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The Longs Walk the Camino De Santiago

The Longs, James & his dad, Grant, are walking 800km across Spain on the Camino De Santiago. The Long Camino!

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  • Big News! Heading back to the Camino
    From 14 September 2024, we’ll be making our way from Porto to Santiago de Compostela along the coastal route of the Camino Portuguese. We are scheduled to arrive in Santiago…More
  • The Generosity of Strangers
    Today I fly from Santiago to Bilbao and then catch a bus to San Sebastián. It was a quiet morning in the city, low cloud making it gloomy and cool.…More
  • People Watching
    Perhaps the world can be divided into those who like to watch people and people who like to be watched. I fall well and truly into the former camp. From…More
  • Muxia
    Only a few minutes into the movie The Way, I turned to dad and said, “I’m going to do that one day.” The (almost) end of the movie sees the…More
  • The Long Hot Day
    It’s funny how we never really delve deeply into a guidebook until we actually need to read it. For all intents and purposes today looked like a relatively easy one,…More
  • A Gorgeous Day in Galicia
    I was woken early. Through the curtain on my bunk, I could smell alcohol, someone reeking of alcohol. “My pack, my credential, it’s all been stolen.” I looked at the…More
  • Back to the Camino – 1 July 2023
    In early May 2022, James (Hamez) and I walked into Santiago de Compostela. We had walked 38km that day, determined to finish our Camino. We were tired, elated, laughing, crying…More
  • What is that Photo?
    At the homepage of this blog there is a photograph. It is a solitary figure standing on a hill, a single star still visible above him. I’m sure you’ve all…More
  • Hamez & Grant join Dan
    A few weeks ago James (aka Hamez) and I were invited onto Dan Mullins’ My Camino the Podcast. Before replying, I asked Hamez. “Sure,” he said. We all agreed upon…More
  • Wherefore Art Thou, Pilgrim?
    Two screens blink and ping on the desk in front of me. A meeting has started, do I want to join? I login and a group of faces stare at…More

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