The Long Walk
Timothy Taylor Tweets as he follows the Way of St. James across northern Spain
Every year, thousands of pilgrims follow The Way of Saint James, a medieval pilgrimage route leading worshipers to Santiago de Compostela, in the northwestern corner of Spain, where the apostle is said to be buried. This year, Timothy Taylor will be traversing the nearly 800km from Irun, in the Basque Country, to this holy city with only a cell phone and his hiking boots. He’ll be arriving on July 25th, just in time for the feast, but you can follow his progress on this most low-tech of journeys in the most high-tech of ways: with our interactive map and live Twitter feed.
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Walked in. Teeming rain down to mere rain. Then sun So here we are at the end. And Santiago is shining.
on 22/7/09 -
Philosophical moment. A 21st century pilgrimage is a construct to begin with, so why not take a taxi the final 20k? Deliberating.
on 22/7/09 -
Bussed part way to wait out rain in a roadside cafe. That's the theory. We're socked in, visibility 100m. Crazy. We could swim there...
on 22/7/09 -
Last day, POURing rain. I haven't mentioned it previously, but: left my rain coat in Oviedo. How I miss MEC now.
on 22/7/09 -
Arzua and a final pension before Santiago. Tomorrow is the last walking day then. Off to France to recover. To sit, that is.
on 21/7/09 -
With the crowds, a new phenomenon. Grafitti. "Hermosa: You are my Camino now. Love (X)."
on 21/7/09 -
Errata: not Raido but Palas de Rei. I can still read signs, if not maps.
on 21/7/09 -
Backpacks & bandages, that is. Splints, braces We're seeing the halt & the lame now. Slouching towards Santiago.
on 21/7/09 -
Rroller coaster hills flattening through Raido. At Melide we'll join the pilgrim mainstream. But already back packs everywhere.
on 21/7/09 -
Lugo. Famous walled city. The Primitivo is sadly over. I'll miss it. But do I need to take a day now to do laundry? Yes. Yes I do.
on 19/7/09
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