In just three months I will be leaving for my trip to walk the Camino De Santiago. I have been working on the dates and how far I will have to walk each day. Yesterday, I walked 19 km just trying to train in order to walk the 20 - 30 km a day that I will have to walk. The Camino, or The Way of St. James, is a Pilgrimage and it starts in St. Jean Pied de Port in France and you walk the 800 Km to Santiago de Compostela Spain. I am flying into Paris and I will have three nights there. I am going to spend one full day at the Louvre. There was no way I was going all the way to Paris and not seeing the Louvre. I will go from Paris and spend a night in Bordeaux France. Hopefully I will get to sample some of the wines. From Bordeaux, I take the train to St. Jean Pied de Port and I start my walk. The first day out you walk over the Pyrenees mountains and into Spain. I am hoping to walk three days and take a day off. I begin the trip on May 5th and I should end up in Santiago de Compostela on June 21st which is my 50th Birthday. So far, this is the schedule that I have come up with.
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May 5th
2013
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Leave
for Paris on British Airways
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8:40
P.M.
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Happy Birthday Mike |
may 6th
2013
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Arrive
in Paris staying at Hotel Prince Albert Louvre
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5:10
P.M.
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May7th
2013
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Day of
Shopping and Looking around
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May 8th
2013
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Day at
the Louvre
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May 9th
2013
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Take
train to Bordeaux. Stay at City
Residence
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May
10th 2013
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Take
Train to St. Jean Pied De Port. Stay
at Itzalpea hotel
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May11th
2013
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walk
from St. Jean to Roncevalles
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25.1 KM
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May12th
2013
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Roncevalles
to Larrasoana
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27.4 KM
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May
13th 2013
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Larrasoana
to Cizur Menor
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20.9 Km
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May
14th 2013
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Extra
day in Pamplona
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May
15th 2013
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Cizur
Menor to Puente La Reina
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19 Km
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May
16th 2013
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Puenta
La Reina to Estella
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21.9 KM
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May
17th 2013
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Estella
to Los Arcos
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21.1 KM
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May
18th 2013
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Extra
day in Los Arcos
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May
19th 2013
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Los
Arcos to Lograno
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28.6 KM
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May
20th 2013
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Lograno
to Najera
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30.1 KM
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May
21st 2013
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Najera
to santo Domingo De La Calzada (La Rioja)
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21 KM
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May
22nd 2013
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Extra
day in La Rioja
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May
23rd 2013
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santo
Domingo De La Calzada (La Rioja) to Belorado
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22.9 KM
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May
24th 2013
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Belorado
to San Juan De Ortega
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24.3 KM
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May
25th 2013
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San
Juan De Ortega to Burgos
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25.6 KM
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May
26th 2013
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Extra
day in Burgos
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May
27th 2013
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Burgos
to Hornillos del Camino
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21 KM
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Happy Birthday Erik |
May
28th 2013
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Hornillos
Del Camino to Castrojeriz
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20.2 KM
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May
29th 2013
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Castrojeriz
to Fromista
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25.2 KM
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May
30th 2013
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Extra
day in Fromista
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May
31st 2013
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Fromista
to Carrion De Los Condes
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20.5 KM
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June
1st 2013
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Carrion
De Los Condes to Terradillos De Los Templarios
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26.8 Km
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June
2nd 2013
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Terradillos
De Los Templarios to Hermanillos De La Calzado
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26.9 KM
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Happy
Birthday Kathleen
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June
3rd 2013
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Hermanillos
De La Calzado to Mansilla de las Mulas
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24.5 KM
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June
4th 2013
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Mansilla
De Las Mulas to Leon
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18.6 KM
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June
5th 2013
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Extra
day in Leon
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June
6th 2013
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Leon
tpoVillar De Mazarife
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22.2 KM
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June
7th 2013
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Villar
De Mazarife to Astorga
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31.2 KM
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June
8th 2013
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Extra
day in Astorga
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June
9th 2013
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Astorga
to Rabanal Del Camino
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21.4 KM
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June
10th 2013
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Rabanal
Del Camino to Molinaseca
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26.5 KM
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June
11th 2013
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Molinaseca
to Villa Franca Del Bierzo
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30.9KM
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Happy Birthday Andrea |
June
12th 2013
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Extra
day in Villa Franca Del Bierzo
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June
13th 2013
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Villa
Franca Del Bierzo to O'Cebreiro
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30.1 Km
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June
14th 2013
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Extra
day in O'Cebreiro
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June
15th 2013
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O'Cebreiro
to Triacastela
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21.3 KM
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Happy
Birthday Thomas
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June
16th 2013
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Triacastela
to Sarria
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18.7 KM
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June
17th 2013
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Sarria
to Portomarin
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22.4 KM
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June
18th 2013
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Portomarin
to Palas De Rei
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24.8 KM
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June
19th 2013
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Palas
De Rei to Arzua/Ribadiso
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25.8 Km
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June
20th 2013
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Ribadiso
to O Pedrouzo
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22.1 KM
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June
21st 2013
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O
Pedrouzo to Santiago
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20.1 KM
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Happy
Birthday Gwen
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June
22nd 2013
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Stay in
Santiago
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June
23rd 2013
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Stay in
Santiago
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June
24th 2013
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Santiago
to Negreira
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22.4 KM
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June
25th 2013
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Negreira
to Olveiroa
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33.1 Km
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June
26th 2013
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Olveiroa
to Finisterre
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31.2 KM
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Happy
Birthday Laurie
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June
27th 2013
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Extra
night in Finisterre
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June
28th 2013
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Bus to Compostella and stay over night
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June
29th 2013
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Flight
to Madrid Stay at Hostel Avenida Barajas
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5:35
P.M
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Happy Birthday Kim |
June
30th 2013
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Flight
Home
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10:50
A.M.
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Happy Anniversary Gwen and Paul |
Arrive
home
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6:40
P.M.
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Hi Linda, I came across your blog because I was planning on walking the camino during my birthday in May :). When I googled "birthdays on the camino" your blog came up. I just wanted to leave a comment and tell you that your entries are great so far- very honest and insightful. I'm currently on the first leg of a round the world trip solo, and some of what you wrote echo my thoughts. You are obviously a good writer and I look forward to hearing what else you have to say. Keep posting :)!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the lovely comment. I'm so envious that you are going around the world. That is so impressive, especially by yourself. I would love to hear about the places you get to. I love to travel, this is the first trip entirely on my own and I'm a little apprehensive but excited as well. Maybe we will see each other on the trail. I will post more in a few weeks when I get to Paris. Have a safe and wonderful trip!!!!!
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