Lizzie Whiting

Photo Journal: What does the Camino de Santiago look like?

Before I walked the Camino de Santiago, I watched The Way on repeat hoping it would unveil its secrets. But this was not the case, because it did not portray even the slightest resemblance of the actual camino.

What is true about the Camino? It will be one of the most challenging and rewarding experience of your entire life. An obsession before, during and after, so extreme I can’t get it out of my head. You’d think that after walking 800 kilometres (600km on a sprained ankle) I’d be over it by now…

At the time of my pilgrimage, I wasn’t ready to share my experience other than one or two posts. Over two years on, and contemplating my second pilgrimage across Spain I feel I am ready. Now I am, and have picked out some of my favourite images of the camino to share with you.

A photo journal of the Camino de Santiago

St Jean Pied du Port
First day out and already struggling in the outskirts of St Jean.
Sunrise over the fog an hour or so into the first day. Awesome encouragement to get up the 18km incline!
Starting to warm up as the air thins and other pilgrims emerge.
It’s impossible to get lost. Shells and yellow arrows mark the way all day long.
No running with the bulls this Camino.
With limited beds at council run albergues, lines start from 10am in Burgos. Lucky there’s a tapas bar across the street!
The epitome of camino imagery somewhere along the way.
Who would have thought I’d be walking through scenes like this!
Always opt for the forest route…
An entrepreneurial farmer has a prime set up with nothing else around for miles.
I made it! Every step of the way in 28 walking days…
With my compostella in hand, I was still in shock that I had made it to the end!

 

Buen camino fellow pilgrims!

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