Here is a day in the life of someone traveling on the Camino:
Get up at 6AM, pack up our gear in backpacks. Take luggage for transfer to the staging area. Check out of our hotel, if we haven’t checked out the night before. Head out of the hotel by 7AM and hope to find coffee con leche and something to eat before we start walking. Walk 5 to 7 hours stopping once or twice for drinks, snacks or lunch. We usually get to our next hotel about 2PM. Most hotels here are ready to accept pilgrims at this time. We retrieve our transferred luggage, head to our room, shower quickly and then try to get lunch and try to do some laundry. We try to book future lodging three or four at a time in advance. We also book our luggage transfer at the same time. Its difficult to book either service too far in advance because we are never sure how far we can walk or if we will need to change plans. Then we either get a late snack with wine or go to a late dinner. And then do it all again the next day.
As far as meals go in Spain, we are always confused. It’s typical here that lunch is served from 1PM to 3:30PM and dinner usually starts about 7:30PM to 9PM, depending on the city. Or, some restaurants will serve tapas and drinks between 4PM and 7PM That’s just crazy for us midwesterners! We haven’t found what our routine is yet, but we will.
Below are several photos we took on our way through these areas. it’s difficult to post regularly because we’ve had numerous challenges with internet quality, my blog platform (WordPress), and even our apple devices.



Actual old Roman Roman! 






Wine Tap for Pilgrims 










Bodega Irache


I love reading about the coordination challenges and what is involved in making your travels work. Thank you!
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