Chris and John on the Camino de Santiago 2025
September 3 - October 24 2025
On our last walk today on the Camino de Santiago into Santiago de Compostela there was an undercurrent of excitement. There was truly a magic in the air and everyone we passed (we have...
Our body and minds are tired. We are on our second to last walk on the Camino. We don’t quite know yet our emotions. We are very excited for tomorrow and our walk into...
We started day thirty-six with a lovely breakfast served by an El Salvadorian young lady who served us fruit, toast, coffee, orange juice, and a poached egg over a whipped potato and caramelized onions...
We are getting close. This morning we have four walks to get to Santiago. Unbelievable! In the morning we still bandage a couple of toes, pack it all up, and have breakfast- one Americano...
Due to the late night with the Mariner’s game we got off to a late start on the Camino. Boy did we make a mistake doing that. As we walked out of our hotel...
Our day off began early at 2 am watching the Mariners in Game 5 of the ALDS series. John figured out how to get and use a VPN and we got to stream the...
by Chris and John · Published October 11, 2025 · Last modified October 13, 2025
Since we had a short hike to Sarria we had a lazy morning and after breakfast we were on the Way at 8:30. The hike began with an uphill climb for about four miles...
We left the mountain village of O Cebreiro in the dark, with heavy mist and fog, and our flashlight to guide us along the Way. We climbed up to the peak of Alto de...
Today we power walked for four hours. It was relatively flat for twelve miles along the road and we pushed ourselves to do three miles an hour. That meant we made no stops- there...
6) Castile and Leon Region / q) Villafranca del Bierzo
by Chris and John · Published October 9, 2025
Day twenty-nine began bright and early, on the Way before 8:00. It took us over an hour to get back to the countryside. Morning coffee for us after two hours in Fuentes Nuevas. We...
Our Pilgrimage
Welcome to our Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage blog. Hope you enjoy traveling with Chris and John as we challenge our minds, bodies, and souls.
The Walk of Saint James for us will enable us to strengthen our spirituality; explore five different regions of Spain (Basque country, Navarra region, La Rioja wine country, Castile / Leon region, and Galicia region); visit 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites: meet many fellow pilgrims from many different countries; and most importantly, continue our love story which begin fifty years ago.
RUNNING TOTAL OF MILES WALKED
DAY SIXTEEN- In Fromista- 229 Miles
DAY SEVENTEEN- In Carron de los Condes- 244 Miles
DAY NINETEEN- In Calzadilla de la Cueza- 254 Miles
DAY TWENTY- Sahagun- 269 Miles
DAY TWENTY-ONE- El Burgo Ranero- 280 Miles
DAY TWENTY-TWO- Mansilla de las Mulas- 292 Miles
DAY TWENTY-THREE- Leon- 305 Miles
DAY TWENTY-FOUR- Leon Rest Day
DAY TWENTY-FIVE-Villavante- 324 Miles
DAY TWENTY -SIX- Astorga- 337 Miles
DAY TWENTY-SEVEN- Rabanal del Camino- 351 Miles
DAY TWENTY-EIGHT- Ponferrada- 372 Miles
DAY TWENTY-NINE- Villafranca del Bierzo- 388 Miles
DAY THIRTY- O Cebreiro- 406 Miles
DAY THIRTY-ONE- Triacastela- 420 Miles
DAY THIRTY-TWO- Sarria- 431 Miles
DAY THIRTY-THREE- Rest Day in Sarria
DAY THIRTY-FOUR- Portomarin- 447 Miles
DAY THIRTY-FIVE- Palas de Rei- 464 Miles
DAY THIRTY-SIX- Arzua- 483 Miles
DAY THIRTY-SEVEN- A Rua- 495 Miles
DAY THIRTY-EIGHT- Santiago- 509 Miles