On the Camino

The Pilgrims' Way is about 190km (120 miles) long and runs from Winchester to Canterbury or London to Canterbury depending on which route you take and what you think of as being 'official'. The route from Winchester to Canterbury can, from Farnham, be walked along the North Downs Way. The Pilgrimage can about after the death of Thomas Becket (canonized in February 1173) and the site is now considered to be the most holy in Britain.

With Saint James' Day rapidly approaching (it's on the 25th July which is Tuesday) here's a craft for a Saint James' Day card using hamma beads and incorporating a badge that can be worn on your backpack.

 Here are all sellos from the Camino Frances 2022

There are two conditions for obtaining the maritime Compostela:  cover at least forty nautical miles by sailing or motor-boat - from the port of departure to Pontecesures port in the Ría of Arousa-Ulla (and have your cerdential stamped) make the journey on foot from Pontecesures to Catedral de Santiago.

The Camino Ingles is the shortest of the Caminos at 120km from Ferrol on the Coast (where ships of Pilgrims mainly from England, hence this Way's name, but also from Scandinavia would land). Image taken from  http://www.pilgrimagetraveler.com/camino-ingles.html

 The transition from Pilgrim to tourist is always a bit of a weird one which is probably why on both of our days in Santiago I managed to walk about 20km around the city!

 O Pedruzo to Santiago de Compostela 21km on the Camino, 32km with walking around Santiago