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Camino de Santiago
'I would walk 500 miles and I would walk 500 more' a lyric that was sung countless times on the Camino but truth be told, I walked 790 kilometers and then I walked 150 more. From the small town of St Jean Pied de Port in the French Pyranees mountains to Santiago de Compostella in western Spain and then on to Finisterre on the coast, or to the end of the world as they once thought. The Camino de Santiago is a thru-hike like no other. A pilgrimage crossing mountains, plains, deserts, through cities and remote towns right across Spain until you reach the pinnacle, Santiago. Was I crazy enough to continue walking on to Finisterre? Indeed, I was. Thirty seven days of non stop walking.
The journey
Camino Stats
Starting point: St Jean Pied de Port, France
Finishing point: Finisterre, Spain
Kilometers walked: 987km
Days: 37
Longest day: 39km
Shortest day: 10km
Average day: 28.5km
Zero days: 2
Rainy days: 3
Times lost: 3
Earliest start: 4:30am
Latest start: 9:00am
Pan au Chocolat consumed: 37
Cerveza drunk: 69
Coffee drunk: 80
Blisters: 16
Hospital visits: 1
Laughs: 1,000+
The Camino: Way of St James
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