Training is one thing. Setting up our itinerary is another. It is equally challenging and engaging.
We want to walk into Santiago with Elaine's daughter Renee and niece Julie who will be walking longer days and a different route.
That gave us one set point because they know they'll arrive in Lavacola, the night before Santiago, on Wednesday October 14.
Our goal is to walk at least 100km and not more than 8 miles a day. With help from Peg and Pam's memories of the route, since they both walked it before, and many website and guidebook helps, here is what we selected.
We want to walk into Santiago with Elaine's daughter Renee and niece Julie who will be walking longer days and a different route.
That gave us one set point because they know they'll arrive in Lavacola, the night before Santiago, on Wednesday October 14.
Our goal is to walk at least 100km and not more than 8 miles a day. With help from Peg and Pam's memories of the route, since they both walked it before, and many website and guidebook helps, here is what we selected.
Date |
Destination |
Distance |
Oct 2-3 |
USA to Madrid |
over the pond |
Oct 4 |
Sarria |
a long way by train |
Oct 5 |
Morgade |
8 miles |
Oct 6 |
Portomarin |
6.2 miles |
Oct 7 |
Castromayor |
6 miles |
Oct 8 |
Lestedo |
6.8 miles |
Oct 9 |
Palas de Rei |
4 miles |
Oct 10 |
Melide |
9.3 miles |
Oct 11 |
Ribadiso |
7.5 miles |
Oct 12 |
Ferreiros |
6.2 miles |
Oct 13 |
A Rua |
8 miles |
Oct 14 |
Lavacola |
6.2 miles |
Oct 15 |
Santiago |
6.2 miles |
Oct 16-18 |
Elaine's ancestral village, Tolosa, in Basque Country |
many miles by train |
Oct 19-20 |
Madrid, USA |
Madrid by train, over the pond by plane |
Next research project was to find accommodations for each night. The three of us divvied up the 12 nights on the Camino itself, plus a night in mid-town Madrid, one at the Madrid airport, and 3 in Basque country. It took us lots of emails back and forth and lots of website research.
We found many cool places to reserve. We will send more photos when we get there so you can see if our choices were spectacularly good, or just an adventure.
We found many cool places to reserve. We will send more photos when we get there so you can see if our choices were spectacularly good, or just an adventure.
 Casa de Horreo in Ferreiros  Casa De Amancio in Lavacola |  Hotel Rua Vilar in Santiago |
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