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This journey involved hiking the Camino Francés (The French Way) in Spain. This 488 mile (785 km) hike is the most popular of the routes of the Way of St. James or Camino de Santiago, the ancient pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain. It runs from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on the French side of the Pyrenees to Roncesvalles on the Spanish side and then on to Santiago de Compostela through the villages, towns, and cities of Zubiri, Pamplona, Puente la Reina, Estella, Los Arcos, Logroño, Nájera, Santo Domingo, Belorado, Atapuerca, Burgos, Hornillos, Castrojeriz, Frómista, Carrión de los Condes, Calzadilla de la Cueza, Sahagún, El Burgo Ranero, Mansilla de las Mulas, León, Villadangos del Páramo, Astorga, Rabanal del Camino, Molinaseca, Villafranca del Bierzo, Herrerías, O Cebreiro, Triacastela, Sarria, Portomarín, Palas de Dei, Arzúa, and Rúa. This hike of the Camino Francés took 34 days which included a few rest days on the way. Whether walking for exercise and adventure or for a more esoteric purpose, hikers will learn about the history of this medieval pilgrimage. You may even endure some of the hardships and pleasures of those early pilgrims. The trail crosses the Pyrenees, great Navarre plains, and the vineyards of Rioja and the Bierzo before reaching the fertile valleys of Galicia and Santiago.