The Plan

With the tickets bought, it's time ask some questions. I want to walk from St. Jean Pied de Port to Santiago de Compostela, but if I don't have enough time, I plan on "skipping" (by bus) a number of days in the middle. How many days, if any, will I have to skip? If I'm lucky enough that I don't have to skip any, will I have time to fit in Finisterre or Muxia?

Using my new guidebook (Anna Dintaman & David Landis' (A Village to Village Guide to) Hiking the Camino de Santiago, which I'll review soon, I promise!). I worked backwards and developed my plan for the Camino. It looks like I get to have a pretty full experience! I don't have to skip any days, and I get to go to both Finisterre and Muxia!

Here's what the plan looks like:

Date	Day	Arrive in	Miles		Notes
			Daily	Total
6/17	-1	Toronto	—	—	Arrive by wheeled conveyance.
6/18	0	Paris St-Jean-Pied-de-Port	—	—	Fly to Paris; train to SJPdP
6/19	1	Roncesvalles	15.3	15
6/20	2	Zubiri	13.9	29
6/21	3	Pamplona	13.1	42
6/22	4	Puente la Reina	14.8	57
6/23	5	Estella	13.5	71
6/24	6	Los Arcos	13.4	84
6/25	7	Logroño	17.1	101
6/26	8	Nájera	18.4	120
6/27	9	Santo Domingo	13.0	133
6/28	10	Belorado	14.2	147
6/29	11	Agés	17.2	164
6/30	12	Burgos	13.9	178
7/01	13	Hontanas	19.5	197
7/02	14	Boadilla	17.7	215
7/03	15	Carrión	15.2	230
7/04	16	Terradillos	16.5	247
7/05	17	Calzadilla	16.4	263
7/06	18	Mansilla	14.7	278
7/07	19	León	11.1	289
7/08	20	Villar de Mazarife	13.4	302
7/09	21	Astorga	19.6	322
7/10	22	Foncebadón	16.1	338
7/11	23	Ponferrada	16.8	355
7/12	24	Villafranca	15.0	370
7/13	25	La Faba	14.7	385
7/14	26	Triacastela	16.0	401
7/15	27	Barbadelo	14.3	415	Must walk from here to earn a compostela
7/16	28	Hospital Alta da Cruz	18.3	433
7/17	29	Melide	17.6	451
7/18	30	Arca	20.5	471
7/19	31	Santiago	12.4	484
7/20	32	Negreira	13.6	497
7/21	33	Olveiroa	20.7	518
7/22	34	Finisterre	19.5	538
7/23	35	Muxía	17.4	555
7/24	36	Santiago	—	—	Bus or train back to Santiago.
7/25	37	Toronto	—	—	Was going to walk, but I can't hold my breath that long, so I'll fly.
7/26	38	Home	—	—	Arrive by wheeled conveyance

So, that's the plan. But in the words of the famed Scots poet, "The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft agley, an' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain for promis'd joy!"

UPDATE: I added a map on a new post.