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Our Next Big Trip – El Camino de Santiago

By Janette | Travel

If you have been following us here on the blog for a while, then you already know that we are serious bicyclists.  You also know that Mike likes to take on a challenging trip each year.  You can read about some of those past adventures here, here and here.  Well, we have a big challenge ahead of us this year, and it does not involve bicycles.  It involves our feet.  Yes, our plane tickets have been purchased, and our hotels are reserved for our challenge:  El Camino de Santiago which translates to mean the way to St. James.  El Camino de Santiago is a hike across Spain.

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Mike will start in France at the foot of the Pyrenees in late August and walk to Santiago, Spain, a total of 500 (ish) miles.  It will take him six weeks.  I am meeting him in Leone, Spain in mid-September and will walk 200 miles with him to Santiago.  When we first decided to do this trip, I was all in for the entire trek.  But the more I thought about it, I didn’t want to be away that long.  So, I am doing a modified version.

For many, El Camino de Santiago is a religious pilgrimage.  Around 300,000 people walk the trail each year.  Many (most) carry everything they need for the trip in a pack on their backs and stay in hostels.  Part of the plan is that you are supposed to suffer some. That’s not us.  We aren’t planning to suffer any more than we need to.  Hopefully, our suffering will be limited to tired feet and legs.  We will be staying in hotels and eating in restaurants.  We are using Camino Ways to plan our trip.

The way we are preparing for this trip is by walking. Right now I am recovering from some surgery I had last week, but when I get my strength back and the green light from my doctor, I plan to do about six miles a day.  Up until now, I have been doing my exercise class three mornings a week, wallking three mornings a week, and cycling.   Our longest day on the trip will be 20 miles.   I have been on the search for a comfy pair of hiking boots and am becoming convinced that there is no such thing.  I have been keeping Zappos busy and have four more pairs waiting in a box for me to try.

This is not our first big hike.  We hiked the Inca Trail from Macchu Picchu a few years ago and have done three hiking trips in hilly England.  This, however, will be the longest and most challenging.

To read more about the El Camino de Santiago, this is what Wikipedia says.

I will probably write another post or two about getting ready and what we are taking, but meanwhile, we will be walking.  If you have done the trek and have any tips, please share.

Take care.

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  1. Linda Scenna says

    July 24, 2019 at 8:40 am

    Good for you! I just returned from the Basque area of Spain and our hikes included tiny portions of El Camino de Santiago. While perhaps the most challenging of your hikes in terms of length, I would think the Inca Trail may have been more challenging due to the altitude. Look forward to your blogs on this trip. Hope your surgery recovery/gaining back strength is going well.

    • Janette says

      July 24, 2019 at 1:20 pm

      Thank you, Linda.

  2. Mary says

    July 24, 2019 at 6:53 pm

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    How exciting!! My neighbor completed the trail several weeks ago. This is a link to her blog during the trip. Janette you might enjoy taking a look.

    • Janette says

      July 25, 2019 at 12:01 pm

      Mary, I will definitely check it out. Thank you!!!

  3. Wayne Emde says

    September 6, 2019 at 9:43 am

    I walked the Camino ten years ago and became part of a documentary project “Walking the Camino – Six Ways to Santiago”. I also returned with another friend, but we only walked from Astorga. It’s a great experience, especially interacting with other pilgrims who have stories as to how they came to be there.
    As for shoes, I’ve worn Merrells – sturdy walking shoes – for almost all my hikes and have found them to be as close to perfect as you could hope for. You don’t need boots on the Camino.
    Enjoy yourselves.

    • Janette says

      September 6, 2019 at 3:59 pm

      Wayne, it’s good to hear about your experience. Mike is having a great time.

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