This meant we would need to start the hike at the last possible point we could and still meet the minimum walking requirements: the town of Sarria, which meant we would do more than the 100km minimum (at least, 110km). It is likely the most popular route of all though I wonder how the other routes are (and secretly hope I can check out some day!). The preferred route was the traditional Camino Francés which is sort of parallel to the northern coast of Spain but further inland. In addition, it had to allow for the travel day or two between Morocco and the start of the hike. Because the overall trek had to be kept to less than two weeks, the starting point of the Camino had to be picked such that we could do the minimum required distance (100km for those walking 200km for those cycling) to be able to get the “ compostela” (or the certificate issued in Santiago de Compostela that validates that you did the Camino) yet stay within the desired overall trip duration. The Trekking for Kids trek mixed a few days at a center for at-risk children in Essaouira, Morocco, called Bayti Centre, followed by seven days on the Camino (read more about our time at the Bayti Centre here). The group of trekkers and the children and staff of the Bayti Centre in Essaouira How we did the Camino de Santiago Combining both my desire to do the Camino with the mission of Trekking for Kids (to improve the lives of orphaned and at-risk children around the world) was the perfect reason to go. The coup de grace was when an organization I do treks with, Trekking for Kids, announced they would do a trek to do the Camino in the summer of 2014. Watching the movie “ The Way” helped inspire me but not tons more. Years later, as I got more into trekking/hiking, I started thinking that I -some day- would want to do it (or part of it, to be more precise). It made me curious about the Camino though I never thought I would want to “walk” for 30 days. Over the years, as we became good friends, I enjoyed hearing stories about what the Camino was like and the friendships he struck along the way. It all sounded hard and just too much time. Jean Pied de Port – so about 30 days’ worth of trekking (close to 800km or 500 miles). I first learned more about the Camino when I met a co-worker back in 2003 who had just done the Camino from St. The second will be by sharing what I did to prepare and do the Camino, in case you are yourself hoping to, or actually planning to, do the Camino.The first way will be to simply share what everyday was like using photographs and other thoughts – whether you ever plan to or want to do it.I will aim to share about the experience in a couple of different ways in this and upcoming posts: One of my favorites from my childhood re-encountered in the Camino: croquetas!
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