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El Camino....Le Chemin, The Road etc
This is the story ....mostly in pictures....of a planned journey  on foot from Genève to Seville via  Santiago de Compostela, by foot of 2500Km or 1600 miles.

To read about the parallel journey in the head and heart click here To be a Pilgrim & for practical information click  Practical Pilgrim also if you want to do the journey by car, Car Camino

 Warning  and disclaimer to anyone who reads this diary....It is not, nor was planned to be a great work of literature. The written information is based on the extracts of my daily diary and can best be described as the 'aimless thoughts of the village idiot' >>>  If you have a problem with this, just look at the pictures. 

Stage 1
Le Puy to Condom
504Km or 315 Miles
Stage 2
Condom to Pamplona 
305Km or 190Miles
Stage 3
 Pamplona to Santiago
700Km or 437Miles
Stage 4
 Seville to Caceres
300Km or 187 Miles
Stage 5
Caceres to Astorga
381Km or 238 Miles
Stage 6
 Genève to Le Puy
323Km or 200 Miles

1What started off some years ago as a desire for a bit a long walk turned into something much more, which I will not trouble you with here. But the memory I will take away with me is the liberating feeling of carrying all the possessions you need on your back, as well as the simplifying thought of only needing to fix five daily problems.... Where will I sleep, where will I eat, how will I dry my washing and where is my daily coffee/sticky Bun  and beer coming from.

But most of all I will remember the inherent kindliness of the people I met along the way and the the daily changing scenery of life going on around me as I passed by.....

Practical Planning

To be a Pilgrim

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