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Mrs C and I walked for 35 days from SJPdP to SdC. We typically booked either one or two days ahead. Cheapest overnight accommodation cost £22. Most expensive £72 (bit more in SdC but we treated ourselves). Meals ranged from bocadillos and pilgrim menu up to nice restaurants. Average spend £100...
Mrs C and I walked the SJPP to Santiago route earlier this year. At the time it was important to us to do it all in one go, walking every step of the way with our rucksacks on our backs and it was the physical challenge, as had been described in all the books I had read beforehand, that mainly...
Going slow on the downhills, particularly when wearing Chacos or sandals in general, may very well be sound advice. But….on the Sarria to Santiago section of our Camino earlier this year, we saw a young couple literally jogging the downhills, tacking as they went. We gave it a try - more slow...
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