It has been a tough year to fit in a Camino but yesterday, the doctor gave me the greenlight so Melanie and I booked our flights to Pamplona – leaving in six days. Let’s see how that works out with no training and somewhat limited time to find, check out and pack all our Camino clothes and gadgets. Wish us well!

Our Camino route
Use this link to see our intended route on a zoomable map
Before the walk
Circumcised? Doctor? What?
Spelling errors, typos and bad grammar
We are finally finishing the preparation
Day to day on the walk
Day 1 – Pamplona to Zariquiegui / Astráin – 17.8km – 3.75hrs
Day 2 – Zariquiegue to Puente La Reina – 16.3km 4.75hrs
Day 3 – Puente la Reina to Estella – 21.7km, 5.75hrs
Day 4 – Estella to Los Arcos – 21.6kms, 5.25hrs
Day 5 – Los Arcos to Viana – 18.8km, 4.5hrs
Day 6 – Viana to Navarrete – 21.5km, 5.25hrs
Day 7 – Navarrete to Azofra – 22.7km, 5.75hrs
Day 8 – Azofra to Grañon – 21.8km, 5.0hrs
Day 9 – Grañon to Belorado -16.5.km, 4.0hrs
Day 10 – Belorado to San Juan de Ortega – 23.8km, 5.5hrs
Day 11 – San Juan de Ortega to Burgos – 25.3km, 5.75hrs
Day 12 – Burgos to Hornillos del Camino – 20.7km, 4.75hrs
Day 13 – Hornillos del Camino to Castrojeriz – 18.7kms, 4.0hrs
Day 14 – Castrojeriz to Frómista – 26.6km, 6.0hrs
Day 15 – Frómista to Carrión de Los Condes – 19.9km, 4.25hrs
Day 16 – Carrión de los Condes to Ledigos – 23.3km, 4.45hrs
Day 17 – Ledigos to Bercianos del Real Camino – 25.5km, 5.75hrs
Day 18 – Bercianos del Real Camino to Mansilla de las Mulas – 26.1km, 5.75hrs
Day 19 – Mansilla de la Mulas to La Virgen del Camino – 26.3km, 6.5hrs
Day 20 – La Virgen del Camino to Hospital de Obrigo – 29.2km, 6.5hrs
Day 21 – Hospital de Obrigo to Astorga – 17.0km, 4.0hrs
Day 22 – Astorga to Foncebadón – 26.4km, 6.25hrs
Day 23 – Foncebadón to Ponferrada – 28.0km, 6.75hrs
Day 24 – Ponferrada to Villafranca del Bierzo, 23.7km, 5.5hrs
Day 25 – Villafranca del Bierzo to Laguna de Castilla,26.0km, 6.5hrs
Day 26 – Laguna de Castilla to Triacastela, 23.3km, 5.5hrs
Day 27 – Triacastela to Sarria – 25.8km, 6.5hrs
Day 28 – Sarria to Portomarín -22.3km, 5.25hrs
Day 29 – Portomarín to Palas de Rei – 24.9km, 5.75hrs
Day 30 – Palas de Rei to Ribadiso da Baixo – 25.6km, 6.0hrs
Day 31 – Ribadiso da Baixo to O Pedrouzo – 22.6km, 5.25hrs
Day 32 – O Pedrouzo to Santiago de Compostela – 18.5km, 4.0hrs