Progress – Camino Francés 2016
Being a chronicle of our progress upon our pilgrimage, the Camino de Santiago, or Way of Saint James, in the spring of 2016. The number of kilometers traveled per day is approximate (and contested between various maps and guides, all of which seem to have different opinions on the subject).
20 March – Palm Sunday – Pilgrim blessing.
27 March – Easter Sunday! Thom and Francine fly to Madrid.
28 March – Arrive in Madrid. Train to Pamplona. Car to Pensión Corazón Puro in Viscarret-Guerendiain.
29 March – By car to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. A lovely day in France. Stay the night at Beilari.
Day 01 – 30 March – Start walking! Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port via Valcarlos to Roncesvalles – 24 km
Day 02 – 31 March – Roncesvalles to Zubiri – 21.5 km
Day 03 – 01 April – Zubiri to Pamplona – 21.5 km
Day 04 – 02 April – Morning in Pamplona, then to Zariquiegui – 10.5 km
Day 05 – 03 April – Zariquiegui to Puente la Reina – 13 km
Day 06 – 04 April – Puente la Reina to Estella – 24 km
Day 07 – 05 April – Estella to Los Arcos – 21 km
Day 08 – 06 April – Los Arcos to Viana – 18.5 km
Day 09 – 07 April – Viana to Navarrete – 22.5 km
Day 10 – 08 April – Navarrete to Azofra – 23 km
Day 11 – 09 April – Azofra to Grañón – 22 km
Day 12 – 10 April – Grañón to Villambísta – 22 km
Day 13 – 11 April – Villambísta to Villafranca Montes de Oca – 6 km
Day 14 – 12 April – rest day! Bus to Burgos. Exploring the city.
Day 15 – 13 April – Burgos to Arroyo San-Bol – 23.5 km
Day 16 – 14 April – Arroyo San-Bol to Castrojeriz – 15 km
Day 17 – 15 April – Castrojeriz to Frómista – 26 km
Day 18 – 16 April – Frómista to Carrión de los Condes – 18.5 km
Day 19 – 17 April – Carrión de los Condes to Lédigos – 23.5 km
Day 20 – 18 April – Lédigos to Sahagún – 16.5 km
Day 21 – 19 April – rest day! Train to León. Exploring the city.
Day 22 – 20 April – Bus to Hospital de Órbigo, walk to Astorga – 16 km
Day 23 – 21 April – Astorga to Rabanal del Camino – 22 km
Day 24 – 22 April – Rabanal del Camino to Riego de Ambrós – 22 km
Day 25 – 23 April – Riego de Ambrós to Camponaraya – 23 km
Day 26 – 24 April – Camponaraya to Trabadelo – 25.5 km
Day 27 – 25 April – Trabadelo to O Cebreiro – 17.5 km
Day 28 – 26 April – O Cebreiro to Triacastela – 21 km
Day 29 – 27 April – Triacastela to Barbadelo – 24 km
Day 30 – 28 April – Barbadelo to Portomarín – 18 km
Day 31 – 29 April – Portomarín to San Xulián do Camiño – 27 km
Day 32 – 30 April – San Xulián do Camiño to Arzúa – 25 km
Day 33 – 01 May – Arzúa to O Pedrouzo – 19 km
Day 34 – 02 May – O Pedrouzo to Santiago de Compostela – 20 km
The long walk is over!
Days 35 through 37 – 03 May through 05 May – Exploring Santiago.
Day 38 – 06 May – Flight home: Santiago to Madrid to New York to Seattle/Tacoma.