JB Wanders

Camino de Santiago

A place to capture my thoughts and reflections on the Camino, from "yes," through Santiago, and beyond.

Latest Entries

Penultimate Walk

Stage 33

Penultimate Walk

October 12, 2026 · (Shortly before) Olveiroa to Corcubión

🌤 Cloudy. Intermittent misty sprinkling.

Green Day

Stage 32

Green Day

October 11, 2026 · Negreira to (Shortly before) Olveiroa

🌤 Cloudy. Light intermittent sprinkles.

Back on the Trail

Stage 31

Back on the Trail

October 10, 2026 · Santiago de Compostela to Negreira

🌤 Party cloudy morning. Very short mid-day sprinkle. Mostly sunny afternoon.

Reconnections

Reconnections

October 8, 2026 · Santiago de Compostela

🌤 Blue skies. Partly cloudy. 60s.

Arrival to Santiago

Stage 30

Arrival to Santiago

October 7, 2026 · Lavacolla to Santiago de Compostela

🌤 Mostly cloudy. Intermittent sprinkles.

Wash out

Stage 29

Wash out

October 6, 2026 · Arzúa to Lavacolla

🌤 Early morning stars. Late morning thunderstorms. Afternoon intermittent rain. Partly cloudy evening.

Lucky Day

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Lucky Day

October 4, 2026 · Portomarín to (Just beyond) Palas de Rei

🌤 Blue skies. Puffy white clouds. 60s.

New Camino Family

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New Camino Family

October 2, 2026 · O Cebreiro to (Just beyond) Triacastela

🌤 Mostly sunny. 60s.

Baring Bodies and Souls

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Baring Bodies and Souls

October 1, 2026 · Villafranca to O Cebreiro

🌤 Starry night. Bright moon. Misty morning. Mostly sunny afternoon. Breezy. 50s to 60s.

Rain or Shine

Stage 23

Rain or Shine

September 30, 2026 · Ponferrada to Villafranca del Bierzo

🌤 Rainy morning transitioning to a mostly sunny afternoon

The Iron Cross

Stage 22

The Iron Cross

September 29, 2026 · Foncebadón to Ponferrada

🌤 Cloudy with intermittent rain

Let’s go camping!

Stage 19

Let’s go camping!

September 26, 2026 · León to Hospital de Órbigo

🌤 Mostly sunny transitioning to mostly cloudy

Act II begins

Stage 17

Act II begins

September 24, 2026 · Sahagún to Reliegos

🌤 Mostly sunny. 70s.

Erin

Stage 14

Erin

September 21, 2026 · Hontanas to Boadilla del Camino

🌤 Sunny. Party cloudy. Mid 70s.

Into the Meseta

Stage 13

Into the Meseta

September 20, 2026 · Burgos to Hontanas

🌤 Sunny. Blue skies. Warm. Light breeze. Little to no shade.

End of the physical stage

Stage 12

End of the physical stage

September 19, 2026 · Atapuerca to Burgos

⬆️ 342m gain 🌤 Morning mist. Mostly sunny afternoon. 70s.

Going the extra mile

Stage 11

Going the extra mile

September 18, 2026 · Belorado to Atapuerca

⬆️ 719m gain 🌤 Partly cloudy. Blue skies shining through. Mid 60s.

Letting go

Stage 10

Letting go

September 17, 2026 · Santo Domingo de la Calzada to Belorado

⬆️ 496m gain 🌤 Cool and comfortable. Large puffy clouds with dark undersides. Blue sky between the clouds.

(Camino) Family Dinner

Stage 9

(Camino) Family Dinner

September 16, 2026 · Nájera to Santo Domingo de la Calzada

⬆️ 443m gain 🌤 Cloudy. Cool. Light sprinkle towards the end of the walk.

Wine Country

Stage 8

Wine Country

September 15, 2026 · Logroño to Nájera

⬆️ 581m gain 🌤 Sunny. Blue skies. Hot.

Camino Family

Stage 6

Camino Family

September 13, 2026 · Estella to Los Arcos

🌤 Sunny and hot

Social day

Stage 5

Social day

September 12, 2026 · Puente la Reina to Estella

⬆️ 595m gain 🌤 Mostly sunny

Crossing a bridge

Stage 4

Crossing a bridge

September 11, 2026 ·

⬆️ 665m gain 🌤 Mostly sunny. Beautiful altocumulus clouds in the morning.

No reservations

Stage 3

No reservations

September 10, 2026 · Zubiri to Pamplona

🌤 Party cloudy mild and warm

Between the Hills

Stage 1

Between the Hills

September 8, 2026 · Saint Jean Pied-de-Port to Roncesvalles

⬆️ 1544m gain 🌤 Overcast early morning transitioning to blue sky day after the morning mist burned away.