps provided by www.pilger-faq.de.vu: <a href="http://www.pilger-faq.de.vu/search/label/Wege">Camino Route maps</a>.<br />
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For more details on these routes, including itineraries, see the<a href="http://caminodesantiago.consumer.es/"> Eroski Website</a> (in Spanish). Also available on the web is a<a href="http://tourism.euskadi.net/contenidos/informacion/x65_folletos/en_x65/folletos/2011/santiago/Caminos%20del%20Norte%20INGLES.pdf"> guide to the Northern Routes: Camino del Norte and Camino Primitivo</a>, and a <a href="http://tourism.euskadi.net/contenidos/informacion/x65_folletos/en_x65/folletos/2011/santiago/Mapa%20desplegable%202011_INGL.pdf">map</a> for these northern routes. There are also lots of information on route planning, with maps and planners provided by fellow pilgrims at the <a href="http://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/">Camino de Santiago Forum</a> and corresponding main site <a href="http://www.caminodesantiago.me/">Camino de Santiago Website</a><u>.</u> Another informative website is <a href="http://www.csj.org.uk/routes.htm">Confraternity of Saint James</a> with a comprehensive map of the different routes <a href="http://maps.peterrobins.co.uk/routes.html">here</a>.<br />
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Wiki References: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Way_of_St._James">Way of St. James</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Way_of_St._James_(route_descriptions)">Way of St. James (route descriptions)</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mux%C3%ADa">Muxia</a><br />
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Long Slow Travelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09614041067028746829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51623826160003274.post-27656693042984732522014-06-24T15:28:00.002+02:002014-06-26T10:46:52.092+02:00Itineraries for the Camino Frances and Camino FinisterreThe Camino Frances is a 775 kilometer pilgrimage walk which begins from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in France and ends in Santiago de Compostela in Spain. This is the most popular and well-travelled of all the Camino de Santiago routes. To hike it in comfort, you need to be reasonably fit, have good walking shoes and a very light pack (maximum of 10% of your body weight). <br />
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The Camino Frances can be walked as fast or as leisurely as you want. Remember that this is your Camino.<br />
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Here are some itineraries that you can use for walking the Camino de Santiago. There are 4 major cities that you pass along the way -- Logroño, Burgos, Leon, Santiago de Compostela. You can change the itineraries to stop at some of these cities and take the time to look around.<br />
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It is easy to plan these itineraries using the<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.moemke.android.mycamino"> Camino Pilgrim</a> Android app. You can look at maps and check out the lodgings at each city/locality. Try it out!<br />
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Below are some itineraries that one can follow for the Camino Frances. <br />
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<b><i>Itinerary 1: 5 Days (Sarria - Santiago de Compostela)</i></b><br />
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Here is the minimum itinerary that one can do to get the Compostela certificate. This is a walk of about 100 kms starting from Sarria.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 1: Sarria - Portomarin (22.4 kms)</span><br />
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<b><i>Itinerary 2: 34 Days (Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port - Santiago de Compostela)</i></b><br />
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The normal itinerary is a 34 day itinerary provided by the <a href="http://www.aucoeurduchemin.org/spip/IMG/pdf/profil_d_etape_imprim.pdf">Les amis du Chemin de Saint-Jacques des Pyrénées Atlantiques</a>. This itinerary is given as a loose-leaf handout at the Pilgrim Office when you arrive in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in France.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 1: Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port - Roncesvalles (27.1 kms)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 18: Carrión de los Condes - Terradillos de los Templarios (26.6 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 19: Terradillos de los Templarios - Bercianos del Real Camino (23.8 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 20: Bercianos del Real Camino - Mansilla de las Mulas (26.3 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 21: Mansilla de las Mulas - León (20.4 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 22: León - Villadangos del Paramo (20.4 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 23: Villadangos del Paramo - Astorga (26.4 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 24: Astorga - Rabanal del Camino (20 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 25: Rabanal del Camino - Molinaseca (25.5 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 26: Molinaseca - Cacabelos (23 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 27: Cacabelos - Vega de Valcarce (24 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 28: Vega de Valcarce - Alto de Poyo (21.8 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 29: Alto de Poyo - Calbor (27.5 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 30: Calbor - Portomarin (27.5 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 31: Portomarin - Ponte Campana (28.5 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 32: Ponte Campana - Ribadiso (22.5 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 33: Ribadiso - Arco de Pino (22 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 34: Arco de Pino - Santiago de Compostela (20 kms)</span><br />
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<b><i>Itinerary 3: 31 Days (Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port - Santiago de Compostela)</i></b><br />
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Here is another itinerary of 31 days based on the<a href="http://caminodesantiago.consumer.es/los-caminos-de-santiago/frances/"> Eroski Consumer</a> link. This itinerary averages about 25 kms a day, with the longest day being a 37 km hike from El Burgo Ranero to Leon on day 18.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 1: Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port - Roncesvalles (25.7 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 2: Roncesvalles - Zubiri (21.5 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 3: Zubiri -Pamplona/Iruña (20.4 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 4: Pamplona/Iruña - Puenta La Reina/Gares (24 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 5: Puente La Reina/Gares - Estella/Lizarra (22 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 6: Estella/Lizarra - Torres del Rio (29 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 7: Torres del Rio - Logroño (20 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 8: Logroño - Najera (29.6 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 9: Nájera - Santo Domingo de la Calzada (21 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 10: Santo Domingo de la Calzada - Belorado (22.7 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 11: Belorado - Agés (27.4 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 12: Agés - Burgos (23 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 13: Burgos - Hontanas (31.1 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 14: Hontanas - Boadilla del Camino (28.5 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 15: Boadilla del Camino - Carrión de los Condes (24.6 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 16: Carrión de los Condes - Terradillos de los Templarios (26.6 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 17: Terradillos de los Templarios - El Burgo Ranero (30.6 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 18: El Burgo Ranero - León (37.1 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 19: León - San Martin del Camino (25.9 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 20: San Martin del Camino - Astorga (24.1 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 21: Astorga - Foncebadon (25.9 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 22: Foncebadon - Ponferrada (27.3 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 23: Ponferrada - Villafranca del Bierzo (24.1 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 24: Villafranca del Bierzo - O Cebreiro (28.4 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 25: O Cebreiro - Triacastela (21.1 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 26: Triacastela - Sarria (18.3 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 27: Sarria - Portomarin (22.4 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 28: Portomarin - Palas de Rei (25 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 29: Palas de Rei - Arzúa (28.8 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 30: Arzúa - O Pedrouzo (19.2 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 31: O Pedrouzo - Santiago de Compostela (20 kms)</span><br />
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<b><i>Itinerary 4: 30 Days + 1 Rest day in Logroño (Slow at start with rest day)</i></b><br />
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Here is an itinerary followed by <a href="http://pinaypilgrim.blogspot.de/2013/03/day-0-st-jean-pied-de-port.html">Pinay Pilgrim</a> of 30 days + 1 Rest day. The Camino Finisterre of 3 days is added at the end.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 1: Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port - </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Roncesvalles (25.6 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 2: Roncesvalles - Zubiri (21.5 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 3: Zubiri -Pamplona (20.3 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 4: Pamplona - Puenta La Reina (24.0 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 5: Puente La Reina - Estella (21.9 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 6: Estella - Los Arcos (21.2 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 7: Los Arcos - Viana (18.3 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 8: Viana - Logroño (9.5 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 9: Logroño rest day (0 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 10: Logroño - Najera (28.7 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 11: Najera - Santo Domingo de la Calzada (21.0 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 12: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Santo Domingo de la Calzada - Tosantos</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"> (27.4 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 13: Tosantos - Atapuerca (25.3 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 14: Atapuerca - Burgos (20.4 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 15: Burgos - Hornillos del Camino (20.6)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 16: Hornillos del Camino - Boadilla del Camino (39.0 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 17: Boadilla del Camino - Carrión de los Condes (24.6 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 18: Carrión de los Condes - Terradillos de los Templarios (26.6 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 19: Terradillos de los Templarios - El Burgo Ranero (30.6 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 20: El Burgo Ranero - León (37.3 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 21: León - Villadangos del Páramo (28.58 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 22: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Villadangos del Páramo</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"> - Murias de Rechivaldo (33.2 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 23: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Murias de Rechivaldo</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"> - Foncebadon (21.2 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 24: Foncebadon - Ponferrada (27.3 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 25: Ponferrada - Villafranca del Bierzo (24.1 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 26: Villafranca del Bierzo - O Cebreiro (28.4 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 27: O Cebreiro - Calvor (34.2 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 28: Calvor - Portomarin (27.6 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 29: Portomarin - Melide (38.3 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 30: Melide - O Pedrouzo (32.8 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 31: O Pedrouzo - Santiago de Compostela (20 kms)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">**Note that on Day 27, you can instead pass via Samos for an extra day in Samos to see the famous </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Benedictine Monastery, and connecting back to Portomarin.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 27: O Cebreiro - Samos (30.7 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 28: Samos - Portomarin (28.1 kms)</span></div>
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<b><i>Itinerary 5: 25 Days (Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port - Santiago de Compostela) -- Fast paced, 30-40 kms/day average</i></b><br />
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Here is a sample fast-paced itinerary of 25 days averaging from 28 - 32 kms per day. This is only for the extremely fit.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 1: Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port - Roncesvalles (25.6 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 2: Roncesvalles - Larrasoaña (27.1 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 3: Larrasoaña - </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Zariquiegu</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"> (25.7 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 4: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Zariquiegui</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"> - </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Estella/Lizarra (34.9 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 5: Estella/Lizarra - Torres del Rio (29.0 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 6: Torres del Rio - Navarrete (32.7 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 7: Navarrete - Santo Domingo de la Calzada (37.9 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 8: Santo Domingo de la Calzada - Villafranca Montes de Oca (34.4 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 9: Villafranco Montes de Oca </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- Burgos (38.7 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 10: Burgos - Hontanas (31.1 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 11: Hontanas - Boadilla del Camino (28.5 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 12: Boadilla del Camino - Carrión de los Condes (24.6 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 13: Carrión de los Condes - Terradillos de los Templarios (26.6 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 14: Terradillos de los Templarios - El Burgo Ranero (30.6 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 15: El Burgo Ranero - León (37.1 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 16: León - Hospital de Orbigo (33.7 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 17: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Hospital de Orbigo - Rabanal del Camino</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"> (36.4 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 18: Rabanal del Camino</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"> - Ponferrada (32.9 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 19: Ponferrada - Villafranca del Bierzo (24.1 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 20: Villafranca del Bierzo - O Cebreiro (28.4 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 21: O Cebreiro - Calvor (34.2 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 22: Calvor - Portomarin (27.6 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 23: Portomarin - Melide (38.3 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 24: Melide - O Pedrouzo (33.2 kms)</span><br />
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<b><i>Itinerary 6: 42 days or 6 weeks with 1 day in Santiago de Compostela -- Slow paced, 18 - 20 kms/day average)</i></b><br />
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Here is a sample slow and relaxed itinerary of 40 days averaging about 20 kms per day.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 1: Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port - Orisson (7.4 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 2: Hontto/Orisson - Roncesvalles (18.2 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 3: Roncesvalles - Zubiri (21.5 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 4: Zubiri -Pamplona (20.7 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 5: Pamplona - Uterga (16.8 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 6: Uterga - Lorca (20.5 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 7: Lorca - Villamayor de Monjardin (18.0 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 8: Villamayo de Monjardin - Sansol (18.8 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 9: Sansol - Viana (11.3 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 10: Viana - Navarrete (22.2 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 11: Navarrete - Azofra (22.6 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 12: Azofra - Grañon (22.2 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 13: Grañon - Tosantos (20.5 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 14: Tosantos - Ages (22.7 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 15: Ages - Burgos (23.0 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 16: Burgos - Hornillos del Camino (20.6 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 17: Hornillos del Camino - Castrojeriz (19.7 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 18: Castrojeriz - Boadilla del Camino (19.3 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 19: Boadilla del Camino - Villalcazar de Sirga (18.8 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 20: Villalcazar de Sirga - Calzadillda de la Cueza (22.8 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 21: Calzadilla de la Cueza- Sahagun (22.6 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 22: Sahagun - </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">El Burgo Ranero (18.2 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 23: El Burgo Ranero - Mansilla de las Mulas (19.2 kms)<br />Day 24: Mansila de las Mulas - León (18.1 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 25: León - Villadangos del Paramo (21.3 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 26: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Villadangos del Paramo</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"> - Santibañez de Valdeiglesias (17.1 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 27: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Santibañez de Valdeiglesias - Santa Catalina de Somoza (20.7 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 28: Santa Catalina de Somoza -</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"> Foncebadon (16.6 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 29: Foncebadon - Molinaseca (19.6 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 30: Molinaseca - Cacabelos (24.3 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 31: Cacabelos - Trabadelo (17.2 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 32: Trabadelo -</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"> O Cebreiro (18.7 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 33: O Cebreiro - Triacastela (21.1 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 34: Triacastela - Sarria (18.3 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 35: Sarria - Mercadoiro (16.8 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 36: Mercadoiro - Ligonde ( 22.1 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 37: Ligonde - Melide (21.8 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 38: Melide - Arzua (14.0 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 39: Arzua - O Pedrouzo (19.2 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 40: O Pedrouzo - Monte del Gozo (15.2 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 41: Monte del Gozo - Santiago de Compostela (4.8 kms)</span><br />
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Note: Day 40 and 41 can be combined to make a 19 km day, but if you want to take the last day very slowly to arrive in Santiago de Compostela for the 12 noon pilgrim mass, then stopping in Monte del Gozo is a good option. Otherwise, you have to leave O Pedrouzo early (we left at 5 am) to be in Santiago at noon.<br />
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<b><i>Camino Finisterre </i></b></h3>
<b><i>Itinerary 1: 3 Days (Santiago de Compostela - Finisterre)</i></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 2: Negreira - Olveiroa (33.4 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 3: Olveiroa - Fisterra (34.9 kms)</span><br />
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<b><i>Itinerary 2: 4 Days (Santiago de Compostela - Finisterre - Muxia)</i></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 1: Santiago de Compostela - Negreira (21 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 2: Negreira - Olveiroa (33.4 kms)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Day 3: Olveiroa - Fisterra (34.9 kms)</span><br />
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<br />Long Slow Travelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09614041067028746829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51623826160003274.post-10535855762724670502014-06-19T16:59:00.002+02:002014-06-25T12:34:00.122+02:00About the Camino de SantiagoThe Camino de Santiago, also known as the Way of Saint James or Jakobsweg, is one of the most popular religious pilgrimages of Western European Catholics since the Middle Ages. It has, of late, been rediscovered, and now, thousands of people from around the world come to walk its paths for different reasons, not always religious or spiritual. In 2013 alone, there were 215,880 pilgrims who received the Compostela certificate in Santiago, meaning that they had completed at least the last 100 kms of the pilgrimage if arriving on foot, or at least 200 kms if arriving on a bike. Other statistics can be found <a href="http://www.caminodesantiago.me/2013-statistics-for-the-camino-de-santiago/">here</a>.<br />
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El Camino is actually a set of different hiking routes that start in Spain, France or Portugal but which all ultimately converge and end in the Shrine of Saint James in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain, where the remains of Saint James is said to be located. <br />
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Saint James is the patron saint of Spain. He was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ, and is said to be the first one to be martyred. He is the brother of Saint John the Apostle and son of Zebedee and Salome. Legend has it that the Virgin Mary appeared to James while he was preaching the Gospel along the Ebro River in Spain. Soon after that, Saint James went back to Jerusalem, where he was said to have been beheaded in 44 AD by King Herod. One story says that after Saint James' martyrdom, his disciples brought his body by sea to Iberia, landing at Padrón on the Galician coast, then later taking his relics to Santiago de Compostela for burial. Another story says that after Saint James' death, his body was carried by angels and taken into a boat, which sailed crewless, and ending up in Iria Flavia in Iberia. Here, a rock was said to have encircled his remains, after which they were then taken to Compostela. Another legend says that Saint James appeared miraculously to lead the Christian army to victory in a battle against Muslims in 834 AD. This was said to have earned him the name of <i>Matamoros</i> or "Moor-slayer". The traditional battlecry of Spanish armies is <i>Santiago y cierra España</i>, which translates to "Saint James and strike for Spain."<br />
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The emblem of Saint James is the scallop shell, thus you see pilgrims generally wearing a shell on their hats, clothes or belongings.<br />
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<b><i>UNESCO World Heritage Site</i></b><br />
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The <a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/669">Route of Santiago de Compostela</a> was declared as the first European Cultural Itinerary by the Council of Europe in 1987 and is listed as one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites due to its major role in promoting cultural exchanges within Europe during the Middle Ages. Then and until now, it has borne witness to the power of the Christian faith. In addition, there are about 1,800 buildings of cultural and historic interest along the route.<br />
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<b><i>More on the Camino de Santiago</i></b><br />
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A great forum for finding out lots of things about the Camino de Santiago, getting updated information and asking fellow pilgrims for advice is the <a href="http://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/">Camino de Santiago Forum</a> and corresponding main site <a href="http://www.caminodesantiago.me/">Camino de Santiago Website</a>. <br />
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Wiki References: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Way_of_St._James">Way of St. James</a><br />
<br />Long Slow Travelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09614041067028746829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51623826160003274.post-13480920998714022982014-05-18T16:43:00.002+02:002014-06-27T21:34:54.791+02:00Check out the latest version of the Camino Pilgrim Android app -- now Ver 1.3.1!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Really cool new feature!!! Share your location-- email, sms, share your exact coordinates (and address if location services are available) to your family and friends with Camino Pilgrim App. Information links for useful tips such as budget, packing list for the Camino. An option to donate to help me in my work. :-)<br />
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Update: June 1, 2014 Version 1.3.1 is now available!<br />
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This new update contains improved layouts and more stable offline map handling. Please check it out at <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.moemke.android.mycamino">Camino Pilgrim at the Google Play Store</a>.<br />
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Below is an example of the Offline Maps using Mapsforge - Offline Maps. With this option, you can browse a map of the Camino on your smartphone even without an internet connection/wifi! The red line on the map is a simplified version of the Camino Trail to serve as a guide. When in doubt, remember to just follow the yellow arrows! The markers show the localities/towns along the way. If you click on the round/bullseye icon, your location will be displayed with a hiker icon, so you know where you are. (Screenshot from a 7" tablet)<br />
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Here is an example of the Offline Map for a chosen Lodging in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. (Screenshot from a 7" tablet)<br />
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To set the Offline maps option, go to Settings and Download offline map. Below is a screenshot of the Settings screen. Set Map Type to <b>Mapsforge - Offline </b>then choose <b>Download Offline Maps</b>. (Screenshot from a Phone)<br />
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I've just uploaded a new version of the Camino Pilgrim Android app -- Version 1.30 -- to the Google Playstore . This one has German translations and a hiker icon to display your location in offline maps -- a bigger icon, as suggested by Misha, who sent feedback to me via the Camino Pilgrim App. Previously, I increased the font sizes on the offline maps, providing more readable output. I believe having offline maps is pretty useful on the Camino. Honestly though, nothing beats following the yellow arrows!<br />
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One feature that I hope people use in the app is the option to create your own itinerary or schedule based on some basic itineraries that are provided. Please make sure to use this feature -- check out the Camino Pilgrim tutorial at the Camino Pilgrim App Blog site -- see <a href="http://caminopilgrimapp.blogspot.de/2014/01/tutorial-on-camino-pilgrim-app.html">Camino Pilgrim App Tutorial</a>.<br />
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I have had a few people write me to thank me for developing the app and providing it for free. Thank you very much for your emails and feedback! It makes me very happy to hear from you, and imagining people using my app as they walk on the Camino everyday, as David from Australia wrote, really makes my day!<br />
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I have also received updates on albergue information (changed prices) and new albergues. I am compiling them and will update these on the next version -- please keep those updates coming. <br />
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So to all those walking on the Camino de Santiago -- I am sure today must be a beautiful sunny spiritual soul-filling heart-opening day!<br />
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Buen Camino!!!<br />
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Long Slow Travelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09614041067028746829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51623826160003274.post-88781653851844596992014-05-13T17:45:00.001+02:002015-04-23T23:04:05.001+02:00Pinay Pilgrim's Camino de Santiago Packing List<style type="text/css">.nobrtable br { display: none } tr {text-align: left;}
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<td>Backpack</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>30 liters volume or more, lightweight with good suspension, hip belt and sternum strap. Try out with at least an 8 kg load at the shop before buying. I used the Deuter ACT Trail 28. Check out Deuter, Osprey packs.</td>
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<td>Pack raincover</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Preferably integrated into backpack. It rains quite a bit.</td>
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<td>Water bladder</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1.5 - 2 liters, should fit in backpack. Easier to sip water while walking. i.e. Platypus, Camelbak</td>
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<td>Drybag</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>12 liters or more, waterproof, and with compression valve. Put your clothes inside to keep dry, and compress (take out air) for a compact package during your hike. This can also be used as a pillow. i.e. Ortlieb, Sea to Summit</td>
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<td>Hiking boots/Trail shoes</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Well-broken in, Goretex, preferably with ankle-support, i.e. Lowe (boots), Salomon (trail shoes)</td>
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<td>Small knife</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Lightweight #4 Opinel (can be bought in France/Spain) or basic Swiss knife. For cutting cheese, ham, bread</td>
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<td>Spork</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Integrated spoon/fork for light weight</td>
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<td>Folding mug</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Lightweight plastic, available at camping stores</td>
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<td>Nalgene bottle</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>500 ml bottle, aside from water bladder in backpack, for fast filling in fountains along the way. Can double as hot-water bottle</td>
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<td>Travel towel</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Small and lightweight, fast-drying. i.e. Sea to Summit</td>
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<td>Sleeping bag/Bed liner</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Preferably bring a sleeping bag, specially for cold weather - very light weight (i.e. light down fill weighing less than a kilo); Lighter bedliner/sleeping sack for warmer season</td>
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<td>Headlamp</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Choose a small and light headlamp. Very useful for going to the washroom at night! i.e. Petzl, Black Diamond</td>
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<td>Whistle</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>For emergency</td>
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<td>Small tweezers</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>From Swiss knife</td>
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<td>Tying rope</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>About 2 - 3 meters, for making clothesline or tying on stuff to your pack</td>
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<td>Hiking pants</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Comfortably loose, with belt, as you may lose some weight. Sturdy, non-cotton, synthetic polyester material for easy washing, drying. Preferably with zip-off pants so you can also use as shorts i.e. North Face, Mammut, Marmot</td>
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<td>Extra Lightweight Pants</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>To change into, very lightweight easy washing material</td>
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<td>Long sleeve top</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>In cold weather, to use when hiking as another layer. Nice if light wool/woolblend with zip-up top, that stays warm even when wet, and dries fast. i.e Icebreaker, Smartwool, Odlo</td>
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<td>Short sleeve tops/Tech shirts</td>
<td>3 -4</td>
<td>One for hiking and two or three extra changes. Lightweight, quick-drying, i.e. I used Icebreaker 150 merino wool tops -- they were great for cold and even warm weather</td>
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<td>Light Wool bottoms</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Only in cool to cold weather, to use under hiking pants as another layer. Nice if light wool/woolblend, that stays warm even when wet, and dries fast. i.e Icebreaker, Smartwool, Odlo</td>
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<td>Extra lightweight shorts or light cotton dress (for ladies)</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>For walking around once you get to hostel, for sleeping, and for changing into from your shower.</td>
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<td>Sleepwear</td>
<td>1 set</td>
<td>(For cold weather) I used light wool thermals, top and bottom. For warmer weather, just use the extra short sleeve top and the lightweight shorts</td>
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<td>Sports bra (for ladies)</td><td>2</td><td>(For ladies only) One for hiking, and an extra one to change into when the other one is washed. Dryfit/quickdry material.</td>
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<td>Underpants</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>Lightweight, polyester, quick-drying.</td>
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<td>Hiking socks</td>
<td>3 - 48</td>
<td>One for hiking and two to three extra changes. Socks should be washed everyday to prevent blisters. One to double as a sleepsock in cold weather. Wool socks preferable. i.e. Icebreaker, Smartwool, Woolpower</td>
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<td>Sports Sandals</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Lightweight and supportive sandals, to change into, shower with and walk around with (to rest your feet) when you arrive in the hostels, and in a pinch, to use for hiking. i.e. Teva or Crocs</td>
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<td>Fleece sweater</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>For cool to cold weather, pullover with zip top to save on weight. I used a relatively thin fleece and added layers when it got too cold, i.e. Odlo</td>
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<td>Lightweight gloves</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Lightweight and warmth retaining, wool or polypropylene</td>
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<td>Lightweight skullcap</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>For cool to cold weather, wool or polypropylene material. i.e. Odlo</td>
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<td>Hiking hat</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>For sun and rain. Sun can be extremely strong, and it rains pretty hard too, so it's nice to have a waterproof or Goretex hat. i.e. Outdoor Research</td>
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<td>Rainjacket</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Very important piece of clothing. Choose a lightweight Goretex. i.e. North Face, Marmot, Arcteryx</td>
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<td>Rainpants</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Choose a lightweight Goretex. i.e. Montrail, Marmot</td>
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<td>Windbreaker</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Lightweight and easily packable, i.e. Arcteryx, Marmot. Use with light wind, and layer under rainjacket when cold</td>
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<td>Buff or scarf</td>
<td>1 - 2</td>
<td>Use a Buff scarf, very useful to cover head, neck</td>
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<td>Sunglasses</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Important for strong Spanish sun</td>
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<td>Reading glasses, small screwdriver</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Bring if needed</td>
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Fanny Pack</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>To hold important stuff that needs to be accessible, i.e. cash, credit cards, passport, cellphone, medicines for the day (I always have arnica globules), sunglasses, reading glasses, comb. Make sure it is waterproof, or put things in ziplocs. I also bring this when I shower (or put them in another stuffsack). Find a sturdy fanny pack. The zipper of mine broke so I stuffed most of my things in my pockets or my money belt</td>
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<td>1</td>
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<td>Bring enough, you can also withdraw along the way. Always have some cash, as not too many places accept credit cards.</td>
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<td>1</td>
<td>There are ATMs in bigger cities where you can withdraw cash</td>
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<td>1</td><td>A smartphone is great to have, although you need to charge everyday. I sometimes charge my phone at lunch stops. Do not leave your phone as it is charging, as there have been cases of lost phones. I did not bring a camera and used my smartphone for taking photos, and uploading my blog to the internet. I have seen pilgrims with extra power packs/batteries, and I would bring one next time (as they are quite lightweight now). </td>
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<td>1</td>
<td>Very light/small. To write emergency numbers/contacts and other scribbles.</td>
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<td>Pen/Pencil</td>
<td>1</td>
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<td>Travel Documents</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Booking certificates, train and flight tickets</td>
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<td>Guide to the Camino<br />
(app on your smartphone, printouts, or a guidebook</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Load a camino app into your smartphone if you are bringing one! Check out my Android App <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.moemke.android.mycamino">Camino Pilgrim</a>! :-) You can create your own schedule, check out facilities in localities, albergues and look at their location on offline maps (even when there is no wifi). You can also bring printouts of itinerary, distances, hike profile, list of albergues), or bring a guidebook. Refer: <a href="http://pinaypilgrim.blogspot.de/2013/05/guides-books-and-apps-for-camino-de.html">Guides, Books and Apps for the Camino</a>. If you do bring a book, make sure it is lightweight!</td>
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<td>Pilgrim Passport</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>You should have one to be able to stay in pilgrim albergues! Get this from one of the bigger towns on the Camino, i.e. Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, Roncesvalles, Pamplona, Burgos...</td>
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<td> Pilgrim Shell</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Nice to have to show you are a pilgrim. I made one for myself and my sister from a scallop. I bought 2 big Jakobsmuscheln, cooked and ate them -- yum! -- dried the shells, drilled 2 holes along the hinge part and put a string through it. You can also find them for free ( I saw them at the St Jean-Pied-de-Port pilgrim office), or for sale in albergues along the way.</td>
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<td><b>Toiletries</b></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td>Toiletries organizer</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Important to organize your toiletries. Find a lightweight organizer, with mesh pockets, a little mirror and a hook for hanging. i.e. Eagle Creek, Deuter. I also put my medical kit in here.</td>
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<td>Deodorant</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>50 ml in a plastic bottle is enough for one month</td>
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<td>Toothbrush and toothpaste</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Bring a 75 - 100 ml toothpaste tube, you can buy along the way</td>
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<td>Moisturizer</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>50 ml/50 g in a plastic tube, should be enough for a month, for your face</td>
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<tr class="alt1">
<td>Sunscreen</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Small plastic tube, can buy refills along the way</td>
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<tr class="alt2">
<td>Soap</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>In a soap case, or if liquid, in a 100 ml refillable plastic bottle</td>
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<tr class="alt1">
<td>Shampoo</td>
<td>1</td>
<td> In a 100 ml refillable plastic bottle, refill along way</td>
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<td>Comb</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Small</td>
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<tr class="alt1">
<td>Lip Balm</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>For chapped lips</td>
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<tr class="alt2">
<td>Soap</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>In a soap case, or if liquid, in a 100 ml refillable plastic bottle</td>
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<tr class="alt1">
<td>Nailclipper</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Small</td>
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<td>Toilet Paper</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Half a roll for emergency (remove inner cardboard part). Usually, hostels have them in supply</td>
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<td>Sanitary napkins</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>(for ladies) If necessary</td>
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<td>Hand Tissues</td>
<td>1</td>
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<td>Earbuds</td>
<td>1 pack</td>
<td>Enough for the hike</td>
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<td>Laundry soap</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>If liquid, in 100 ml refillable bottle or a small pouch of detergent for daily washing. At some hostels, when you use the washing machines, they provide some detergent</td>
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<td><b>Medical Kit</b></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td>Blister tape</td>
<td>1 pack</td>
<td>i.e. Compeed is best, you can buy these in pharmacies along the way. Compeed also has a blister stick which some people use to prevent blisters</td>
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<td>Foot ointments/Muscle pain ointments</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>50-100 ml tube i.e. Voltaren gel, Hirschtalg/Milchfett (in Germany). I used these quite a bit to relieve painful feet at the end of the day, and to prevent blisters/pain at the start of the day. See also my blog entry on: <a href="http://pinaypilgrim.blogspot.de/2013/07/caring-for-your-feet-and-legs-during.html">Caring for your feet and Legs during the Camino</a> </td>
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<td>Ibuprofen</td>
<td>6 pcs</td>
<td>For aches and pains. i.e. Voltaren, Alvedon. Use sparingly as it is not so good for the liver. I also brought Arnica globules (homeopathic medicine from Germany) to relieve pain and swelling</td>
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<td>Paracetamol</td>
<td>6 pcs</td>
<td>For fevers and pains. i.e. Biogesic, Tylenol, Advil</td>
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<td>Antibiotics</td><td>21 pcs</td>
<td>For infection, one cycle is 3 times a day for 7 days, use only for emergency. I used them when I had cough, colds that did not go away for 5 days. Always finish the cycle of 21 tablets.</td>
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<td>Antihistamine</td>
<td>4 pcs</td>
<td>For allergies</td>
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<td>Diarrhea medicine</td>
<td>4 pcs</td>
<td>For diarrhea</td>
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<td>Betadine/Iodine</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Small plastic bottle, about 15 ml. For external use, for cleaning and disinfecting blisters, wounds</td>
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<td>Cotton</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Just a few cotton balls, store in a little plastic bag</td>
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<td>Katinko/Anti-itch cream</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Bring a small pack of pain and itch relieving, mentholated cream. i.e. Katinko, Vicks</td>
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<td>Bandaid</td>
<td>6 pcs</td>
<td>For wounds</td>
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<tr class="alt2">
<td>Special Medicines</td>
<td></td>
<td>Bring any/all special medicines you may need as they may not always be available on the way. i.e. Asthma medicines, blood pressure maintenance doses, etc</td>
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<td>Vitamins</td>
<td></td>
<td>Bring enough of the vitamins you need. Vitamin C always useful (repack in small plastic bags)</td>
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<td>Oral Rehydration Tablets/Salts</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>Used as fluid replacement for dehydration, after bout of diarrhea/vomiting. Can also be made with one teaspoon of salt and six teaspoons of sugar added to one liter of water</td>
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<tr class="subtitle">
<td><b>Miscellaneous Items</b></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<tr class="alt1">
<td>Sewing kit</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Needles, thread, buttons, i.e. bring one they provide in hotels</td>
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<tr class="alt2">
<td>Safety pins</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>For pinning wet clothes to backpack to dry</td>
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<tr class="alt1">
<td>Earplugs</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>Important! For noisy nights in albergues, to be able to sleep.</td>
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<tr class="alt2">
<td>Extra ziploc bags</td>
<td>4 - 6</td>
<td>For all sorts of uses</td>
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<tr class="subtitle">
<td><b>Food to bring along way</b></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<tr class="alt1">
<td>Energy bars</td><td>2</td>
<td>Bring along a few</td>
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<td>Dried fruits and nuts</td>
<td>1 pack</td>
<td>Bring some, then buy along way</td>
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<tr class="alt1">
<td>Bread, hams, cheese</td>
<td>1</td><td>You can buy food along the way for quick and fast lunches/snacks along the way.</td>
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<tr class="alt2">
<td>Chocolate bars</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>For energy, bring some, then buy along way</td>
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<tr class="subtitle">
<td><b>Other Items you may want to bring (not necessary)</b></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td>Walking poles</td>
<td>1 set</td>
<td>If you need extra support for walking. I used them but discarded them later. Note that this is not allowed as cabin baggage for airlines</td>
</tr>
<tr class="alt2">
<td>Camera</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>A smartphone does the trick, others may prefer a small camera or even an SLR</td>
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<tr class="alt1">
<td>Rain Poncho</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>I preferred to use a rainjacket/rainpants combination (which also doubles as cold weather gear for me) and a raincover for my backpack, but others prefer to also bring a poncho for the rain and to cover their packs. I noticed that when the wind blows, people have a hard time with their ponchos. Because of the wind, it is not a good idea to use an umbrella for the rain.</td>
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The list above contains all the things I brought with me for a 35-day Camino during Spring (March-April), with temperatures from 5 to 15 degrees Celsius. I used each single piece I brought! The only things I added were an extra pair of shorts for sleeping and one walking pole that I bought halfway through but discarded later. I weighed each piece I brought (with a kitchen scale). When I started, my backpack without water weighed about 4 - 5 kilos, and with water and food, about 7 - 8 kilos. My weight then was about 55 kilos and I had lost 5 kilos by the end of the Camino and felt great! Also refer to how I planned my packing at <a href="http://pinaypilgrim.blogspot.de/2013/02/what-to-bring-to-camino.html">What to bring to the Camino? A Packing List for the Camino de Santiago</a>. My pack also was acceptable as cabin baggage (note that per <a href="http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/safety/air-security/index_en.htm">EU air regulations</a>, a knife with not more than a 6 cm blade is accepted as hand luggage so the Opinel #4 was okay). You can also very easily buy this folding knife or a similar one in France/Spain then just leave it, as it does not cost much.<br />
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Remember that for a comfortable Camino, the total weight of backpack and contents should not be more than 10% of your body weight. Choose the most functional and lightweight equipment. A comfortable broken-in pair of hiking boots or trail shoes is very important for a enjoyable hike, together with good socks. In the list above, I noted the brands of the gear I brought. Test them all out before you go. Pack your backpack and hike a few kilometers with what you plan to wear -- you will be bringing this pack for 800 kms so make sure each piece counts.<br />
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When cold, use layering -- noted here from the inside/closest to the body going outward (top: short sleeve tech shirt, longsleeve wool, fleece jacket, windbreaker, rainjacket; bottom: wool thermals/bottoms, hiking pants, rainpants; buff scarf, fleece cap and mittens). These layers were enough for me up to 3 degrees, even snow, and I generally always feel cold! :-) The extra changes were used when my clothes got wet during rains - it rains quite a lot in spring. Make sure you keep your extra clothes in your pack dry with a drybag or plastic bags.<br />
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You should have a basic medical kit with you as specified in the packing list above, but you can resupply at pharmacies available in bigger towns along the way. Remove all unnecessary packaging to minimize weight.<br />
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Good luck and Buen Camino!Long Slow Travelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09614041067028746829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51623826160003274.post-30646452059792903022014-01-16T10:59:00.001+01:002014-05-10T20:27:38.991+02:00My Camino Pilgrim Android app in Google Play Store<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I finally finished my Android app!!! It's called Camino Pilgrim, it's free, and it is now available in the Google Play Store here <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.moemke.android.mycamino" target="_blank">Camino Pilgrim App on Google Play Store</a>.<br />
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I decided to make an app after my own trip on the Camino de Santiago. While planning for the trip, I had a hard time fixing and finalizing a schedule. During the trip, I was worrying about places to stay and facilities available. I was also always wondering what town I was in and how far to the next town. <br />
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Hopefully, this app will answer those issues. I will also put this same page on the app website linked here: <a href="http://www.caminopilgrimapp.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Camino Pilgrim App Blog</a>.<br />
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I have provided some sample itineraries in the app of 31, 32, 34 and 35 days (from my own trip here, adding the Muxia leg, as this was my original plan, except I did not have the extra day that time). You can make your own schedule based on any of these itineraries -- add a rest day, combine 2 days, insert an in-between day, add an extra day. Using the base itineraries or your own itinerary, you can look at the localities or towns that you will pass by and approximate distances to there. You can check out the lodgings at a town, together with information such as costs, beds, opening times and seasons, and even see it in a map in relation to where you are.<br />
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Here are some screenshots, but the best thing is to try it out yourself, and let me know how it goes.<br />
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Here is the main page, showing a sample itinerary:<br />
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Here are the itineraries you can choose from, by clicking on the spinner:<br />
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Here is how you create your own itinerary based on one of the system-provided itineraries. You need to click on the Hiker with the + sign. You may also specify your start date and a schedule will automatically be created for you:<br />
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Here is how you edit the itinerary. You can just long-click on each of the items, in this case, the itinerary stages:<br />
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Then you will have your own itinerary and schedule with the dates of your trip!<br />
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If you need to know more about your locality stops of your Itinerary/Schedule day. The next screen shows that:<br />
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Clicking on the Map icon (the globe icon) shows you the locality stops in the stage. Clicking on the Overlay Camino Trail (the route icon), will put a simplified version of the Camino Frances route over the map. Clicking on the Show my location (the direction icon) will show you where you are if you have the GPS enabled (even if you are not yet on the Camino :-) ).<br />
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And clicking on a locality will show you the lodgings available.<br />
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Clicking on the Map (the globe icon) or clicking on one of the Lodging names (i.e. Refuge Municipal) will display a map with the available lodgings in the locality. If you clicked on the lodging name, it will be shown in orange as in the screenshot below:<br />
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I tried to make the app as intuitive as I could. You can also change the settings such as the default itinerary name (defaulted to "Camino Pilgrim"), the default Measurement units (defaulted to "metric") and the default map (defaulted to "Google Maps Online"). You do this by clicking on Settings (click the 3 dots on the lower right hand side):<br />
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Please note that showing the online maps requires a data connection. If you are using your phone, it may use up your bandwidth. Please remember to turn OFF mobile data on your phone if you do not want to use it! Maps take up a lot of data. This can be done in Android by choosing Settings, going to Mobile tag, then setting Mobile data OFF.<br />
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You may use any of three map types: Google Maps online, OpenStreetMap online and OpenStreet offline. If you want to use the offline option -- what I suggest is that while you are in a place with wifi, browse over the map sections you will need to use. This caches the particular map data on your phone and will show the map sections even if you are offline (note that even if you choose this option but you have data roaming on, the online maps will be downloaded, so again, please remember to turn OFF mobile data on your phone!) <br />
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Ok then, I think this is enough to get you started. Have fun and Buen Camino!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51623826160003274.post-24688796316398125172013-10-10T11:58:00.004+02:002013-10-10T12:01:46.909+02:00Camino de Santiago Map with Elevation ProfileHere is a new web map I made using the ArcGis mapping application. It shows the elevation profile of the Camino Frances route of the Camino de Santiago together with some waypoints. <a href="http://www.arcgis.com/apps/ElevationsProfile/index.html?appid=59e116acfc7542a6972e562773af7bc5">http://www.arcgis.com/apps/ElevationsProfile/index.html?appid=59e116acfc7542a6972e562773af7bc5</a>. The gpx file with the track and way points are courtesy of Peter Schloefell: <a href="http://www.afotc.org/index.php/2012-06-14-03-41-46/camino-frances-gps">http://www.afotc.org/index.php/2012-06-14-03-41-46/camino-frances-gps</a>.<br />
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It might take some time to load up, but be patient. Zoom in to the portion you want to see, then click on the track. When it becomes blue, the elevation profile will show up.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51623826160003274.post-4005949235923303552013-08-23T15:35:00.001+02:002013-08-28T10:48:14.446+02:00Budget for the Camino de SantiagoOne of the very first things you need to consider when you plan your Camino de Santiago, is to determine how much you need to budget for the walk. I was just asked this question and I remember that this was also one of the first things I needed to think about. I hope to answer that in this blog post.<br />
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Basically, once you are at the start of the Camino, and you have all your equipment with you, and plan to walk the entire way, then your costs will only be for lodging and food, and maybe washing/drying if you do not want to do laundry by hand. <br />
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<i><b>Lodging</b></i><br />
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On the Camino Frances, lodging costs run from 5 to 10 euros a day if you are planning to stay in the municipal albergues, or from 8 to 15 euros if you stay at a private hostel.<br />
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Maybe twice during the walk, we splurged on a double room for about 20-25 euros each. Some albergues are actually<i> donativos</i>, or by donation, in which case you can donate whatever you want. I believe one should always donate something, at the very least from 5 to 15 euros or more, and do it once you step in the door, as you might forget before you leave. The municipal albergues usually have bunk beds (in some like Viana and Villadangos de Paramo, even triple bunk beds) in big halls shared with a number of people, so you have to remember to bring earplugs as it can be quite difficult to sleep at night. Generally, though, it is lights out at 10 pm and there is a curfew also around that time, so you will sleep quite well after a day's walk. I had no problems at all with any of the municipal albergues I stayed in. I remember them all as quite clean and the beds comfortable. Once in a while, though, you may want a bit more quiet and space, so you stay at a private hostel. It may be a little more expensive, from 8 to 15 euros but sometimes there are less people to a room. I remember though, that the municipal albergue in Ponferrada was a donativo, and there were only 4 to a room. By the way, some albergues may not have heating. This will matter in the cold weather. We traveled in spring, with temperatures from 5 to 10 degrees Celsius. I had a light down sleeping bag and wool sleepwear, so I was quite warm even in the albergues with no heating. Usually they have wool blankets that you can use, so I put one or even two if available, over my sleeping bag. <br />
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<i><b>Food and Water</b></i><br />
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In terms of food, you can make do with from 10 - 25 euros a day, depending on if you prepare the food yourself or eat out.<br />
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Sometimes, the bed cost also includes a simple breakfast, usually coffee, and bread with jam and butter, and once in a while, with some meats. If the breakfast is not included, you can just stop at any cafe and get an espresso for 1 euro or a <i>cafe con leche</i> or milk coffee for 1.20 to 1.50 euros. A croissant or pan neapolitana (chocolate croissant) would be about 1 euro. A set breakfast of bread, butter and jam, coffee would be around 4-6 euros. Once in a while, we would indulge in a full breakfast with bacon and eggs, coffee and a freshly squeezed orange juice and it would cost from 6 to 10. Normally, we would just bring a picnic for lunch, such as a <i>bocadillo</i>, which you could buy from some stores (from 2.50 to 5 euros) or can make yourself for even less. A <i>bocadillo</i> is actually a sandwich made from a baguette (50 cents to a euro) with different fillings of either meats (chorizos, ham) or even <i>tortilla con patata </i>(potato omelettes). <br />
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Lots of restaurants usually offer a pilgrim meal for lunch and dinner which is a great deal for around 8 to 12 euros. This would include a salad, a main course, a dessert and all the wine and/or water you can drink. For lunch, though, this might be too much as you need to walk again, so sometimes, my sister and I would just share a pilgrim meal, or grab a <i>bocadillo</i>. During our walks, we would also oftentimes stop for a coffee or an Aquarius energy drink. Usually, for dinner, we would have a pilgrim meal, allowing us to try out some of Spain's regional specialties, which are usually offered in this menu. This usually comes with wine, although you can also ask for a beer instead of the wine (which we sometimes did). Vegetarians also usually will have a choice in the pilgrim menu, or you can just ask them to leave out the meat. <br />
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In the Rioja region, starting from Logroño, there were a lot of places with <i>tapas</i>, or little plates of food, which I really love! The common ones that are quite filling are the <i>tortillas de patata</i>, <i>callos </i>(tripe stew with chickpeas), <i>chorizos</i> on bread and just about everything -- they're all good! An order or one serving is called a <i>pincho </i>and would cost from 1.50 to 2 euros. Three of these would be a meal for me.<br />
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You can make do with much less, if you just have a picnic for lunch and cook for dinner. If the albergue has a kitchen, and you just buy food and cook -- then a meal of say, pasta or rice with eggs and sardines would cost less than 3 euros each! It is also a great chance to interact with other pilgrims. Sometimes, a group of pilgrims would plan, buy and share a meal with each other. Sometimes, I would join a group of pilgrims who would organize themselves and go out for dinner at a restaurant. For my sister and I, we saw the walk also as a chance to try the local cuisine, so we tried the <i>tapas</i> and wine in the Riojan region like Logroño, the <i>trucha </i>(trout) in Roncesvalles, the <i>cocido maragato</i> (boiled meats) in the Astorga area, c<i>aldo gallego</i> (cabbage soup) in Galicia, <i>pulpo</i> (octupus) in Melide, and<i> churros con chocolate </i>and <i>paella</i> everywhere. The food in Spain is great! <br />
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The meals I remember quite well were the ones shared with me by pilgrims, like the rice, tuna and egg with the Korean guys Edison, Jay and Tong in Puente la Reina, the shared communal meal in Tosantos caringly prepared by Jose Luis, the pasta given by Josef in Atapuerca when we were incredibly hungry. It was the act of breaking bread and sharing that added an extra flavor to the meal. It is true that man does not live on bread alone.<br />
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If it might seem by now that all we did was eat on the Camino -- I think part of going to another country is enjoying its culture, and food is part of the culture. So many of the foods in Spain, I recognize in the food of my own country, the Philippines, as we were colonized by Spain for more than 300 years. Ferdinand Magellan landed in Mactan in the Philippines in 1521 and proceeded to "claim the islands for Spain" (how anyone can just come and claim a group of islands and people, I don't know!), and this lasted until June 12, 1898 when the Philippines and the Filipino people declared its independence from Spain. Anyway, this period of history lives on in our food, as well as in the Filipino language which is sprinkled with Spanish words (like kuchara, lamesa, baso -- related to eating again).<br />
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About water, we did not have to buy any bottled water. We just filled up our water bottles and backpack bladder with water from the fountains/faucets along the way (as long as it says <i>agua potable </i>or potable water), and before leaving in the morning, filled up from the albergue kitchen tap water. A beer and/or wine is also very reasonably priced, about 1-1.50 euro for a glass. A bottle of a reasonable red wine at the grocery could cost maybe from 2-4 euros, but we just normally had wine which went with the pilgrim meal.<br />
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<i><b>Laundry</b></i><br />
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At some point, you will need to wash your clothes. Usually, albergues have a washing area. It's easier if you have some washing liquid with you and handwash some clothes, which I did when I was walking alone. Later, we would do laundry with my sister every few days or so at some albergues who had washing/drying facilities. This would cost from 3 to 6 euros for a load. At several places, we paid from 6-9 euros and the albergue just took our clothes and it came back to us washed and dried. Wonderful!<br />
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In summary, it would be reasonable to allocate a daily budget in the Camino of about 30-40 Euros a day for lodging, meals and the occasional laundry. If you plan to stay only at the municipal lodgings and buy and cook your own food, then you can bring maybe 10 euros less. If you plan to stay once in a while at private hostels and take the occasional single/double room, then just add another 10-20 euros to this amount, or budget of 40 to 50 euros/day. <br />
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I somehow think that any more luxury than that would really not feel like a pilgrim experience any more.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51623826160003274.post-23072099220492523332013-08-21T11:27:00.001+02:002015-03-30T22:27:13.666+02:00Interactive Story Map of my Camino de Santiago, Spring 2013Here is an interactive <a href="http://maps.moemke.com/storymaps/camino" target="_blank">story map on my Camino de Santiago pilgrimage</a>, that I made for a maps course on corsera.org. Below is the first page screenshot and a link. This is a precursor to my planned Android app -- coming soon. Hope you enjoy the map!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51623826160003274.post-57523292015164522013-07-31T11:23:00.000+02:002014-05-13T22:22:31.860+02:00Updated Packing List for the Camino de SantiagoWhile planning for the camino, I compiled packing lists based on research I did on the internet. I came up with a final list to bring in my blog post <a href="http://pinaypilgrim.blogspot.de/2013/02/what-to-bring-to-camino.html" target="_blank">What to bring to the Camino/Packing List</a> -- which I have updated with some other things I brought along.<br />
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Looking back, I am happy that I took the time to plan what to bring and I am glad to say that I brought exactly the right stuff for a late Spring (March-April) hike. My 28 liter backpack was filled just right, with my total walking weight varying from 5 to 8 kilos. Okay, I actually spent a lot of time weighing everything on a kitchen scale, shaving ounces here and there. I also looked for the lightest weight stuff with maximum function that I could bring. I found a 600 gram down sleeping bag that worked perfectly for me. Yes, you need less than what you think you need. Remember that you will be carrying all these yourself. There were a number of pilgrims who were leaving things behind as they walked along. You can prevent that by just bringing what you need. And what you do not have usually you can buy or sometimes, as we found, the Camino provides. (It seems now that, always, when I pack for a weekend trip, I bring 4 times as much as I brought on my month-long Camino!)<br />
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There was one thing that was not in my original packing list but added at the last minute. It was an Ortlieb drybag (12 liters) with a compression valve. This allowed me to just stuff all my clothes in one place and compress them so that they all fit in my small pack. It was also great to have a toiletries bag so all of my toiletries were organized in one place.<br />
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Later during the walk, I bought a trekking pole which was helpful but maybe not totally necessary. In fact, I forgot it at an albergue. For those who have problems with their knees, though, I think that having trekking poles would be a good idea, as they help stabilize you, specially on downhill portions. Just know how to use them right, otherwise, they will be more of a burden than a help to you. (See: http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/hiking_poles_technique.html. I realized I was not using my trekking pole right when Joe commented about it.)<br />
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Other things that I should have brought more of, but in the end was able to buy along the way are the following: Voltaren gel for aches and pains, Melchfett/Hirschtalg ointments and Compeed blister stick and blister pads. You must have noticed that the additional stuff are all for taking care of my feet. <br />
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I left behind my Swiss knife because I just wanted to bring a handcarry on the plane. I instead brought a small Opinel folding knife with a 6 cm blade which was acceptable on European flights. It was really a great thing to have. You can buy them in France or Spain and are just perfect for cutting cheese and bread
and tomatoes for the picnics we had.<br />
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Here are just some other thoughts regarding packing and other things you may need.<br />
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1. Break in your shoes<br />
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As you probably read in every other packing list, the most important thing on your walk is your boots. Make sure they are comfortable and break them in. I used Lowa Goretex leather boots for my walk and got a total of 2 blisters. I had some trouble at the start because I had made a last minute boot switch and was not able to break them in completely, but they were great. I was happy with them because it was a bit cold during my walk, plus there was a lot of mud and rain. Others wore running shoes. One that I would consider using next time would be Salomon trail runners XA Pro 3d Ultra2 which was worn by some people and did not give them trouble. This does not discount the small possibility that your shoes might suddenly disappear, which happened for my sister (I do not think this really happens often -- we were just lucky ???). In this case, just hope there is a good shoe store where you are, and that the shoes you get will fit.<br />
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2. Care for your feet<br />
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As I walked the Camino, I realized how important it was to care for your
feet and legs. My sister and I massaged our calves and feet before
sleeping. Another tip I got from some other pilgrims is to lather on
some ointment/salves on your feet before walking. Maria, from Spain, used
alcohol de Romero after which she used a Compeed blister stick on areas
prone to blisters. The two Tinas shared with us something called
Melchfett (I saw this only in Germany) and Hirschtalg (loosely
translated as "deer tallow"). We used them and they were great. Most
times I also massaged Voltaren gel on my aching muscles. I also drank
some little arnica homeopathic pills once in a while, which is supposed to bring down inflammation and swelling. The first few days I also drank some anti-inflammatory tablets -- I am not sure they are such a good idea as they may cause some side effects and overtax some organs. I think I would not do that next time but instead just remember to massage my legs with the Voltaren gel.<br />
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3. Test your gear<br />
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Make sure that everything works and that you are comfortable with them. My sister forgot to test her Camelbak bladder and it was leaking on the first day. We had to leave it behind.<br />
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4. Make sure your waterproof jacket is really waterproof<br />
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It does rain a lot in Spain as we found out -- and when it rains, it really pours, so make sure your waterproof jacket is truly waterproof (my Goretex jacket worked quite well). It is also nice to have a raincover on your backpack, and to ensure that your stuff inside stays dry -- to have a drybag inside. It is better and easier to pack with one drybag than a lot of separate plastic bags.<br />
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I hope I have covered everything, and please check out my new <a href="http://pinaypilgrim.blogspot.de/2014/05/camino-de-santiago-packing-list.html">packing list</a> updated after the hike.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51623826160003274.post-70985698041652176562013-07-26T12:29:00.004+02:002013-08-04T10:49:33.525+02:00Caring for your feet and legs during your Camino<span id="bc_0_1b+seedhhJID" kind="d">A lot of pilgrims experience problems with their feet and legs during the Camino. Thankfully, my sister and I just experienced a few blisters, even as we were walking almost 40 kilometers a day towards the end of our walk. </span><br />
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<span id="bc_0_1b+seedhhJID" kind="d">I think the most important is to first of all have a comfortable, fitting and supportive pair of boots/shoes. These should be broken in well before the hike. Wear them every day before setting off. I wore my boots for walking around every day for about 2 weeks prior to my walk, but still had some problems for the first week, after which they were quite broken in. Make sure you have a good pair of hiking socks -- bring 3 pairs, and wash and change them every day. Also, do not bring too much -- a maximum of 10% of your body weight seems to be a good estimate. I actually used a small kitchen scale to measure every piece of equipment I had -- bringing only the ones with lightest weight and maximum utility. You need less than you think you need. During the walk, I carried a 5 to 6 kilo backpack, with about an extra kilo weight once some water and food is inside. </span><br />
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<span id="bc_0_1b+seedhhJID" kind="d">My sister and I were also very careful to prevent foot and leg problems by following some routines every day, as follows: </span><br />
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<li><span id="bc_0_1b+seedhhJID" kind="d">At the end of a day of walking, and
before sleeping, take a lot of time to massage your feet, ankles,
calves, knees -- even if it does not yet hurt or if it does, wherever it
hurts -- preferably with some ointment to get the swelling down. I used
Voltaren gel -- an anti-inflammatory gel -- but not too much as it also
has some medicine;</span><span id="bc_0_1b+seedhhJID" kind="d"> </span></li>
<li><span id="bc_0_1b+seedhhJID" kind="d">Elevate your legs (90 degrees if possible) to rest them before sleeping; </span></li>
<li><span id="bc_0_1b+seedhhJID" kind="d">At the start of every walking day, and before putting on your socks and shoes, put
some ointment on your feet to prevent blisters. I used
Hirschtalg and Milchfett -- available in Germany -- they are some kind
of medical salve/ointment -- I am not sure what the equivalent is in
English, though. If some area still feels swollen, I put a bit of Voltaren gel.
My sister used a blister stick salve from Compeed. You can get these
along the way in some of the pharmacies; </span></li>
<li><span id="bc_0_1b+seedhhJID" kind="d">If you feel some part of your feet chafing or possibly getting the beginnings of a blister, immediately put some Compeed blister tape( I think these are really the most effective-- we tried other blister tapes but they were not as good). If you already have a blister, then drain them at the end of your walking day with a sterilized needle (wipe needle with alcohol or iodine/betadine) or pass a needle with thread through your blister, until all the water drains out, then put betadine. Leave the blister uncovered to dry overnight. Next day, cover up with blister tape again before starting your walk;</span></li>
<li><span id="bc_0_1b+seedhhJID" kind="d">Bring some support
sandals to change into at the end of walking day so as to rest your legs and so as not to constrict your tired feet
(I had Tevas); </span></li>
<li><span id="bc_0_1b+seedhhJID" kind="d">During your rest stops, any time that your leg/feet areas feel tight or hurt during your walk, stop and do some light
stretching. You should also do these at the end of your walking day. The ones I did were: standing quadricep stretch, hamstring stretch, calf stretch, glute and piriformis stretch, chest stretch (see video: <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1057448295">http://</a></span><span id="bc_0_1b+seedhhJID" kind="d"><span id="bc_0_1b+seedhhJID" kind="d"><a href="http://www.runnersworld.com/stretching/the-body-shop-happy-endings">www.runnersworld.com/stretching/the-body-shop-happy-endings</a>)</span>, as well as plantar fasciia stretch (<a href="http://sportsmedicine.about.com/b/2007/01/05/new-stretch-decreases-plantar-fasciitis-pain.htm">http://sportsmedicine.about.com/b/2007/01/05/new-stretch-decreases-plantar-fasciitis-pain.htm</a>), and standing illiotibial
band stretch (<a href="http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/flexibilityandstretching/qt/ITBand-Stretch.htm">http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/flexibilityandstretching/qt/ITBand-Stretch.htm</a>).</span></li>
<li><span id="bc_0_1b+seedhhJID" kind="d">Make sure to always hydrate, meaning to drink a lot of liquids -- water or electrolyte drinks. We drank a lot of an electrolyte drink called Aquarius, during rest stops along the way.</span></li>
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<span id="bc_0_1b+seedhhJID" kind="d">If you take good care of your feet and legs
from the very beginning of your walk, then I believe you will not have
any problems. The routine above helped us a lot during our walk, and I hope it helps you too! </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51623826160003274.post-25589699160290281942013-05-03T11:21:00.006+02:002015-04-22T18:34:50.509+02:00Guides, books and apps for the Camino de Santiago<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b style="color: red;">Update: October 20, 2014!!! New and improved Camino Pilgrim </b><b style="color: red;">Android app - now V</b><b style="color: red;">ersion 1.6.0 </b><br />
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Please try this out if you have an Android smartphone! I have come out with the latest version of the <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.moemke.android.mycamino">Camino Pilgrim</a>, a new Android app I developed for the Camino de Santiago. This is an app that can make a personalized schedule for your camino. It contains information on each of the stages, the towns or localities you will pass, as well as the facilities available there. Also contained in the app are updated information, as of October, 2014 of pilgrim albergues (meaning the ones catering specifically to pilgrims, and not hotels), their locations, contact email and phones (the app allows you to directly email or even call them with the given number). <br />
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In this latest version, offline map libraries were updated to make the rendering faster. You can now also click on the offline map icons to find out the names of the localities and lodgings/albergues.<br />
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In Version 1.4.0, I have added a cool new feature! -- an option to Share your location, so you can always let your family and loved ones know exactly where you are, plus information links to useful tips about the Camino. In Version 1.3.1, I improved the offline maps handling quite a bit! To use this feature, which allows you to use maps as you walk the camino and even without wifi, you have to first download offline maps for Spain and a portion of France. You can do this download within the app and while you have a wifi connection. While the download is ongoing, you can then continue to do whatever you are doing. With these offline maps, you can check out the Camino trail on your map, find out the albergues close by, and best of all, you can find where you are (by clicking on the Show Location)! You can leave your heavy books and maps behind, and everything can be in your smartphone! I have also included German translations. If someone can help me with the Spanish translations then I could probably provide that too.<br />
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Please see my related <a href="http://www.caminopilgrimapp.blogspot.com/">Camino Pilgrim App Blog</a> which provides tutorials and information on the app usage. Below is a screenshot of the towns/localities for the Camino Frances using the Google Online Maps, and a sample schedule generated by the app from the base Itinerary -- Camino Frances/Finisterre 35 Days (Pinay Pilgrim).<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Update: May 10, 2014!!! New Android app -- Camino Pilgrim!</b></span><br />
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Please check out <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.moemke.android.mycamino">Camino Pilgrim</a>, a new Android app I developed for the Camino de Santiago. The latest version, Version 1.21 is available. This app helps you plan your Camino. You can look at available itineraries and customize them to suit your schedule, specifying your date of departure. Locality distances and facilities, lodging details including location and information are also provided in the app. Locality and lodging information and a simplified Camino trail are shown in online and offline maps. Using the offline map, you can look at map information even without wifi. Please see my related <a href="http://www.caminopilgrimapp.blogspot.com/">Camino Pilgrim App Blog</a> which provides tutorials and information on the app usage.<br />
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Before I left for my Camino, I did quite a bit of research on the Internet, and in one of my first blog entries, <a href="http://pinaypilgrim.blogspot.de/2013/02/helpful-links-to-camino-frances.html" target="_blank">Helpful links to the Camino</a>, I made a write-up of the most important resources I found online.<br />
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After my Camino experience, I am now updating that knowledge. This current blog entry discusses the guides, books and apps that, to me, are the most useful to bring with you on your trip, should you decide to go on the Camino Frances. <br />
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For my Camino, I decided not to bring a guidebook and ended up bringing some looseleaf print-outs of what I thought I would need, and in fact, they contained all the information I needed. The ones that I ended up using a lot are as follows:<br />
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<li>The Camino Frances guide from <a href="http://www.caminoguide.net/" target="_blank">http://www.caminoguide.net/</a></li>
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<li>The list of municipal and private hostels from <a href="http://www.caminodesantiago.me/camino-de-santiago-guides/albergues-on-the-camino-frances/">http://www.caminodesantiago.me/camino-de-santiago-guides/albergues-on-the-camino-frances/</a> </li>
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<li> In this listing, I already marked the albergues I planned to stay in. I based those choices on the reviews of the albergues that I read from this site:<a href="http://caminodesantiago.consumer.es/los-caminos-de-santiago/frances/"> http://caminodesantiago.consumer.es/los-caminos-de-santiago/frances/</a>. I found that these reviews were quite reasonable and accurate, although you should watch out for the nitpicking ones, and get a general feel for the place. The site is in Spanish, but <a href="http://translate.google.com/" target="_blank">Google translate</a> can take care of that. </li>
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<li>Profile maps of the stages of the Camino from <a href="http://www.caminodesantiago.me/wp-content/uploads/profile-map-of-34-stages-on-camino-frances.pdf">http://www.caminodesantiago.me/wp-content/uploads/profile-map-of-34-stages-on-camino-frances.pdf</a></li>
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<li>Distances from one town to the next and what facilities are available from them, available from <a href="http://www.asantiago.org/distancias.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.asantiago.org/distancias.pdf </a></li>
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<li>Itinerary listing I created using the Camino Planner available at <a href="http://www.godesalco.com/plan/frances">http://www.godesalco.com/plan/frances</a></li>
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So, yes, you can make do without a guidebook and just follow the yellow arrows as long as you pay very close attention. The conch shell signs are not always consistent in different areas. Generally, going towards Santiago, the rays point from where you originate from, and the hinge part points toward Santiago (consistent with the idea that Santiago is the end point of your pilgrimage). In some areas on the Camino Frances, this seems not always followed -- so just double check by looking for the yellow arrows usually under the conch shell or found in other places. Going to Finisterre from Santiago, the rays point toward Finisterre and the shell hinge toward Santiago (still consistent with the idea of Santiago being the end point).<br />
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When there is an alternative route, there are usually signs on the road that give you the available options and distances. Each option is then signposted as well. To be extra sure, I had a simple compass (you always head west), and I had an Android smartphone with GPS and a GPS app (Osmand) with offline maps for the area loaded in -- which in the end I did not really use. I did not turn on the GPS as it used up my phone's battery power.<br />
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Although I did not bring a guidebook, I also once in a while peeked into the guidebooks of my fellow pilgrims. The guidebooks are very comprehensive and contain extra information such as backgrounds, history which are also quite interesting. The English speakers generally always had the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pilgrims-Guide-Camino-Santiago-Roncesvalles/dp/1844095894/ref=la_B0034NMO4A_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367570591&sr=1-1" target="_blank">John Brierley book " A Pilgrim's Guide to the Camino de Santiago"</a>(300 grams). Outstanding and very comprehensive book. The German speakers either had the <a href="http://www.amazon.de/Spanien-Jakobsweg-Franc%C3%A9s-Raimund-Joos/dp/3866863810/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1367570219&sr=8-2&keywords=raimund+joos" target="_blank">Joos and Kasper book "Spanien: Jakobsweg Camino Frances"</a> or the <span id="btAsinTitle"><a href="http://www.amazon.de/Spanischer-Jakobsweg-Pyren%C3%A4en-Compostela-Wanderf%C3%BChrer/dp/376334330X/ref=pd_rhf_se_s_cp_5_XRKR" target="_blank">Cordula Rabe book: "Spanischer Jakobsweg"</a>.</span> These are also very good books. The French speakers had the<a href="http://www.amazon.fr/Saint-Jacques-Compostelle-Saint-Jean-Pied-Port/dp/2916446338" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://www.amazon.fr/Miam-miam-dodo-Camino-Saint-Jean-Pied-Port-Santiago/dp/2916446397" target="_blank">Miam-miam-dodo Camino 2013 guidebook</a>, which I also took a look at and which contained important information and looked quite light. A number of other people also had the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Michelin-Guide-Camino-Santiago-Collectif/dp/2067148052" target="_blank">Michelin guide to the Camino Santiago</a> which seemed the lightest of all (82 grams), and contained basic yet important information. I was not able to see what the Spanish pilgrims brought as guidebooks -- one of them showed me a printout with descriptions. <br />
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A useful smartphone app that I used was <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.life360.android.safetymapd&hl=en" target="_blank">Life 360</a> which lets you check in your location to inform your family that you are okay. For my real-time blog, I used the <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.blogger&hl=en" target="_blank">Blogger</a> app for Android which was really easy to use. I could immediately add pictures from my gallery. I noticed, however, that to publish your post, you will need to have a really strong wifi signal. <br />
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I did not get to use any of the Camino apps I loaded into my smartphone, but I actually looked quite a few times at the Camino app I am currently developing for the Android environment. Watch out for it here as I am still fine-tuning the functions. I hope it will turn out to be useful. (Update: June 1, 2014. Yes, I finished the app! It is called <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.moemke.android.mycamino">Camino Pilgrim</a>. See above!)</div>
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Along the Camino are hints on the art of living. Here are a few I have learned along the Way.</div>
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Open your heart wider.<br />
Do the things that make you happy. </div>
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Go with the flow.</div>
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Follow the yellow arrows.</div>
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Pay attention.<br />
Look and really see.<br />
Listen and really hear.</div>
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Listen to the chirping of the birds, the gurgling of the stream.<br />
Feel the sun on your face, the cool breeze on your skin, the rain on your cheeks.<br />
Smell the scents of the earth, the tilled ground, the wildflowers, the pine trees, the woodfires, the damp earth in the rain.</div>
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Be with yourself.<br />
Be yourself.<br />
Love yourself.<br />
Forgive yourself.<br />
Forgive others.</div>
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Do not judge.<br />
Do not let others judge you.</div>
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Hug someone. </div>
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Compliment someone.</div>
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Be able to accept compliments.</div>
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Pray.</div>
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Travel light.<br />
Bring only what you need.<br />
You need less than you think you need.</div>
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Sing out loud.<br />
Listen to music.</div>
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Be with people you like.<br />
Do not be with people you do not like.</div>
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Communicate.<br />
Learn another language, or two.</div>
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Trust.</div>
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Hold on.<br />
Let go.</div>
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Listen and learn.</div>
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Give.<br />
Share.<br />
Accept. </div>
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Smile.<br />
Laugh.</div>
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There are no shortcuts.</div>
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Enjoy the view.<br />
Walk on.</div>
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You can do much more than you think you can.</div>
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Stop looking for happiness, it's right in front of you.<br />
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I have breakfast at the albergue then leave my pack there for a while. I chat a bit with Luisa, a German girl from Berlin, staying at the albergue, who is going to Muxia, and decide to walk with her to the starting point of her hike. It is not very clear where that is so we ask in Spanish at the supermarket. It turns out the woman giving us instructions in Spanish could actually speak German, as she had lived in Germany for some time. She tells us that the trail starts a kilometer or so out of town on a left hand side street going uphill and just right before a gasoline station. After a few minutes we are there. At the corner is the Asador San Roque and a sign on the road to San Martiño. We part ways here and I wish Luisa a <i>Buen Camino</i>. </div>
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Afterwards, I walk to the bus station just a little way from my albergue. Today is the first day I will ride a motorized vehicle in 35 days. I have walked everyday with my boots and backpack for a little more than a month now. <br />
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A bus arrives from Santiago and I spot Bogdan, a Polish guy we had met at El Burgo Ranero. My Polish has not gotten any better, nor has his English -- I am happy to see him and we say our hellos and goodbyes.<br />
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The bus stop is full of other pilgrims waiting for the first bus back to Santiago de Compostela. It leaves at 8:45 am and is a comfortable modern doubledecker. The 3 hour trip costs 13 euros. I sit on the upper level on the front row to get a good view. The road is very scenic but long and winding and soon enough I am feeling a bit dizzy and car sick. I had left my motion sickness pills at home and I am hoping I don't throw up. After 3 long excruciating hours, we are in Santiago. I get off at the train station and walk towards the city center, stopping along the way to have lunch at a local restaurant.</div>
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I check in at the Hospederia Seminario Mayor where I stayed before -- this time in a single room for 25 euros. After a shower, I head out and walk around. I go to the Museo des Peregrinos-- quite nice, then I buy some souvenirs.<br />
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While walking around, I spot a few people I know sitting at a sidewalk cafe. There is Holly and Lee, Ana, Maria with some other pilgrims Edward and Yoshi. I join them for dinner at Casa Manolo. Later, we walk to the Catedral plaza and see other pilgrims I had also encountered before-- Joe, Josef, Charlotte, Helen and some others I meet just now like Stefano and Lorena. We are now a big group of about 10 people. We chat a bit in the plaza in front of the Basilica. It starts getting a bit cold and we decide to move to the courtyard of the Hospederia Seminaria Mayor. Joe gets some wine for the group. We all sit together and chat till almost midnight. The group stays on but it is time to sleep for me as I have a flight tomorrow. I say my goodbyes. </div>
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It is great to see the people -- pilgrim friends you have shared the Way with -- at the end of your journey. Soon enough we need to go our separate ways and venture off on our own separate Caminos.<br />
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For my last day, it looks like I am the last one out of the dorm again. I have a a piece of bread, coffee and fresh orange juice for breakfast at the albergue cafe and pack a sandwich for later. It is 8:30 am when I start my walk.</div>
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The trail immediately goes uphill through what looks like newly reforested pine forests. It is another beautiful sunny day. After a time, I realize I have forgotten my walking sticks. I think whether I should go back for them but decide against it as I am already 30 minutes away and I had planned on leaving them somewhere anyway. Later, Nestor and Jose Luis, an Argentinian and Spanish who live in Alicante and who also stayed at the same albergue, caught up with me. I guess I was not the last out. I tell them about the sticks. Nestor offers to call to have them take it by taxi to Finisterre. I say it is okay as I planned to leave them anyway. It turns out Jose Luis was having problems with blisters and had his pack taken by taxi. They ask me if Jose Luis can have the sticks as they are still walking to Muxia. I say yes and am glad that someone can make use of the sticks my sister and I had used.</div>
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On the way, I also meet Mathias, a German from Chemnitz, who has mountain-biked the camino trails from Bordeaux to St Jean in 3 days and St Jean to Santiago in 11. He is on his last leg to Finisterre. </div>
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After that, I am all alone on the trails till Hospital at 10:30am where I have a drink and a snack at a cafe-- the only cafe for the next 15 kms, they claim. It is also here where the Camino forks into 2 ways, one leading to Muxia and the other to Finisterre. </div>
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I take the Finisterre way and again the trail leads uphill through dirt trails and pine forests with breathtaking vistas and clear blue skies. I am all alone with my thoughts and with nature.</div>
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Finally, at about 2:30 pm, I catch a first glimpse of the sea from atop a hill I had been climbing. I am almost at Cee! But it is still about 16 kms to Finisterre.</div>
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From here, it is a downhill through rocky trails. I stop for a lunch of huevos con bacon at the first cafe I see, and then continue on. I lose the trail of yellow arrows but find it again in Corcubion-- it leads up through small trails until Finisterre.</div>
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I reach the gateway to Finisterre at around 4 pm. I stop at the white sand beach and soak my tired feet in the cold water. I think about walking along the beach but decide on the regular Camino as the water is ice cold. The trail follows beside the coastline until central Finisterre. I check in at Cabo de Villa Albergue at 6 pm and rest a bit. The hostel owner offers some crabs and even cooks them for me. They are fresh and so reminds me of home as I eat with my hands with gusto, cracking all the claws and digging out all the crab flesh. I finish 2 small crabs, newly cooked. Yummy! I then go to the Xunta hostel to get my Camino Finisterre certificate.</div>
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From there, I walk to the Faro de Finisterre- the lighthouse-- the end of the world! It is 3.5 kms away. Along the way, I meet another German from Nuremberg walking with his 2 daughters. </div>
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At the end of the world--I take a photo at 0.0 kms. I did it! I walked with my husband, my family, my friends, and my pilgrim comrades.</div>
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I find a spot to sit among the grass and rocks, pick up some dry twigs and begin the traditional ritual. They say one needs to burn a piece of clothing here at Finisterre, at the end of one's Camino. I prepare my wool gloves - they were given to me, kept me warm, but they are a remnant of my past -- I must offer them and move on. I crumple the paper printouts that led me to here, put the dry twigs on top and then my gloves over them. I light this offering and watch as the flames catch and crackle and burn, amid the green warm earth, deep bluegreen rumbling sea, glorious clear blue sky and the fierce yellow setting sun. </div>
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I think how lucky I am to be here. I started alone on my quest and end here alone and whole, maybe more complete than when I started. I call my husband to share this wondrous moment with him. Soon I shall be home.</div>
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I spot a familiar face as I walk around the Cap Finisterre. It is Jean Claude from Grenoble, France. He had walked the Camino for 50 days in 2 stages, from Le Puy to Sto Domingo de la Calzada then after a few weeks continued on to Santiago then here. We had last seen him in Calvor with Kathryn, a German he was walking with for a few days.<br />
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I stay to watch the sun set. It starts as a flaming ball silently slipping down into the horizon. The colors change and soften and I watch as the last bit of light slips into the ocean turning the sky pink. On the other side of the setting sun, a full moon sits. A truly memorable end to my Camino.</div>
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I was the last one out of the albergue at 8:30 am. Had a fast breakfast at a cafe on the way and started walking.</div>
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The way went uphill through nice forests and sometimes passing through small roads. I did not see any other pilgrim on the way except when I got to Vilaserio 12 kms away at around 12 noon. Here I see Anastacia, the Russian girl we first encountered in Najera and met several times along the way. She always walks alone, is a very strong walker and always has a ready smile. I have a bocadillo francesa con jamon and an Aquarius sportsdrink plus a cafe cortado. I wrap up 2/3 of the bocadillo and walk on again in20 minutes. Still a long way to go. It gets progressively warmer as the sun shines stronger and I have only my trekking short sleeved shirt. Must be 20 degrees.</div>
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Next stop is Santa Mariña at 2:30 pm for another sportsdrink and portion of bocadillo. Here I see the Dutch couple Ingrid and John. They are staying for the night. They had looked in before they left to see if I was up, but I was still sleeping. The trail goes a long way uphill again, continuing on through farmlands and country roads sometimes with huge tractors rumbling through and passing uncomfortably close.</div>
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Next is a long downhill where I spot a large body of water in the distance. It cannot be the coast yet but I am already close to Olveiroa. I arrive there at 6 pm and stay at the Albergue Horreo. I meet Anastacia there again and we have dinner together. The albergue is named after the storage granaries, the<i> horreo</i> that you see the entire way. According to the hostel owner, they usually contain potatoes, grain, even dried meats like chorizos. The cross in the front is like a blessing for the granary contents, and the lance at the back is like a phallic symbol. I think that this cross in one end and a lance on the other is like trying to cover all the bases -- Catholicism as well as possibly, animism, or the belief of spirits in the physical world or nature. <br />
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As I walk alone the whole day today, I think back again and process my whole Camino experience. I think that it is today when it all comes together, and I have an overwhelming feeling that I have found the answer to my quest. At some point in the day I also felt as if my late father was walking with me, which felt quite reassuring. I basked in and felt the beauty of nature, listened to its sounds - the chirping of the birds, the gurgling of the stream, the rustling of tree leaves with the wind. I listened to myself and my thoughts. I prayed.</div>
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I also kept thinking about the line I had read along the way -- written on a particularly ugly potion on a main highway-- "open your heart wider". I think that is what the Way teaches us.</div>
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We had a nice buffet breakfast at our albergue in Santiago. There were a lot of nuns and priests at the dining hall. It turns out that there was a congress going on. Leonie, a Dutch girl, told us that the idea of the conference was to find a way to make a Christian welcome for peregrinos on the Camino-- to make the experience a more spiritual one, which was how it was, originally -- a pilgrimage. We told her about our experience in Tosantos, how we sang hymns and prayed together in the chapel. She noted, however, that our experience was with a small group of 8 people, whereas some albergues are huge, with 10 times as many people-- how to make it work for this situation was one of the things they would take up in the conference.</div>
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My sister, Sonya, leaves today for her flight back home, while I continue on to Finisterre. She walks a little way with me and the Dutch couple, John and Ingrid, that we met at the hostel and who are also walking to Finisterre. When I saw the couple I immediately knew they were runners. I find out later that Ingrid has a personal best of 3:18 for the marathon, while John has run it at 2:58. Wow.<br />
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I walk along with John and Ingrid, leaving Santiago behind, following still the conch shell markers and yellow arrows leading to Negreira. The way goes uphill through a forest path then downhill through some towns. We stop at around 12:30 for a coffee and a light lunch of bocadillo at a cafe in Trasmonte. From there, it is only about 5 kms or a little more than an hour to Negreira. We check in at about 2 pm at the Albergue San Jose (12 euros). It is nice and looks quite new. We get a towel, bedsheets and a blanket too so I don't need to bring out my sleeping bag. I share a 4-bed dorm with two nice women from South Africa, Carol and Jeffy, who arrive a little later. Carol has done the Camino Frances alone before and has now brought along her friend to do the Finisterre part.</div>
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We are here! We have arrived and finished the Camino de Santiago! Our pilgrimage is over. We are sunburnt, windburnt, blistered but happy-- no, ecstatic! We hug and congratulate each other in front of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.</div>
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For me, it took 31 days and about 764 kms from Saint Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain doing the entire Camino Frances <i>a pie</i> or on foot. For my sister Sonya, it took 22 days and about 598 kms from Logroño, also completely on foot.<br />
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We woke up this morning at 5:30 am and left at 6:30 am from O Pedrouzo, determined to arrive in Santiago for the 12 noon pilgrim mass. It was still dark but luckily there were some pilgrims in front of us who knew the way at the start through the forest trail as the yellow arrows were pretty hard to see in the dark even with my flashlight. We went pretty fast on the trails which had both uphill and downhill portions. The sun rose while we were walking. Again, another beautiful clear sunny day.<br />
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We arrive in Monte de Gozo at about 10 am. Here we see Joe, the Irishman, who then joins us in our walk. We hardly stop except for a coffee at San Lazaro close to Santiago, where we also have our credentials stamped.</div>
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And then, the spires of the Basilica appear through the streets and I know we are there. It is 11:30 am. We race to the Plaza, have some photos in front of the Cathedral and go directly to the pilgrim office on the right hand side street of the Basilica near the fountain with the horses. Luckily there are no queues. Our pilgrim passports/credentials are checked and we get our Compostela certificate with our names inscribed in Latin.</div>
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From there, we go to the Pilgrim Mass at 12 noon at the Basilica. There are other pilgrims but I do not see any other familiar faces. During mass, the huge botafumeiro is swung from side to side, controlled 8 brothers in brown robes. What a sight! We are lucky to have witnessed the botafumeiro ritual as it is only done during special occasions or when it is sponsored (for about 400 euros, I hear). It was said that this incense burning ritual was actually done in the olden days to cover up the smell of sweaty pilgrims crowding in the church.</div>
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After mass, my sister and I pay homage at the tomb of Saint James in the Basilica, the end point of the pilgrimage. We join a long queue to go up behind the altar to hug the statue of Saint James.</div>
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After this, we check in at the Hospederia Seminaria Mayor then have lunch at their comedor.</div>
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For me, the Camino is a metaphor for life. In the space of a few weeks you go through different seasons, different experiences. You are tested with hardships and difficulties which you need to endure as you need to go on. In the morning you look out or ask about the weather, but does it really matter? As one pilgrim told me, whatever the weather, you still walk anyway so why ask. If the day is windy and cold, you put on your jacket and an extra layer and trudge on. If the day is sunny and clear, you revel in the warmth and have an extra spring in your step. You take whatever comes. It is a voyage of acceptance and accepting. </div>
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Part of the experience is the journey with fellow pilgrims -- you are all in one quest. You pass each other, leave each other, talk and share stories with each other. You do not know if you will meet again on the trail or even in life after the Camino but you are all the more enriched by having met. Each one is their true self, free of the dictates of society. You may not speak the same language but you understand each other anyway. All that you bring with you are your clothes and the pack on your back. You are vulnerable by having shared a hall of bunk beds and maybe food in the kitchen. Truly, the Camino is a voyage of self-discovery. </div>
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So have I found what I am searching for?<br />
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This I have found -- the answer is not in the Camino -- it is within yourself.</div>
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This journey is not yet over for me. I plan to go to Finisterre, what they call Fin de la Tierra or the end of the World. It is 100 kms away and I start tomorrow. The journey continues.</div>
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It is only 50 kms left to Santiago! I cannot believe I have been walking for 30 days now. The goal is so near.</div>
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As usual, we are one of the last to leave the albergue. We are out of the door at 8 am, say a prayer at the church of Melide a few meters away, then after a pan neapolitana and a coffee, start our walk at 9 am.</div>
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From Melide, we reach the next town of Boente at about 10:30 am. We stamp our pilgrim credential at the church as we found out that once passing the 100 km mark, which is around the Sarria area, one needs to have two stamps per day to get the Compostela certificate that you have finished the Camino. At the church, we find that a pilgrim has left his credential-- not good as you need it to sleep at the pilgrim houses and as proof of finishing the Camino. We look at the name and see it is a man from Hungary, a pilgrim we had met before. We met him first when we saw him having problems, sort of dizzy and totally exhausted one day. We asked someone to look out for him and told him to just hitch a ride to the next town (which we found out he did when we saw him later at another stop). This morning we had seen him just outside the albergue and we had asked how he was doing and where he was going this day. We brought the credential to look for him and we found him after about a kilometer of downhill trails, actually looking through his bags and remembering he had left his credential at the church. When he saw us waving his credential, he said -- you are two angels. </div>
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I leave a euro - the price for a small pack of strawberries at an unattended fruit stand along the Camino. Honor system here. They are delicious. We arrive in the town of Arzua and look for a place to have lunch. We are lucky to find the Restaurant de Peregrinos where we share a pilgrim menu of spaghetti carbonara, ternera asado (beef stew) and the super best blueberry cheesecake ever. The generous servings were more than enough for the two of us.</div>
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Later, after more trails going through rolling terrain and through farmlands, we pass the Cafe Calzada at 3:30 pm and have a coke. There are 2 men sitting outside who have<i> gaitas</i>, an instrument that looks and sounds like bagpipes. I ask the man who looks like the leader if he could play something and he did. It was great! The music sounds Irish but it is actually Galician folk music. He tells me that some other people will come to play in 10 minutes or so as they were practicing for a fiesta for <i>los gentes mayor</i> in Arzua. They do arrive in a few minutes and play some music which I record on video. I ask the name of the band. They are called "<i>As sobreiras do ulla"</i>. The leader says it is in Gallego, the language of the Galician region of Spain.</div>
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After staying about 30 minutes there, we continue on to O Pedrouzo another 12 kms away. We arrive at 7 pm and check in at Porto de Santiago, a very nice private albergue. We put in some laundry at their washing machine then go for dinner at O Boi pulperia. Dinner is a shared menu of pulpo (octupus), churasaco (grilled meats), a bottle of wine and an apple tart.</div>
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We leave 8 am and first have breakfast. It is another nice and sunny day. Puffy white clouds drift on the horizon. We cross the river and follow a trail up the side of Portomarin through pine forests. The trail then follows by the side of the road for about 8 kms or 2 hours until Gonzar where we have a sporstsdrink. Here we see Lee and Holly, a nice British couple we have encountered several times on the way.</div>
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The Camino passes by the side of a country road until Ligonde where we stop for a caldo gallego and bocadillo lunch at 1 pm. At 3 pm, we reach Palas del Rey and have a cafe cortado.</div>
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We pass Airexe right after and then San Xulian by 4:30 pm. Here I see Sharon and Paul with whom I had walked with back in Roncesvalles. Farther on is Casanova which we reach at 5:30 pm then finally Melide by 7 pm. We go directly to Pulperia Garnacha and have a pulpo (octopus, their specialty), one steak dish each, fried peppers and a beer to replenish our used up reserves. Wonderful food!!!</div>
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Woke up 6:30, ready to go at 8:15. When the last pilgrim at the albergue looked in as we were fixing up before he left, he said with a shake of the head:<i> las primeras y las ultimas.</i> The first and the last. </div>
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We reach Sarria at about 9:30 am and have a breakfast of jamon and huevos bocadillo. Sarria is the starting point for a lot of pilgrims as it is the nearest place to Santiago de Compostela where one can start (100 kms away) and still be able to get the Compostela certificate. In Sarria, we meet 4 Irishmen posing at the top of a hill and stop to take their photo then ask them to take ours. A little outside of Sarria, we pass the official marker saying we have only 100 more kilometers to go!</div>
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We stop for lunch at Morgade from 2 to 2:40 pm. My sister and I usually just share a pilgrim meal for lunch so as not to feel so full for the afternoon part of our walk. We have caldo gallego, fried pork and for dessert, a cuajada -- made of something between milk and cheese plus honey on top. Yummy. Another stop at Mercaraido for coffee. Really nice-looking place.</div>
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From here, we reach Portomarin at 5:30 pm. The approach to the city is a downhill through green farmlands, then you spot a river then cross the bridge to the city. We get the last double room at Albergue Ultreia. Very nice. For dinner at Bar Perez, an ensalada mixta, pulpo (octopus) with potatoes, cerveza and a cafe con leche, for me. </div>
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As I walk the Camino, I think of all the people I have met and will still meet. I think that it is easy to be true to one's self here, devoid of all the trappings that come with living in society. One does not make any judgments based on the clothes you wear, the cars you have, the work you do. Everyone accepts each other as a pilgrim, with the goal of reaching Santiago de Compostela. We walk with each other, help each other along the way, laugh with each other to ease the difficulties. You make do with the most basic necessities-- that which can fit in your backpack that you carry the whole way. And you realize that you do not need more, and that if you only have what you really need, then your load will be that much lighter, and the Way that much easier.<br />
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We leave O Cebreiro at 7 am. It is still dark and we start walking together with Obdulio. The trail starts at the side of the albergue and passes through a mountain trail. The sun rises over the mountains as we walk. I thank the Lord for what looks like another beautiful day. Obdulio goes ahead, a little impatient, I guess, with all our photo stops.</div>
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The trail goes downhill by the side of the mountain road then uphill again passing through the towns of Hospital de la Condessa where we have breakfast at 8 am, then Alto de Poyo. </div>
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After that it is downhill all the way to Triacastela which we reach at about 2 pm. Most pilgrims stop here after O Cebreiro. We stop for lunch at Complexo Xacobea.<br />
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From here, the Camino forks into two possible routes. One goes through Samos and the other through San Xil. The Samos way is 10 kms longer but passes through a famous and beautiful monastery. We pass on the San Xil way to catch up on our itinerary. This way passes through roads and gravel trails. <br />
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We encounter 2 muddied mountain-bikers, <i>los gemelos</i> Jordy and Javier from Barcelona who started from Irun near San Sebastian 7 days ago and plan to finish in Santiago in another 3 days. They are unmistakeably twins with identical faces, grins, manner and biking outfit. We push on to a cafe 2 kms before Calvor -- this is the last place you can get a meal before the albergue in Calvor. We have dinner here at 6 pm, then continue on to the Xunta albergue in Calvor. There are only 6 other people there so it is nice and quiet.<br />
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We start out at 8 am and follow the road to Pereje which we reach after an hour. Here, we have an orange juice and coffee. Next is Trabadelo then La Portale de Valcarce an hour away. </div>
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We have lunch at Vega de Valcarce from 12 to 1 pm. Here we again see Joe, the Irishman. He walks with us the rest of the way, first along the road, then on the steep uphill which comes along after a long rocky stretch. We ask him to sing some Irish songs and he obliges, with <i>Oh Danny Boy</i>, <i>Seven Drunken Men</i> and one other ballad about difficult times in Ireland when a man is sentenced to leave on a prison ship due to a petty crime he committed to be able to feed his family. In return, we sing Pippin's<i> Corner of the Sky</i> (see lyrics below) for him, and Sonya sings some church hymns.<br />
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The singing makes the uphill that much easier, and we reach La Faba (900 meters) at 3:30 pm. A little later, we pass a marker which shows that we have moved from Castilla y Leon to Galicia. It is all uphill until we reach O Cebreiro at an altitude of 1300 meters at 5 pm. </div>
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O Cebreiro is another quaint and beautiful town on top of a mountain. We ask for a blessing from a Franciscan brother in his brown robes and white cord who is sitting in the town square. He places his hands on our heads and as we bow our heads, he gives us a blessing. Later, we go to 7 pm mass where there is a pilgrim blessing like the Franciscan prayers given in Roncesvalles. My sister and I light 2 candles -- one for the victims of the Boston Marathon and the other for our families.</div>
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Dinner is at a hotel restaurant -- I try caldo gallego, a local specialty of soup with green cabbage, a churrasco or barbecued meats, and a quezo con miel (white crumbly cheese with honey). Really good. We walk around town and watch the sun set from a high point. It is achingly beautiful. <br />
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Later, we stop by a bar for a beer with Joe and an Uruguayan pilgrim we met on the camino. A man with a guitar, Jesus, walks in and starts playing some Spanish tunes like <i>Besa Me Mucho</i> and<i> Bamboleo</i>. Serendipitous moments like this make the Camino that much more interesting. It was so much fun until we need to run again to make it for our 10 pm curfew at the albergue.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaving Villafranco de Bierzo -- first walking beside the main highway</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my most important lessons on the Camino -- Open your heart wider...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joe leads the way up to O Cebreiro</td></tr>
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<span class="small">From the musical Pippin)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Everything has its season</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Everything has its time</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Show me a reason and I'll soon show you a rhyme</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Cats fit on the windowsill</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Children fit in the snow</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Why do I feel I don't fit in anywhere I go?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Rivers belong where they can ramble</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Eagles belong where they can fly</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I've got to be where my spirit can run free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Got to find my corner of the sky</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Every man has his daydreams</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Every man has his goal</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">People like the way dreams have</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Of sticking to the soul</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Thunderclouds have their lightning</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Nightingales have their song</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And don't you see I want my life to be </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Something more than long....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Rivers belong where they can ramble</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Eagles belong where they can fly</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I've got to be where my spirit can run free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Got to find my corner of the sky</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So many men seem destined </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">To settle for something small</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">But I won't rest until I know I'll have it all</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So don't ask where I'm going</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Just listen when I'm gone</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And far away you'll hear me singing</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Softly to the dawn:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Rivers belong where they can ramble</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Eagles belong where they can fly</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I've got to be where my spirit can run free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Got to find my corner of the sky</span></div>
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We are on the Camino by 9 am and reach Campanarya at 12 noon. Here we get some trail food (bananas, pears, Snickers bars, chicharon) and have a meal of half a pollo asado and bread at the park. Along the way, a pilgrim family passes -- they are a French family with 2 kids and 3 donkeys -- they had been to Santiago and were now on the way back to France.</div>
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We cannot resist stopping at a stand along the trail under some shady trees offering zumo naranja natural or fresh squeezed orange juice in exchange for donations. It is so good! A group of 8 American pilgrims from Florida also stop for some juice and chat a bit with us. Onwards to Cacabelos where we see Joe, an Irishman we met earlier on, taking advantage of the sun and lounging at a cafe on the plaza. John, one of the Americans we had met earlier, treat us to a beer. I bring out the chicharon/pork cracklings I got earlier -- perfect pulutan.</div>
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We continue on through a gravel track across hills and vineyards until we reach Villefranco de Bierzo at 5:30 pm. We stay at the Albergue de Piedra, a nice and clean albergue. Another long day.</div>
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Dinner is a pilgrim menu at a hotel across the road. When we come back to the albergue, someone breaks the news that the Boston Marathon was bombed. We could hardly believe it -- a terrible, terrible thing. </div>
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