Camino Frances: Samos to Santiago de Compostela (Camino de Santiago) | The Last 100 km

[@danielle3988]

I walked the Frances this spring after patiently waiting for 21 years...and after only a few weeks back, I started planning the exact journey you just did, Via Podiensis & Frances for my 70th birthday gift to myself in 2026. Thank you so much for putting all your positive energy and smiles into this Camino community and the universe. Your joy and energy were felt through the internet straight into my heart. Looking forward to your next journey. Ultreia y suseia.

[@DaysWeSpend]

Yess!!! You should absolutely do it. Hope our videos help.

[@danielle3988]

@@DaysWeSpend they help a great deal with choosing off stage stops and different albergues and places to eat...plus your positivity is so contagious :)

[@DaysWeSpend]

@@danielle3988 Thank you!

[@donatasvaisnoras]

The best ending of all Camino vlogs... - here's a long, "gargantiua" journey ends and another one, even more bigger starts))) Wedding day will come and go, but let love to guide you forever!!! Thanx for your friends for letting us share a such special day)

[@DaysWeSpend]

Thank you so much! We were honored to be a part of Hans and Laura's special day. It was the best celebration of love.

[@laeggerichs1]

Thank you!

[@happywanderer6688]

Well done Shawn and Lainey! that was a very very long walk. Such an excellent coda to your adventure, you really do put the videos together so well … thanks for putting a smile on my face 😊

[@DaysWeSpend]

Thank you so much. Glad we brought some joy to your day!

[@jackelinerodrigues8758]

Your videos were just perfect ❤❤

[@DaysWeSpend]

Thank you! ❤️❤️

[@cmcjvcltcbmc]

Felicidades por su viaje! Y la boda de sus amigas!

[@DaysWeSpend]

¡Muchas gracias!

[@craigkimble1467]

We luv your videos, we think hanging with u guys would be amazing, we just missed you by one day last time, we will be back on the Camino in May 😊

[@DaysWeSpend]

Thanks so much! It's crazy that we missed each other by one day! If we ever run into each other on the Camino, please say "hi" to us!

[@michael_galicia]

Congratulations 🎉 Extra Kudos for doing this in the Middle of Summer. Unreal. Ok, and your friends marriage was just precious! You all deserve some well deserved respite. 🍷

[@DaysWeSpend]

Thank you so much Mike!!! Hopefully, you got some good ideas for your future Camino!

[@laeggerichs1]

Thank you!!

[@musikgrazerin]

I've now watched your Camino Frances videos all in one go and I'm very impressed! I finally got goosebumps :) Thanks for uploading 👍

[@DaysWeSpend]

Wow! Thanks so much for following the journey. We're so glad you enjoyed it.

[@ericv.milliner3801]

It was great meeting you guys on the Camino! I’m the half-Spanish cop that drank with you guys just before Cruz de Ferro!

[@DaysWeSpend]

Yes! In El Acebo. That was such a fun night. It was a pleasure meeting you. Hopefully we'll cross paths again.

[@JulieHarper-d1d]

That was so frickin' gorgeous!

[@DaysWeSpend]

Thank you so much!

[@PJ_Hawke]

Wonderful ❤

[@DaysWeSpend]

Thank you 😄

[@cucoreyes7941]

Really enjoyed following your journey. So impressed at how quick you did it with no rest days!! Wow! Thanks for sharing. I plant to do mine in July! ❤

[@DaysWeSpend]

Thank you so much! We pretty much collapsed when it was over, but walking the Via Podiensis first definitely got us ready for the Camino Frances. Buen Camino!

[@comewithusnexttime5082]

Congratulations on finishing an epic journey. Thank you for taking the time to edit and present your story for all of us to enjoy. Looking forward to your next adventure. Merry Christmas and Buen Camino!

[@DaysWeSpend]

Thank you so much! Merry Christmas! ❤

[@johnturnbull2146]

So joyful, thank you so much

[@DaysWeSpend]

Thanks so much!

[@williamgrace4965]

Revived wonderful memories of my own Camino, thanks a million! You seem to have run into a lot of rain; my Camino was blistering hot all through. When did you do yours ? Jim

[@DaysWeSpend]

Glad you enjoyed it! We started on August 7 in Le Puy, got to SJPP on September 3. Arrived in Santiago on September 29th. Buen Camino!

[@nancycompagnie6500]

enjoyed watching, as always...you guys have such a great energy 🙂 Can't wait to start my first camino...87 days countdown, starting from my hometown Ostend in Belgium

[@DaysWeSpend]

Thank you! Enjoy the anticipation and your BIG Camino! From your hometown, wow!!!! Buen Camino.

[@jluspo]

Congrats on an epic journey! Thank you for sharing. I plan to walk the same route next year. I've done the whole del Norte and Frances from Leon. One quick question, did your shoes last the entire trip or you have a pair stashed somewhere along the way? Can you share how you did that?

[@DaysWeSpend]

Thank you! You'll love it. We didn't have new shoes stashed anywhere but we all agree that we should have replaced them in St-Jean. They're only built to go about 500 miles, which is one Camino Frances (or one Via Podiensis). I've got some details on this in my packing list video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sH2ap42OmNqobtE

[@nitawalksplaces]

This was so amazing! Do you have a breakdown of where you stayed/km hiked per day, for people who might want to do the Frances in a similar time? Thank you so much for sharing!

[@DaysWeSpend]

Thanks so much! Send us an email (through our website) and we can share our document of the places we stayed. Buen Camino!

[@erinpropas4771]

Thank you guys for these videos, super helpful! I will be doing the Camino Frances this spring but plan to run it, one walking day a week. Those long forty plus kilometre days that you guys did I don't plan on doing with running. Did you meet anyone running?

[@DaysWeSpend]

Thanks so much! We’re glad they’re helpful. We’ve never met a runner on the trail, but a friend of ours runs the route.

[@erinpropas4771]

@@DaysWeSpend Also, did you book your accommodation the whole way, or a bit of both? I'm thinking that if I am going to be running, I should beat out most of the crowds for the municipal albergues?

[@DaysWeSpend]

@@erinpropas4771 Book the first few days until Pamplona. After that, we booked a day ahead or the day of.

[@keithakers7223]

Love love loved this! Congrats on such an epic 50 days! Be honest, how many times did you guys sing the Proclaimers 500 miles over the course of the walk?😂

[@DaysWeSpend]

Thank you! We didn't sing it too much during the walk, but we sang it NONSTOP during the wedding. It's Hans and Laura's favorite song. So we had the wedding DJ play it twice. At the end where everyone is linking arms and spinning and then running towards Hans and Laura in the middle of the circle.... that's the Proclaimers song. 😍

[@laeggerichs1]

The DJ tried to play it even more, and I made a friend stop him 😅😅

[@DaysWeSpend]

@@laeggerichs1 This is hilarious and the first we've heard of that. LOL

[@musingwithreba9667]

Congratulations on reaching Santiago, and congratulations to Laura👰‍♀️ and Hans 🤵 here's to many many more kilometres of health and happiness together ❤️ 🥂💐 So, which Camino will you do next? 😁

[@DaysWeSpend]

Thank you so much! I'll make sure Hans and Laura see this. ❤ We've got some ideas for next year's Camino(s), but nothing decided yet!

[@laeggerichs1]

Thank you so much!!

[@KathrynDamkroger]

Question - on rainy days, when your feet get soaked (or do you have vortex shoes?) is there anything you do to help prevent blisters. I’m doing CF in Sept/Oct.

[@DaysWeSpend]

Our feet (and legs and pants) get soaked. Wearing two pairs of socks (merino wool socks and silk sock liners) helps prevent blisters with wet feet. Ultimately, it's important to dry out your shoes once it stops raining. Trail runners dry fairly quickly, even while walking.

[@KathrynDamkroger]

Thanks. I was debating whether to wear sock liners, this is another reason to give it a try 😊

[@DaysWeSpend]

Sock liners are THE BEST@@KathrynDamkroger