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Why Walk 500 Miles? Why not is my response. In 2010 i read a book called the Pilgrimage by Paulo Coelho, a story of the authors...

Hello, I'm Scott Rezendes and for the third time in 12 years, I'll be walking the famed Camino de Santiago in France and Spain. This...

Not much to say. Started the day at 5:00am, walked out the door after a Nespresso coffee at my Albergue, and off I went into the dark. I...

The Camino is coming to the end. Last stop before Santiago will be Pedrouzo. It’s a 20 km walking day with little ups and down. The day...

There isn’t much to say about today other than it was the sunniest, hottest, and most humid day so far on the Camino. I’m not complaining...

The morning started off foggy and cool as I departed Portomarin. The trail was to be up and down today, with Galicia living up to its wet...

Today’s plan to Portomarin is 24 KMs. I’m not sure what to expect as I prepare to depart my Albergue/hotel. I’m aware there will be more...

I wake to the smell of breakfast downstairs in the hotel lobby. It’s 6:30am, and I start my day, packing my gear and checking my book for...

I start the day at 7:00am, grab a coffee “Cortado” (sp?), which I’m told is an espresso with a little bit of milk. 26 days and I finally...

Before leaving my hostel in Villa Franca, I see there is coffee prepared and breakfast muffins and other goodies available. I pour a cup...

I wake up early but wait to leave until 7:00am hoping the cafe will be open. It’s Sunday so I’m not sure what will be open this early....

As I depart the Cruz de Ferro, my thoughts turn to the journey ahead. If memory serves me, today’s trail is rocky and downward into the...

I’ve decided to break up today’s notes in two parts. My notes of the past 22 days have been particularly non-dramatic, purposefully, but...

Day 22 promises to be a long day of 25kms with a climb from 900 meters from Astorga to 1400 meters to the mountain top town of...

The day before Jimmy and I met a woman from San Diego, CA, Julia, who stayed in Villadangos, the town before San Martin. As Jimmy and I...

Today was my least favorite day on the Camino. Leaving León was purely a walk through the concrete jungle of a large city, its suburbs...

As mentioned, Jimmy and I pivoted to León skipping one night in Mansilla de los Mulas for an extra day in León. The rest was needed and...

We start our day at about 8:15am after a short breakfast at La Morena. Most everyone has left earlier that morning as many pilgrims would...

Our hostel doesn’t provide breakfast and Jimmy and I find a local hotel serving the basics, cafe con leche and toast with butter and jam....

Jimmy and I wake to rain and most of the mornings hike is marred in moderate constant rain. It’s also colder than expected but mostly the...