Day 42 - Rest Day in Santiago
After the emotional journey into Santiago, it was nice to spend another rest day. It was mostly rest, some exploring. The main thing I...
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billguitar3
May 15, 202319 min read
Days 37 to 41 - Sarria to Santiago
As I write this post, I'm sitting in my hotel room on May 15th, which is actually day 42, my first 'rest & explore' day in Santiago. ...
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billguitar3
May 13, 20232 min read
Day 36 - Rest & Explore Day in Sarria
Rest & explore isn't the best description. Other than a short walk to the pharmacy for a little ointment for my shin splints, I...
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billguitar3
May 3, 202329 min read
Days 28 thru 35 - Leon to Sarria
Here's a summary of the 5th phase of my Camino journey: Day 28 - Leon to San Martin Del Camino - 15.8 miles Day 29 - San Martin Del...
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billguitar3
May 1, 20232 min read
Day 27 - Rest & Explore Day in Leon
I had a nice relaxing day in Leon, at least until the night! I woke up to enjoy a continental breakfast at my hotel, then headed into...
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billguitar3
May 1, 202319 min read
Days 20 thru 26 - Burgos to Leon
Phase 4 of my Camino journey is the dreaded Maseta, the large flat expansive plains that span over 136 miles across northern Spain. Many...
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billguitar3
Apr 22, 20232 min read
Day 19 - Rest & Explore Day in Burgos
Going into the Camino, I thought that my 2nd rest & explore days in each of the bigger cities would be less about 'rest', and more about...
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billguitar3
Apr 22, 202323 min read
Days 14 thru 18 - Lograno to Burgos
Phase 3 of my journey is complete. Rinse & repeat from my previous posts....ie, this hiking from day to day makes it incredibly...
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billguitar3
Apr 16, 20232 min read
Day 13 - Rest & Explore Day in Lograno
This won't be much of an update. It was a bit of a lazy Sunday in Lograno. I spent a good portion of the morning in my alburge catching...
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billguitar3
Apr 13, 202314 min read
Day 9, 10, 11 & 12 - Pamplona to Logrono
Phase 2 of my journey is complete. My last post ended with my rest & explore day in Pamplona. I write this post after 4 more days of my...
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billguitar3
Apr 13, 20234 min read
Day 8 - Pamplona - Rest & Explore Day
My first night in Pamplona made me excited for what I was going to experience on my 'rest & explore' day. As I said in my previous post,...
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billguitar3
Apr 11, 202315 min read
Days 5,6,7 - St Jean Pied de Port to Pamplona
My Camino hike is underway! It's been several days since my last post, so this is going to be a bit of a catch up. I was hoping to blog...
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billguitar3
Apr 7, 20231 min read
Day 4 - St Jean Pied-de-Port - Gite de la Porte (my hostel)
My last post before actually starting my hike.... I simply wanted to share a little bit about the hostel I stayed in, as it's been such...
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billguitar3
Apr 7, 20233 min read
Day 4 - April 7th - St Jean Pied-de-Port
My last post ended with 12 of the 14 pilgrims who stayed at our hostel heading out on their Camino hike journey. I stayed behind to get...
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billguitar3
Apr 7, 20235 min read
Day 3 - April 6th Part 2 - Biarritz to St Jean Pied-de-Port, France
I'm writing this on the morning of April 7th, where I just slept in the town of St Jean Pied-de-Port, France....which is the starting...
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billguitar3
Apr 6, 20231 min read
Day 3 - April 6th, Part 1 - Barritz, France
It's almost 11am, and thought I'd do a quick post on today's activities.... The plan is to check out of my hotel at 11am (but leave my...
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billguitar3
Apr 6, 20233 min read
April 5th Update - Days 1&2 - Landed!
It was a long trip, but I finally made it! Here's a quick summary: - To MSP Airport on April 4th at 2pm - Left for flight to Paris at...
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billguitar3
Mar 28, 20232 min read
March 29th Update #4 - Gear & Equipment
The most difficult part of preparing for the Camino is determining exactly what gear and equipment is needed along the way. The goal is...
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billguitar3
Mar 28, 20231 min read
More Photos & Video - Coming Soon - April 4th
I'll start posting real-time updates when my journey begins on April 4th - check back then!
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billguitar3
Mar 28, 20231 min read
Follow My Journey - Coming Soon - April 4th
I'll start to post real-time updates when my journey begins on April 4th - check back then!
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