Some people I met along the way:
4 years ago
An illustrated account of my walk from Le-Puy-en-Velay to Santiago in 2008.
High on the Meseta
From Le-Puy-en-Velay to Santiago, 2008
When I was preparing to walk the route from Le-Puy-en-Velay to SJPP, I found there wasn't much info in English, and I hope this blog might fill the gap a little.... In 2008 I walked from Le Puy to Santiago. In 2012 I walked from Cluny to Conques, then spent three weeks in Spain, re-walking two sections of the Camino Frances. Please feel free to contact me if you wish.
And there's more!!
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- Setting the scene.....
- All my bags are packed.... (5 April)
- Prelude: Paris
- Prelude: Le Puy en Velay (12 -13 April)
- Day 1: 14 April- Le Puy to Montbonnet
- Le Puy en Velay: YouTube
- Day2: 15 April- Montbonnet to Monistrol-d'Allier
- Day 3: 16 April- Monistrol d'Allier to Saugues
- Le Puy en Velay to St Privat d'Allier: YouTube
- Day 4: 17 April- Saugues to Chanaleilles
- Day 5: 18 April- Chanaleilles to Les Faux
- Day 6: 19 April- Les Faux to Aumont-Aubrac
- Day 7: 20 April- Aumont-Aubrac to Rieutort-d'Aubrac
- Day 8: 21 April- Rieutort d'Aubrac to St Chely d'A...
- Day 9: 22 April- Saint-Chely d'Aubrac to Saint-Com...
- Day 10: 23 April- Saint-Come d'Olt to Estaing
- Day 11: 24 April - Estaing, Rest day
- Day 12: 25 April- Estaing to Golinhac
- Day 13: 26 April- Golinhac to Conques
- Day 14: 27 April - Conques -Rest Day
- Day 15: 28 April- Conques to Livinhac-en-Haut
- Day 16: 29 April- Livinhac-en-haut to Figeac
- Day 17: 30 April- Figeac to Camping Pech Ibert
- Day 18: 1 May- Pech Ibert to Cajarc
- Day 19: 2 May- Cajarc to Limogne-en-Quercy
- Day 20: 3 May- Limogne-en-Quercy to Vaylats
- Day 21: 4 May- Vaylats to Cahors
- Day 22: 5 May- Cahors to Domaine des Mathieux
- Day 23: 6 May- Domaine des Mathieux to Montcuq
- Day 24: 7 May- Montcuq to Lauzerte
- Day 25: 8 May- Lauzerte to Moissac
- Day 26: 9 May - Moissac - Rest day
- Day 27: 10 May- Moissac to Auvillar
- Day 28: 11 May- Auvillar to Miradoux
- Day 29: 12 May- Miradoux to Lectoure
- Day 30: 13 May- Lectoure to La Romieu
- Day 31: 14 May- La Romieu to Condom
- Day 32: 15 May- Condom to Montreal-du-Gers
- Day 33: 16 May- Montreal-du-Gers to Eauze
- Day 34: 17 May- Eauze to Nogaro
- Day 35: 18 May- Nogaro to Lelin-Lapujolle
- Day 36: 19 May- Lelin-Lapujolle to Aire-sur-l'Adour
- Day 37: 20 May- Aire-sur-l'Adour to Miramont-Sensacq
- Day 38: 21 May- Miramont-Sensacq to Arzacq-Arraziguet
- Day 39: 22 May- Arzacq-Arraziguet to Uzan
- Day 40: 23 May- Uzan to Cambarrat
- Day 41: 24 May- Cambarrat to Navarrenx
- Day 42: 25 May- Navarrenx to Aroue
- Day 43: 26 May- Aroue to Ostabat
- Day 44: 27 May- Ostabat to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
- Day 45: 28 May- SJPP -rest day
- Day 46: 29 May- SJPP to Orisson
- Day 47: 30 May- Orisson (France) to Roncesvalles (...
- Day 48: 31 May- Roncesvalles to Zubiri
- Day 49: 1 June- Zubiri to Pamplona
- Day 50: 2 June- Pamplona to Puente la Reina
- Day 51: 3 June- Puente la Reina to Estella
- Day 52: 4 June- Estella to Los Arcos
- Day 53: 5 June- Los Arcos to Viana
- Day 54: 6 June- Viana to Navarrete
- Day 55: 7 June- Navarrete to Azofra
- Day 56: 8 June- Azofra to Granon
- Day 57: 9 June- Granon to Tosantos
- Day 58: 10 June- Tosantos to Ages
- Day 59: 11 June- Ages to Burgos
- Day 60: 12 June- Burgos to Rabe de las Calzadas
- Day 61: 13 June- Rabe de las Calzadas to Hontanas
- Day 62: 14 June- Hontanas to Itero de la Vega
- Day 63: 15 June- Itero de la Vega to Fromista
- Day 64: 16 June -Fromista to Carrion de los Condes
- Day 65: 17 June-Carrion de los Condes to Moratinos
- Day 66: 18 June- Moratinos to El Burgo Ranero
- Day 67: 19 June- El Burgo Ranero to Mansilla de la...
- Day 68: 20 June- Mansilla de las Mulas to Leon
- Day 69: 21 June- Leon to San Martin del Camino
- Day 70: 22 June- San Martin del Camino to Astorga
- Day 71: 23 June: Astorga to Rabanal
- Day 72: 24 June- Rabanal to Molinaseca
- Day 73: 25 June- Molinaseca to Cacabelos
- Day 74: 26 June- Cacabelos to Trabadelo
- Day 75: 27 June- Trabedelo to O'Cebreiro
- Day 76: 28 June- O'Cebreiro to Triacastela
- Day 77: 29 June- Triacastela to Sarria
- Day 78: 30 June- Sarria to Portomarin
- Day 79: 1 July- Portomarin to Lestedo
- Day 80: 2 July- Lestedo to Melide
- Day 81: 3 July- Melide to Brea
- Day 82: 4 July- A Brea to Monte de Gozo
- Day 83: 5 July- Monte de Gozo to Santiago!
- 6 July: -In Santiago
- Finisterre (by bus!)
- Leaving the Camino....
- Appendix 1: Favourite places to stay
- Appendix 2: odds and ends
- Appendix 3: Inspiration
- Appendix 4: Where did the idea come from?
- Some post-Camino Reflections
- Camino People: YouTube
- REFLECTIONS: 12 months on
- Camino Slideshow: YouTube
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Helpful Camino Links
- Santiago Forum
- CSJ
- Santiago Pilgrim's Office
- Le Puy route: gite list
- Altitude - Le Puy route
- Video: Le Puy-Conques
- Weather- Le Puy to SJPP
- Le Puy en Velay Webcam
- Camino Frances Weather
- Camino Planner
- Camino Maps
- Miam Miam Dodo maps link
- Xacobeo -French links
- Ultreia Lyrics
- Camino Hostels
- Jerome's Google Camino Map
- Spanish Albergues
- Pilgrim Stats
- Evan's Wifi Info
Conques
Some Camino Blogs
- Johnnie Walker
- Life in Moratinos
- Slow Camino (from Le Puy)
- Solitary Walker
- Sil's blog
- Sil's 2009 Camino
- Michele and Arlette (Fr, Eng)
- Lyne and Denis- my walking mates
- Sylvestre's blog (Fr)
- Hans - CF 2007
- Camino Bleu (from Le Puy)
- Kiwi Clan!
- Nell's Big Walk
- Jo's Winter Camino
- Two Kiwis: Via de la Plata
- Terry's Pilgrimage
- Peregrina's Squidoo
- Sandra from Brazil
- John Mifsud
- Annie and Jean-Marc (Fr)
- Kevin A Codd
- Bridget and Peter- Cycling
- Winter Pilgrim
- Francis Tapon
- Caminero Pinoy (Cycling)
- Le Puy to Santiago
- Maggee's Camino
- Merlintoes
- Michael
- Pedalling Family!
- Primitivo- Alan
Camino You Tube Favs
near Estella
Some Great Camino Photos
Camino Bloggers
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Hunkered In - The sky keeps changing colors, the wind roars all night and morning. Sometime overnight it pulled the chicken-hut door off its hinges and smashed it to k...
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Beachscape - I haven't blogged for a while, but here is a new poem. *Beachscape* *Surprising that I never knew before* *the bright curve of this bay,* *the way the wash...7 years ago
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About Me
- Kiwi Nomad
- Taranaki-born, long-time Manawatu resident and primary teacher; inveterate traveler, Camino walker, occasional cyclist, lover of sea and bush walks; getting into genealogy more; collapsed catholic; lapsed musician looking forward to doing more again in retirement
from the poem "The Summer Day" by Mary Oliver.....
" I don't know exactly what a prayer is.
I do know how to pay attention,
how to fall down into the grass,
how to kneel down in the grass,
how to be idle and blessed
how to stroll through the fields,
which is what I have been doing all day.
Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?"
I do know how to pay attention,
how to fall down into the grass,
how to kneel down in the grass,
how to be idle and blessed
how to stroll through the fields,
which is what I have been doing all day.
Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?"
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From another pilgrim
This quote is taken from notion900 on the Pilgrimage to Santiago forum:
"Please know that although some people seem to imagine it as some appalling ordeal, the camino is a very health-giving thing - if you do simple things like healthy food, plenty of water, moisturise your feet and get plenty of sleep. Being out in nature for 5 weeks is just so life-giving: I finished the camino absolutely glowing with health and vitality. I hope you have a wonderful time."
"Please know that although some people seem to imagine it as some appalling ordeal, the camino is a very health-giving thing - if you do simple things like healthy food, plenty of water, moisturise your feet and get plenty of sleep. Being out in nature for 5 weeks is just so life-giving: I finished the camino absolutely glowing with health and vitality. I hope you have a wonderful time."
Camino de Santiago forum
'Whatever you can do,
or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius
and power and magic in it.'
Goethe
or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius
and power and magic in it.'
Goethe
"Glowing... this is the thing about pictures of people on the Camino. This light within... As if the Camino washed the soul and cleared the eyes."
Claire Bangasser in a comment on Johnnie Walker's blog
Claire Bangasser in a comment on Johnnie Walker's blog
"this isn't a contest but the doorway into thanks, and a silence in which another voice may speak." from "Praying" - a poem by Mary Oliver
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