Progress – Via Lemovicensis/Camino Francés 2026
Being a chronicle of Thom’s progress upon his pilgrimage, the Camino de Santiago, or Way of Saint James, in the spring and summer of 2026, along the routes known as the Via Lemovicensis and the Camino Francés. The number of kilometers traveled per day is as accurate as GPS tracking is likely to be. For reasons explained in the individual posts, those kilometers marked with an asterisk (*) are estimates.
He walked vicarie pro Francine Mastini, his beautiful bride.
01 April – Pilgrim Blessing
05 to 06 April – Travel Day to Paris
France
06 April – A Day in Paris
07 April – Getting to the Start – Lauds in Paris, Vespers in Vézelay (11.5 km)
08 April – Zero Day in Vézelay – Books Never Written
09 April – Vézelay to Le Chemin – 28.3 km
10 April – Le Chemin to Saint-Révérien – 31.7 km
11 April – Saint-Révérien to Gîte Le Coeur du Chemin – 13.5 km
12 April – Gîte Le Coeur du Chemin to Guérigny – 25.3 km
13 April – Guérigny to Nevers – 15.7km
14 April – Nevers to Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier – 35.7 km
15 April – Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier to Lurcy-Lévis – 28.2 km
16 April – Lurcy-Lévis to Ainay-le-Château – 26.0 km
17 April – Ainay-le-Château to Saint-Armand-Montrond – 24.6 km
18 April – Saint-Armand-Montrond to Le Châtelet – 33.4 km
19 April – Le Châtelet to La Châtre – 32.7 km
20 April – La Châtre to Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre – 21.1 km
21 April – Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre to Gargilesse-Dampierre – 26.1 km
22 April – Gargilesse-Dampierre to Crozant – 22.3 km
23 April – Crozant to La Souterraine – 30.2 km
24 April – La Souterraine to Marsac – 31.4 km
25 April – Marsac to La Besse – 26.2 km
26 April – La Besse to Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat – 27.9 km
27 April – Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat to Limoges – 26.0 km
28 April – Limoges to Flavignac – 33.8 km
29 April – Flavignac to La Coquille – 34.7 km
30 April – La Coquille to Thiviers – 18.6 km
01 May – Thiviers to Sorges – 21.1 km
02 May – Sorges to Périgueux – 29.7 km
03 May – Périgueux to Saint-Astier – 28.1 km
04 May – Saint-Astier to Mussidan – 30.2 km
05 May – Mussidan to La Gratade – 21.4 km*
06 May – La Gratade to Sainte-Foy-La-Grande – 27.9 km
07 May – Sainte-Foy-La-Grande to Pellegrue – 24.8 km
08 May – Pellegrue to La Réole – 30.8 km
09 May – La Réole to Abbaye Sainte-Marie-du-Rivet – 30.7 km
10 May – Abbaye Sainte-Marie-du-Rivet to Bazas – 19.2 km
11 May – Bazas to Captieux – 20.9 km
12 May – Captieux to Roquefort (Landes) – 38.3 km
13 May – Roquefort (Landes) to Mont-de-Marsan – 32.4 km
14 May – Mont-de-Marsan to Saint-Sever – 23.2 km
15 May – Saint-Sever to Hagetmau – 19.0 km
16 May – Hagetmau to Orthez (Ortès) – 34.2 km
17 May – Orthez (Ortès) to Osserain (Ozeraine) – 26.8 km
18 May – Osserain (Ozeraine) to Izarrak – 28.3 km
19 May – Izarrak to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port – 25.6 km
20 May – Zero Day – Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
Spain
21 May – Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Roncesvalles – 26.5 km
22 May – Roncesvalles to Zubiri – 23.5 km
23 May – Zubiri to Pamplona – 22.0 km
24 May – Pamplona to Puenta la Reina – 32.0 km
25 May – Puenta la Reina to Estella – 24.5 km
26 May – Estella to Los Arcos – 24.9 km
27 May – Los Arcos to Logroño – 30.6 km
28 May – Logroño to Nájera – 30.0 km
29 May – Nájera to Santo Domingo de la Calzada – 23.6 km
30 May – Santo Domingo de la Calzada to Belorado – 23.9 km
31 May – Belorado to Agés – 29.8 km
01 June – Agés to Burgos – 24.4 km
02 June – Zero Day – Burgos
03 June – Burgos to Hornillos del Camino – 22.9 km
04 June – Hornillos del Camino to Itero de la Vega – 32.7 km
05 June – Itero de la Vega to Carrión de los Condes – 36.7 km
06 June – Carrión de los Condes to Terradillos de los Templarios – 27.3 km*
07 June – Terradillos de los Templarios to Calzadilla de los Hermanillos – 30.7 km
08 June – Calzadilla de los Hermanillos to Mansilla de las Mulas – 25.7 km
09 June – Mansilla de las Mulas to León – 20.8km
10 June – León to Hospital de Órbigo – 38.9 km
11 June – Hospital de Órbigo to Astorga – 18.7 km
12 June – Astorga to Rabanal del Camino – 21.6 km
13 June – Rabanal del Camino to Ponferrada – 34.0 km
14 June – Ponferrada to Villafranca del Bierzo – 26.5 km
15 June – Villafranca del Bierzo to O Cebreiro – 33.0 km
16 June – O Cebreiro to Samos – 33.8 km
17 June – Samos to Barbadelo / San Silvestre – 22.4 km
18 June – Barbadelo / San Silvestre to Gonzar – 31.5 km
19 June – Gonzar to Melide – 35.7 km
20 June – Melide to Arca / O Pedrouzo / O Pino – 36.1 km
21 June – Arca / O Pedrouzo / O Pino to Santiago de Compostela – 22.9 km
22 June – Santiago de Compostela
23 June – Santiago de Compostela
24 June – Santiago de Compostela
25 June – Santiago de Compostela
26 June – Flights from Santiago to Zürich to Vancouver, BC to Seattle/Tacoma