Camino de Santiago: Day 20, Rabanal de Camino, Spain Distance from Rabanal de Camino to El Acebo, Spain 17.79 kilometers We started walking from Rababal at about 9 AM. Most pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago like to start their day earlier, but we prefer to move at...

Camino de Santiago: Day 19, Astorga, Spain Distance from Astorga to Rabanal de Camino, Spain 21.1 kilometers Our room in the nunnery was basic; two twin beds, a tiny bathroom, empty bookshelves on one wall and a crucifix on the opposite. The radiator had not been...

Camino de Santiago: Day 18, Villar De Mazarife, Spain Distance from Villar De Mazarife to Astorga, Spain 34.2 kilometers In spite of what we are force fed by ratings hungry media, and told by others that wish to control us through fear and demonization of people that...

Camino de Santiago: Day 16 – 17, Central Plateau Spain Distance from León to Villar De Mazarife, Spain 15.2 kilometers One Last Look at the Cathedral in León, Spain There is a strange tug that you feel when you are in close proximity to the Camino de Santiago. A...

Camino de Santiago: Day 13, Viloria De Rijoa, Spain Distance from Villafranca Montes de Oca, to Atapuerca, Spain 18.85 kilometers Camino de Santiago, Burgos, Spain Preface: The high plains of central Spain, known as the "Meseta", were only a few days walk away and we...

Camino de Santiago: Day 13, Viloria De Rijoa, Spain Distance from Viloria De Rijoa to Villafranca Montes de Oca, Spain 21.01 kilometers There are signs at Refugio Acacio and Orietta that say, "Please, No Noise Before 7AM". This may seem like a small thing, but when...

Camino de Santiago: Day 12, Cirueña, Spain Distance from Cireuña to Viloria De Rijoa, Spain 25.02 kilometers Leaving Cirueña Cirueña is one of those towns that you won't miss, but is unforgettable at the the same time. A victim of modernity and the migration of young...

Camino de Santiago: Day 11, Ventosa, Spain Distance from Ventosa to Cirueña, Spain 29.15 kilometers Preface: Let me begin by saying that I am writing these trip reports two days in arrears (I hope to get on on schedule soon, but in St. Jean Pied de Port it was Sarah's...

Camino de Santiago: Day 10, Logroño, Spain Distance from Logroño to Ventosa, Spain 20.34 kilometers Arriving at Navarette on the Camino de Santiago I have been getting a lot of emails about what I think the ages of travelers on the Camino de Santiago. I was curious...

Camino de Santiago: Day 9, Sansol, Spain Distance from Sansol to Logroño, Spain 20.34 kilometers Sunrise Outside of Sansol It is almost impossible to  sleep in a large dorm room when you are traveling the Santiago de Camino.  At 5 AM the sounds of rustling and...

Camino de Santiago: Day 7, Puente la Reina, Spain Distance from Puente la Reina to Villatuerta, Spain - 20 kilometers Some people describe walking across Spain on the Camino de Santiago as an enlightening or magical experience. I am not a religious person but, as we...

Camino de Santiago: Day 6, Pamplona, Spain Distance Pamplona to Puente la Reina, Spain – 20.0 kilometres Pamplona was such an amazing place it was hard to leave but we had a schedule to keep. I can feel in my bones that we will see Pamplona again. After we walked out...

Camino de Santiago: Day 5, Larrasoaña, Spain Distance from Larrasoaña to Pamplona, Spain – 18.7 kilometres When we left Larrasoaña it was grey, cold and occasionally drizzling, but the weather was not as unpromising as the day before. Having learned a lesson about the...