In August 2014, I watched The Way on the first true rain-out day of the summer while managing a swim club. The film had been sitting in my Netflix waitlist for a while, but I had no idea about the premise of the film or the Camino de Santiago. Fifteen minutes in, I was heading down a Google rabbit hole to learn more about the Camino. It immediately appealed to me as an authentic, inexpensive way to travel in Europe. After thinking about it for several months, I finally booked my flights in February for a summer trek across Spain. 
While completing the 536 mile hike from the French Pyrenees to the western coast of Spain, I tried to post updates daily so family, friends, and students could follow along. This page includes links to these posts and an overview of the itinerary.
Unfortunately, the photos taken early in the trip on my cell phone did not make it home. (You needed to back up photos to iCloud within 30 days apparently.) However, all the photos from my Nikon and later cell phone photos from the trip are available here:
Pre-Camino Posts
Two Weeks Until Takeoff
Summer Itinerary
School’s Out
Daily Log:
June 16 – Fly from Philadelphia to Brussels Paris
June 17 – Paris to Bayonne – “Last Minute Audibles”
June 18 – Bayonne to St. Jean Pied-de-Port – “I’m Not A Hobo”
June 19 – St. Jean Pied-de-Port to Orisson, 5 miles (and taxi back) – “Into The Mystic”
June 20 – St. Jean Pied-de-Port – “Groundhogs Day III”
June 21 – Orisson to Roncesvalles, 10.6 miles – “Three Little Birds”
June 22 – Roncesvalles to Larasoña, 16.8 miles –“A 40,000 Step Day”
June 23 – Larasoña to Pamplona, 9 miles – “Hey, hey, my bag is finally here!”
June 24 – Pamplona to Cirauqui, 19.8 mi
June 25 – Cirauqui to Los Arcos, 21.7 miles
June 26 – Los Arcos to Logroño, 18 miles
June 27 – Logroño (Rest Day) – “Rest Day Recap”
June 28 – Logroño to Nájera, 18.6 miles – “Keep the Chains Moving”
June 29 – Nájera to Santo Domingo de Calzada, 12.8 miles – “It’s a Small World”
June 30 – Santo Domingo de Calzada to Belorado, 13.9 miles – “Belorado”
July 1 – Belorado to San Juan de Ortega, 15 miles – “A Good Day’s Walk”
July 2 – San Juan de Ortega to Burgos, 16 miles – “Out After Dark”
July 3 – Burgos to Hontillos de Camino, 12.4 miles – “Conversations on the Camino”
July 4 – Hontillos de Camino to Itero de la Vega, 19 miles – “Happy Independence Day”
July 5 – Itero de la Vega to Carrión de Los Condes, 20.8 miles – “A 33k Day”
July 6 – Carrión de Los Condes to Terradillas de Los Templarios, 16.5 miles – “Halfway There!”
July 7 – Terradillas de Los Templarios to Calzadilla De Los Hermanillos, 16.6 miles – “Sunflowers and Roman Roads”
July 8 – Calzadilla De Los Hermanillos to Puente Villarente, 18 miles – “Fourteen Miles from Civilization”
July 9 – Puente Villarente to Leon, 7.5 miles – “Last City Before Santiago”
July 10 – Leon to Hospital de Orbigo, 20.2 miles – “Long, Tiring Day”
July 11 – Hospital de Orbigo to Santa Catalina de Samoza, 16.5 miles – “An Early Start to Astorga”
July 12 – Santa Catalina de Samoza to Acebo, 17.2 miles – “Leaving Something Behind”
July 13 – Acebo to Cacabelos, 19.3 miles
July 14 – Cacabelos to Las Herrerías, 18.5 miles – “The Century Mark”
July 15 – Las Herrerías to Triacastela, 17.9 miles – “Such Great Heights”
July 16 – Triacastela to Ferrieros, 20 miles – “Take Me Home, Country Roads”
July 17 – Ferrieros to Palas de Rei, 21 miles – “Closing In”
July 18 – Palas de Rei to Ribadiso, 15.9 miles – “Tapering for My Marathon”
July 19 – Ribadiso to Santiago de Compostela! 26.2 miles – “Santiago”
July 20 – Santiago de Compostela to Negreias, 12.4 miles
July 21 – Negreias to Ponte Olveira, 20 miles –“To the End of Land!”
July 22 – Ponte Olveira to Finisterre, 18.5 miles – “Finisterre!”
Post Camino
July 23 – Finisterre
July 24 – Finisterre to Santiago de Compostela
July 25 – Santiago de Compostela – “Back to Santiago”
July 26 – Santiago de Compostela to Malaga – “Reflections & Takeaways”
July 27 – Malaga to Gibraltar
July 28 – Gibraltar to Seville – “Gibraltar”
July 29 – Seville
July 30 – Seville to Cordoba
August 1 – Cordoba to Granada
August 2 – Granada to Malaga – “Andalusia”
August 3 – Malaga
August 4 – Malaga
August 5 – Malaga to Brussels & Ghent
August 6 – Brussels
August 7 – Brussels to Philadelphia