Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Leaving to walk the Camino in Spain

I will leave on April 15th for the Camino a Santiago in Spain.   This is a 1000 year old pilgrimage route.

I will be on the French route, which goes across northern Spain.  (There are/were many routes, from places like Paris or England).

In 2002, I walked 300 km (200 miles) from Leon, Spain to Santiago de Compostella. 

In 2015, I walked 200 km (125 miles) from southern France, across the Pyrenees, to the town of Estella, west of Pamplona Spain.

I have about 330 km left to complete in the middle, from Estella to Leon.  The blue route is what I plan to do.  I will take a train from Madrid to Pamplona, and then a bus to Estella.  I plan to take a train from Burgos to Madrid.



I have decided that 330 km is too much for one trip, given that I am now a senior citizen.   I plan to walk to approximately Burgos, roughly 165 km, or perhaps a little further. 


I plan to post every couple of days or so.  Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers.

Richard

3 comments:

  1. Via con dios!

    [redoing as first came up as anonymous. I am a blog commentor noob. -- Malcolm]

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  2. I read through some of your other trips today. All interesting, especially the scolding priest LOL. I will keep reviewing your amazing trip to Spain.
    Charlie Brown

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