Introduction

This blog will be about my hiking adventures. Whether you are a passionate hiker or just love to read about peoples trips, I really hope you enjoy my blog. Feel free to share your own experience.

I became passionate about hiking long distances two years ago. I started walking the Camino francés (also known as the French Way) in summer of 2009, beginning my journey in Saint Jean Pied de Port, France. I chose the Camino very last minute, about 3 weeks before my vacation. I decided on it for various personal reasons. I only had 2 and a half weeks off work so I decided that Burgos would be my destination for the time being. I walked the distance of about 290km (180 miles) in 13 days.

Along the way I met really great people. Everyone in their own way was special to me and made this trip one of the best vacations of my life. My favorite fellow pilgrim even became one of my closest friends. She was a great companion every step of the way.

When I reached Burgos, I knew that I had to come back and finish my way to Santiago. It was a very strange feeling to say goodbye to all my friends, knowing they would be walking on, finishing the pilgrimage without me. Even if that was almost two years ago, for me the Camino francés still feels unfinished.

Some day, hopefully next summer, I'll take more time off and walk the entire distance between Burgos and Finisterre.

This time, I'll be waking the Caminho português from Porto to Santiago de Compostela. I chose that route because again I only have the limited number of 14 walking days. The distance from Porto to Santiago is about 240km, which can be done easily in 12 days. This way I'll have 2 extra days to cover any eventualities. If I'm faster, I'll maybe even make it to Cape Finisterre. But we'll see about that.