Grant's Winter Camino de Santiago on the French Way

Today was a very nice day! It was an easy day at 22 kilometers, which was exactly what my feet needed. My swelling is now much better and...

As I'm writing this, I'm sitting in the warm sun, finally free from the wind, soaking my extremely swollen feet in freezing cold water....

Today was a long day, probably the furthest we've walked yet. And when coupled with the wind that was almost constantly blowing directly...

Today was a shorter walking day, which was nice. Walking shorter days gives much more time to relax in the afternoon and evening. 20...

Today, for the first time on the Camino, I woke up feeling very tired. I really wanted to get more sleep, but I knew it was going to be a...

Today, I woke up at 7:00 after a decent night of sleep. I let the sounds of the fire heater turning on and off on the floor above me lull...

Today was my 23rd birthday. It was a good birthday overall. I had a good mix of all my favorite Camino events: a good sunrise, time to...

Today was quite a different day than I've had so far. I walked with the new group that I had met last night, and it was interesting to...

Today I woke up at 6:55 to beat the rush of people going to the bathroom at 7:00. I quickly changed my clothes and got ready for the day,...

Today was the first day without Sean. It was a sad first thought of the day, but oh well. Life goes on. I got up at 7:00 and got ready...

Today was hard for a few reasons. First, this was the longest day of walking yet by a few kilometers. But more importantly, we had to say...

I woke up today feeling pretty well rested. My body is definitely getting used to the new time zone, and I am finally able to...

Today was a fantastic walking day. Overall, it was very peaceful. The weather was also near perfect. There were some beautiful moments...

Last night, I finally slept clear through the night without waking up. It felt great, despite not having slept as long as I would have...

I woke up today feeling a little stiff. Despite that, I slept well. The sound of the rushing river drifting through the window next to me...

Today I woke up feeling far less sore than I expected, which was nice. I had slept pretty well. Can't say the same for Sean - Kim had a...

I woke up a little before my alarm today at 6 AM and couldn’t fall back to sleep. I had a deep excitement within me that is hard to...

The last 48 hours have been quite eventful. 48 hours ago I said goodbye to my fiancée, Mikayla, and 48 hours later I am finally going to...