We walked 14 miles today (24 km) even though we were told we’d be walking 19. We have very sore feet and are crashing I’ll catch up tomorrow! Good night, all!

This was to be our long day of walking and it WAS! We started out early and the fog was thick. And we walked and walked and walked…for over eight hours. At one point in the afternoon, we saw no other pilgrims on the trail for almost an hour. We questioned if we were on […]

Breakfast this morning was quite noisy as the people were excited to begin walking. Some would arrive in Santiago today, but we had a short day of walking and will arrive at the cathedral tomorrow. An important part of the support system for pilgrims are the kilometer/direction markings. We stopped this morning to capture the […]

We walked about 3.5 hours today and arrived at the Cathedral! As we walked through town, one guy sitting in an outdoor cafe said, “Well done! You’re almost there!” There was much joy and celebration when we arrived. I actually had goosebumps! I noticed that another pilgrim had gotten his credential already. (He had passed […]

Each pilgrim has a folder called a credential. We are responsible for getting at least two stamps each day to “prove” that we walked the entire way. Today we encountered a man doing stamps in wax. It was so interesting! Once we reach Santiago, we will go to the pilgrims’ office to have the credentials […]

There are a number of symbols of the Camino de Santiago. I’ll try to offer an explanation of some. The Pilgrim’s Shell The Pilgrim’s shell is one of the most well-known symbols of the Camino as many pilgrims hang it from their backpacks as they walk. The shell signals the route to be taken…on a […]