<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Santiago for Samaritans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Santiago Samaritans]]></description><link>https://info032360.wixsite.com/santiago/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 04:28:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://info032360.wixsite.com/santiago/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Day 49 The Big Finish to Santiago de la Compostela 27km and 349 floors uphill]]></title><description><![CDATA[The big day finally arrived. The finish! Mixed emotions but it's been fantastic, the whole experience. Thank you to everyone for all your...]]></description><link>https://info032360.wixsite.com/santiago/post/day-49-the-big-finish-to-santiago-de-la-compostela-27km-and-349-floors-uphill</link><guid isPermaLink="false">649f46dcd587f30b0c7e8717</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 21:29:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73acd9_0c4565cc7468406b897c062deb78bbc7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>info032360</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Please do share and donate]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we approach the finish of the Camino, this extra post is a reminder of why I walked it this time, helped by so much support and love....]]></description><link>https://info032360.wixsite.com/santiago/post/please-do-share-and-donate</link><guid isPermaLink="false">649de7fe2d78c7bf4ea7098a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 20:28:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73acd9_536510478fc741f6a852146e387fa2e7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>info032360</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 48 to O Pedrouzo 24km and 224 floors uphill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Penultimate day of walking. Half the day with rain but generally easy day. Even better was being joined in the evening by my other son...]]></description><link>https://info032360.wixsite.com/santiago/post/day-48-to-o-pedrouzo-24km-and-224-floors-uphill</link><guid isPermaLink="false">649de6e19aecf1f5cbca6375</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 20:22:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73acd9_3dfbf1adf517415eb30ba689cae67203~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>info032360</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 47 to Arzua 20km and 206 floors uphill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another shorter day as we get closer to the finish. Not as crowded with people as yesterday, because not everyone splits the stage into...]]></description><link>https://info032360.wixsite.com/santiago/post/day-47-to-arzua-20km-and-206-floors-uphill</link><guid isPermaLink="false">649c7d13fa158ab2921cb8fa</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 18:38:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73acd9_a1dc99b89cf44106b4de4dc5ab35b403~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>info032360</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 46 to Melide 23km and 221 floors uphill]]></title><description><![CDATA[A shorter walk today (remember that for dramatic effect I'm writing up all the km walked in the day, not just the ones technically on the...]]></description><link>https://info032360.wixsite.com/santiago/post/day-46-to-melide-23km-and-221-floors-uphill</link><guid isPermaLink="false">649b443df6af626401ce3504</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 20:23:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73acd9_adca114f76ab421c8118dc2973377f9d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>info032360</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 45 to Palas del Rey 30km and 171 floors uphill]]></title><description><![CDATA[The masses of people get more with every stop from here. The countryside is still lovely, but on the occasional café in a village to take...]]></description><link>https://info032360.wixsite.com/santiago/post/day-45-to-palas-del-rey-30km-and-171-floors-uphill</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6499dc153c88ff558766bc7a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 18:47:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73acd9_b809cd88514d4ee59f259b58366c71a7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>info032360</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 44 to Portomarin 27km and 186 floors uphill]]></title><description><![CDATA[The final week! Sarria is where many people start their Camino, because it qualifies for the Compostela but takes less than a week. The...]]></description><link>https://info032360.wixsite.com/santiago/post/day-44-to-portomarin-27km-and-182-floors-uphill</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64986365dcde73e3d6cd8811</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jun 2023 16:01:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73acd9_42fa44bb467341d3a81053948465c1f6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>info032360</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Days 42 and 43 rest days in Sarria]]></title><description><![CDATA[We did nothing. Barely moved. Worked online. Barely moved. Did I mention that we barely moved?]]></description><link>https://info032360.wixsite.com/santiago/post/day-42-rest-day-in-sarria</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6495fd141223670687c36d65</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 20:15:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73acd9_9959994ca93a473bac272b4766ce7138~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>info032360</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 41 to Sarria 33km and 134 floors uphill]]></title><description><![CDATA[A longer walk than usual partly because again we chose to do an older, longer variant of the Camino. The variant went via the monastery...]]></description><link>https://info032360.wixsite.com/santiago/post/day-41-to-sarria-33km-and-134-floors-uphill</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64952869bc762e97e707e1ac</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 05:10:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73acd9_208a944f605f4fc782b578d481d87c6c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>info032360</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 40 to Triacastela 25km and 116 floors uphill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another perfect Camino day, starting above cloud level. We twice took the "alternative" older Camino routes which were a bit longer,...]]></description><link>https://info032360.wixsite.com/santiago/post/day-40-to-triacastela-25km-and-110-floors-uphill</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6492f23e9ffc31330a939c9b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 12:54:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73acd9_fb02191d0a7543b39027bb46983d87f8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>info032360</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 39 to O Cebreiro 16km and 164 floors uphill]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rainy start and then a big hill to tackle, but that was through stunning scenery. The views from the top here in O Cebreiro are well...]]></description><link>https://info032360.wixsite.com/santiago/post/day-39-to-o-cebreiro-16km-and-164-floors-uphill</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6491f52536224deb7b0baafe</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2023 19:00:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73acd9_3933bb3f0bf54610962f442b8e8807f1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>info032360</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 38 to Vega de Valcarce 22km and 61 floors uphill]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fairly light day, in terms of walking, although the first half was mainly next to a road. All very lush and green (and rainy in the...]]></description><link>https://info032360.wixsite.com/santiago/post/day-38-to-vega-de-valcarce-22km-and-61-floors-uphill</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6490a1e67a45b31c0a53cd75</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2023 18:47:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73acd9_06add91d5d10418a90cb06ddf5273d6b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_717,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>info032360</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 37 to Villafranca del Bierzo 30km and 104 floors uphill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Walking with JuanJo from now on. Yet another beautiful Spring day although more uphill than we were expecting. We're deep in vineyard...]]></description><link>https://info032360.wixsite.com/santiago/post/day-37-to-villafranca-del-bierzo-28km-and-101-floors-uphill</link><guid isPermaLink="false">648f04ab0fb8abee1a360acd</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jun 2023 13:25:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73acd9_99687695db914a65980692b508fc7976~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>info032360</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 36 rest day in Ponferrada and reunion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Second rest day (yes the cough is finally improving although still present). More importantly, JuanJo arrived and will be return me all...]]></description><link>https://info032360.wixsite.com/santiago/post/day-36-rest-day-in-ponferrada-and-reunion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">648eff3c641dbef7968eca2e</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jun 2023 13:19:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73acd9_3396a5a9c4c34cd1b09d2391d70b2a18~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>info032360</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 35 rest day in Ponferrada]]></title><description><![CDATA[First of 2 rest days to see if I can finally get rid of the cough. A bit of sightseeing but other than that just working at my desk and...]]></description><link>https://info032360.wixsite.com/santiago/post/day-35-rest-day-in-ponferrada</link><guid isPermaLink="false">648cb003f581163da2049ab2</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2023 19:04:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73acd9_023fbf0915ca459fb84f32c7c1e76d1b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>info032360</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 34 to Ponferrada 24km and 37 floors uphill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some steep downhill walking (harder than uphill in my experience, especially on loose stone) but less than yesterday. Another beautiful...]]></description><link>https://info032360.wixsite.com/santiago/post/day-34-to-ponferrada-24km-and-37-floors-uphill</link><guid isPermaLink="false">648b58ac0dcab17c173ff5a4</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:31:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73acd9_646024fbcfde413f82690e06ae350d4a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>info032360</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 33 to El Acebo de San Miguel 22km and 161 floors uphill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Far too many photos today but I could not help it. Spectacular, one of the best days so far. Physically tough due to the hills...]]></description><link>https://info032360.wixsite.com/santiago/post/day-33-to-el-acebo-de-san-miguel-22km-and-161-floors-uphill</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6489bcdac4f73c4b25630c2b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 13:16:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73acd9_1399444f95344759902076ba3d7ae718~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>info032360</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 32 to Rabanal del Camino 22km and 81 floors uphill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Walking alone again now and I've still got the virus but it's nothing serious. It just makes it a bit more tiring after coughing all...]]></description><link>https://info032360.wixsite.com/santiago/post/day-32-to-rabanal-del-camino-22km-and-81-floors-uphill</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6488b379230871603cacbe93</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 18:24:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73acd9_f6cb8566b0ba427984d0231da6d3dea7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>info032360</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 31 to Astorga 21km and 75 floors uphill]]></title><description><![CDATA[A beautiful day weather wise and Astorga seems lovely. One of my friends is injured (they left today anyway) and I have a throat virus...]]></description><link>https://info032360.wixsite.com/santiago/post/day-31-to-astorga-21km-and-75-floors-uphill</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64872ad9046fc25bc2b1c125</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 14:34:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73acd9_fde93b58d66c4d21b209e7bad222ac73~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>info032360</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 30 to Hospital de Orbigo 32km and 39 floors uphill]]></title><description><![CDATA[We laughed (a lot) we cried, one of them lost the tip of her toe and blew out a vein after all the walking, but we had an amazing day...]]></description><link>https://info032360.wixsite.com/santiago/post/day-30-to-hospital-de-orbigo-32km-and-39-floors-uphill</link><guid isPermaLink="false">648630d095999d391eeaafcd</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jun 2023 20:42:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73acd9_00cca344f6e74839830dcdc83fc44c12~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>info032360</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>