Our Route

Thanks to my techno-savvy brother, you can view our route! Merci beaucoup! Muchas gracias! "(thanks in Moroccan Arabic)!"

I'm not so techno-savvy, so click here to see the interactive version.

Many Routes

As I mentioned before, there are many traditional ways to reach Santiago. Historically, many pilgrims just walked out of their door and got started. Some people still do (I know one!). This map shows the different routes. (source csj.org.uk)

Camino Statistics

We are planning on a pilgrimage on the Camino Frances, from St. Jean Pied-de-Port, in France to Sanitago de Compostela, in Spain.

There are many routes, this one being probably the most popular and well traveled. Here is a slice of the pilgrim pie (source: el correo gallego)

A Rough Itinerary

Here's breakdown on the places we'll be over the next 3 1/2 months. We've allowed for some flexible time, so this is more of a travel "outline." I hope to stick to it, but if not, that will be ok, too.

Aug. 16th - Leave the United States
Aug. 17th - Arrive in Paris
Aug. 21st - Albertville with the Newports
Sept. 5th - Toulouse to visit the Gilones.
Sept. 9th -Saint-Jean Pied de Port Begin El Camino de Sanitago.
Oct. 17th - Conclude El Camino in Santiago de Compostela.
Oct. 18th-24th - Madrid with Craig Nordgren and Karin Harper
Oct. 25th - Fly to Rabat, Morocco
Oct. 25th- 1st Rabat
Nov. 1st to Nov. 10th - Fez and Ainleuhn (orphanages in Fez area)
Nov. 15th - Casablanca to visit George Washington Academy
Nov. 30th - Travel back to Madrid
Dec. 2nd - Fly back to the US

Why a blog?

Usually, blogs make real life seem much, much cooler than it really is. We'll see if we can live up to that expectation! No really, we hope to keep in touch with you all during our trip and communicate quickly and "in the moment," not a month later. I don't know just how frequently we'll be able to do this, but we'll see, won't we? C'est tout pour adjour'hui!

(for those who speak French, Spanish, or English for that matter, please feel free to correct me!)