Santiago, Santiago, Santiago! A day full of emotions. Join me as we arrive at Santiago de Compostela!

🗓 Itinerary (11 Days, 260KM):
Day 1 – Porto to Labruge (Coastal, 26km/16mi)
Day 2 – Labruge to Rates (Coastal to Central, 24km/15mi)
Day 3 – Rates to Casa Fernanda (Central, 39km/24mi)
Day 4 – Casa Fernanda to Ponte de Lima (Central, 14km/9mi)
Day 5 – Ponte de Lima to Rubiãs (Central, 18km/11mi)
Day 6 – Rubiãs to Tui (Central, 20km/12mi)
Day 7 – Tui to Saxamonde (Central), 28km/17mi)
Day 8 – Saxamonde to Pontevedra (Central, 23km/14mi)
Day 9 – Pontevedra to Armenteira (Spiritual Variant, 21km, 13mi)
Day 10 – Armenteira to Vilanova da Arousa (Spiritual Variant, 25km/16mi)
📍Day 11 – Vilanova da Arousa to Santiago (Central, 28km/17mi)

💶 Total Daily Costs (75.30€):
– Breakfast: Coffee (1.20€)
– Boat Ride: Vilanova to Padron (20€)
– Lunch: Hamburger, OJ, Coffee (8.3€)
– Snack: Ice cream & wine (3.8€)
– Dinner (24€)
– Albergue Seminario Menor (18€)

🎒 Gear:
– Osprey Talon 33L backpack
– Altra Lone Peak trail running shoes
– Columbia zip-off hiking pants
– Uniqlo lightweight trousers
– Down jacket
– Arcteryx rain jacket
– Buff
– Exofficio underwear (3)
– Uniqlo t-shirt (3)
– Long-sleeve shirt (2)
– Darn Tough socks (2)
– Sandals
– Sunglasses
– Sleeping bag liner
– Toiletries, hat, sunglasses, electronics, passport, etc

💭 Day 11 Thoughts:
Santiago! One of the happiest places on Earth. Joy. Fulfillment. Sadness. A day full of emotions. We took the boat from Vilanova to Padron (27km) and continued by foot to Santiago (28km). The boat ride was peaceful and beautiful—a very calming way to end the spiritual variant. We arrived at Santiago to see familiar faces of pilgrims we’d met along the way. We sat, relaxed, drank, ate, and reminisced about the great journey that we had together. I remember my first Camino…and 30 days felt like 30 weeks. Similarly, these 10 days also felt like 10 weeks. It’s incredible what strong experiences and connections you can have in a matter of 10 days…that’s the Camino for ya. Buen camino!

Bom caminho/buen camino,
David

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👣 Camino de Santiago | 500 miles (800km) Across Spain:
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I’m David, a Californian living in Amsterdam. I grew up in San Francisco, studied and worked in LA, took a sabbatical around the world, and then packed my bags for Europe. I make videos about lifestyle design, hiking, and living/working/studying in Europe.

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