{"id":6,"date":"2016-08-09T20:39:15","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T19:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-09-05T18:57:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T18:57:59","slug":"days","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/days\/","title":{"rendered":"Days of the 2016 pelerinage\/camino"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s how the days went.&nbsp; From 2.viii.2026, the tenth anniversary of setting out, I have been re-living the ride and adding my reflections a decade on.  The underlined links with the route, e.g. &#8220;South London to Doddington&#8221;, take you to my new pages about each day.  Each has a map of each day and images where I had some worth uploading as well my reflections from ten years&#8217; hindsight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other links are to blog pages I created <em>en route<\/em>, back in 2016.  As you can see, it took a while for the site and blog to get started.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am highlighting my sedentary 2026 progress in green. Funny to think it will soon be all over &#8230; again!  4.ix.26 I have added a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/pelerinage2016-statistics\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"13105\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">page with the crude stats<\/a> for  each day from the Garmin gpx files.  Just the raw stats there for now, I&#8217;ll work on that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ccff99\">Tuesday 2\/8\/2016.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/days\/day-1-tuesday-2-viii-2016-south-london-to-doddington\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12282\">South London to Doddington<\/a>. Tenth anniversary page: map, recollections and images.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ccff99\">Wednesday 3\/8\/2016.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/days\/day-2-wednesday-3-8-16-doddington-to-calais\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12315\">Doddington to Calais<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ccff99\">Thursday 4\/8\/2016. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/days\/day-3-thursday-4-viii-2016-calais-to-montreuil\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12348\">Calais to Montreuil<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cbff98\">Friday 5\/8\/16. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/days\/day-4-friday-5-8-16-montreuil-to-amiens\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12410\">Montreuil to Amiens<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cbff98\">Saturday 6\/8\/16. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/days\/day-5-saturday-6-8-16-amiens-to-beauvais\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12474\">Amiens to Beauvais<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cbff98\">Sunday 7\/8\/16. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/days\/day-6-sunday-7-8-16-beauvais-to-giverny\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12579\">Beauvais to Giverny<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cbff98\">Monday 8\/8\/16. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/days\/day-7-monday-8-8-16-giverny-to-chartres\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12581\">Giverny to Chartres<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cbff98\">Tuesday 9\/8\/16. Rest day in Chartres.&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/hello-world\/\">First blog post<\/a> appeared!&nbsp; And <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/photos\/photos-from-chartres-9816\/\">some photos<\/a>, still incomplete, and now a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/days\/day-8-tuesday-9-8-16-rest-day-in-chartres\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12583\">very brief reflection from 2026<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cbff98\">Wednesday 10\/8\/16. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/days\/day-9-wednesday-10-8-16-chartres-to-blois\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12585\">Chartres to Blois<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cbff98\">Thursday 11\/8\/16. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/days\/day-10-blois-to-brehemont\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12587\">Blois to Br\u00e9h\u00e9mont<\/a>.  And back in 2016: the next real addition to the original site: another blog post: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/longest-distance-so-far\/\">longest distance so far<\/a>&#8220;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cbff98\">Friday 12\/8\/16. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/day-11-friday-12-8-16-brehemont-to-chouze\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12779\">Br\u00e9h\u00e9mont to Chouz\u00e9<\/a>.  Back in 2016 one post, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/why-do-i-say-she-about-google-maps-my-it-succubus\/\">about Google maps<\/a>, and first <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/cumulative-map\/\">cumulative map<\/a> appeared and that was followed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/divertissement\/\">Le divertissement<\/a> covering a break of a week from the pelerinage as I linked up with my wife for a holiday week together. Back then I only managed one addition here all week, a post starting the story of &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/why-do-this-part-i-why-the-ride\/\">Why do this?<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cbff98\">Saturday 20\/8\/16.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/days\/day-12-saturday-20-viii-2016-chouze-to-airvault\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12600\">Chouz\u00e9 to Airvault<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cbff98\">Sunday&nbsp; 21\/8\/16. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/days\/day-13-sunday-21-viii-2016-airvault-to-chef-boutonne\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12602\">Airvault to Chef-Boutonne<\/a>.&nbsp; More posts: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/copyright-and-sharing\/\">copyright and some thoughts about sharing<\/a> and about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/on-headwinds-and-in-praise-of-drop-handlebars\/\">handlebars and headwinds<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cbff98\">Monday 22\/8\/16. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/days\/day-14-monday-22-viii-2016-chef-boutonne-to-saint-jean-dangely\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12604\">Chef-Boutonne to Saint-Jean d&#8217;Ang\u00e9ly<\/a>. Another post about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/i-had-to-go-to-mcdonalds-the-continuing-challenges-of-it\/\">my IT challenges, and McDonalds<\/a>!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cbff98\">Tuesday 23\/8\/16. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/days\/day-15-tuesday-23-viii-2016-saint-jean-dangely-to-medis\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12606\">Saint-Jean d&#8217;Ang\u00e9ly to M\u00e9dis<\/a> (just outside Royan). Post about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/down-the-slide-for-cars-and-down-memory-lane\/\">memories including &#8220;Down the slide for cars!&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cbff98\">Wednesday 24\/8\/16. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/days\/day-15-wednesday-24-viii-16-medis-to-carcans\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12916\">M\u00e9dis to Carcans<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cbff98\">Thursday 25\/8\/16. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/days\/day-17-thursday-25-8-16-carcans-to-biganos\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12949\">Carcans to Biganos<\/a> (Biganos Bourg, not Biganos Plage).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cbff98\">Friday 26\/8\/16. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/days\/day-18-friday-26-viii-16-biganos-to-biscarrosse-plage\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12951\">Biganos to Biscarrosse-Plage<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cbff98\">Saturday 27\/18\/16. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/days\/day-18-saturday-27-18-16-biscarrosse-plage-to-mimizan\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12956\">Biscarrosse-Plage to Mimizan<\/a>. The next post, about my continuing, and here, largely self-inflicted, IT nightmares, a.k.a. &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/123456789asdfjklasdfjklbnbn-or-why-ive-been-offline\/\">123456789=!\u201d\u00a3$%^&amp;*(+asdfjklASDFJKLbnBN<\/a>&#8221; and two more posts, about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/roadkill-roadcrud-and-roadsplat\/\">roadkill and its relatives, roadcrud and roadsplat<\/a> and about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/my-last-rambling-post-for-today-road-surfaces-and-tree-root-ruckling\/\">road surfaces and tree roots<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cbff98\">Sunday 28\/8\/16. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/days\/day-20-sunday-28-viii-16-mimizan-to-bayonnne\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12977\">Mimizan to Bayonnne<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cbff98\">Monday 29\/8\/16. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/days\/day-21-monday-29-viii-16-bayonne-to-saint-jean-pied-de-port\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12968\">Bayonne to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port<\/a>.&nbsp; A post <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/why-do-this-part-2-the-pilgrimage\/\">continuing the &#8220;why do this?&#8221; story<\/a> a bit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cbff98\">Tuesday 30\/8\/16. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/days\/day-22-tuesday-30-8-16-saint-jean-pied-de-port-france-to-zubiri-spain\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12979\">Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (France) to Zubiri (Spain!)<\/a>.&nbsp; A post about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/my-bike-has-a-name-oh-a-bit-about-leaving-the-nhs-at-last\/\">making it to Spain and about leaving the NHS<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#cbff98\">Wednesday 31\/8\/16. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/days\/day-23-wednesday-31-viii-16-zubiri-to-puenta-la-reina\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"13089\">Zubiri to Puenta-la-Reina<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/i-woke-at-about-02-15-last-night-and-couldnt-sleep\/\">Sleep struggles, CORE and the tragedy of (current) NHS PROMs<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday. 1\/9\/16. Puenta-la-Reina to Logro\u00f1o.&nbsp; Two travel posts, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/a-simple-travel-post-for-a-change\/\">travel post 1<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/a-pictorial-trip-through-today-and-evidence-that-doping-in-camino-cycling-is-not-over\/\">travel post 2 (with pictures)<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Friday. 2\/9\/16. Logro\u00f1o to Santo Domingo de la Calzada.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday. 3\/9\/16. Logro\u00f1o to Burgos.&nbsp; Four posts: a note about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/updating-my-maps\/\">updating my maps<\/a>, two travel posts about the day before, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/a-photo-cartoon-of-yesterday-2916\/\">2\/9\/16A<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/going-back-a-day\/\">2\/9\/16B<\/a> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/another-day-coming-to-an-end-3916\/\">bit about 3\/9\/16<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday. 4\/9\/16. Burgos to Carri\u00f3n de los Condes.&nbsp; Three posts: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/and-this-was-how-3916-ended-spanish-cafe-culture\/\">how 3\/9\/16 ended<\/a> a big one (for me) about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/thoughts-as-i-cycle-fear-uncertainty-and-doubt-fud\/\">FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt)<\/a> and a bit about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/its-been-a-tough-but-good-day-4916\/\">travel side of the day<\/a> (i.e. 4\/9\/16).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monday. 5\/9\/16. Carri\u00f3n de los Condes to Le\u00f3n. Just <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/ran-out-of-time-to-put-anything-much-here-for-today-5916-but-a-good-day\/\">a bit about the day<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tuesday. 6\/9\/16. Le\u00f3n to Rabanal del Camino.&nbsp; Two posts about the day, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/newsflash-just-been-joined-by-a-bat\/\">one with a bat<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/6916-last-day-before-the-real-climbing-starts-again\/\">the other without<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wednesday. 7\/9\/16. Rabanal del Camino to Villafranca del Bierzo.&nbsp; Three posts: one about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/7916-and-spanish-lunch-time-in-villafranco-del-berzo\/\">journey to Villafranca and getting over the hills<\/a>, one <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/fud-fear-uncertainty-and-doubt-take-2\/\">moving on with FUD, particularly the U<\/a>, and one about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/moving-onward-uncertainty-and-using-data-coherently\/\">that and NHS and other healthcare data<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday. 8\/9\/16.&nbsp; Villafranca del Bierzo to Sarria. Just one post about having to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/oh-boy-was-this-a-tough-day-had-to-get-off-and-push\/\">get off and push!<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Friday. 9\/9\/16. Sarria to &#8230; Palas de Rei (60km) <strong><em>if I make it!&nbsp; <\/em><\/strong>Ha!&nbsp; I actually made if further to Melite\/Melide, see post: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/the-yellow-man-has-nearly-caught-the-last-bus-home\/\">The yellow man has (nearly) caught the last bus home<\/a> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/i-owe-melidte-a-quick-post-on-how-it-capped-off-a-day-of-two-halves-yesterday\/\">post about Melite\/Melide<\/a>, actually put up 10\/9\/16.<strong><em><br><br><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday. 10\/9\/16. Melide\/Melite to Santiago de Compostela pretty well guaranteed barring &#8220;a mechanical&#8221;, as the road cyclists put it, or any other &#8220;act of God&#8221; as the insurers put it!<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/ive-made-it-to-compostela\/\"><strong>I made it!<\/strong><\/a> but probably not doing Finisterre but I&#8217;ll leave these next two as they were.&nbsp; Two posts: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/ive-made-it-to-compostela\/\">I&#8217;ve made it!<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/a-bit-more-about-this-final-dayleg\/\">a bit more<\/a>, including an account of my bizarre experiences when I reached the Cathedral square.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday. 11\/9\/16. Moving on, despite not cycling to Finisterre.&nbsp; Two posts so far, one <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/just-when-theyhe-thought-it-was-all-over\/\">about moving on<\/a> and one about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/people-along-the-way\/\">people I&#8217;ve met along the way<\/a> and their general warmth and generosity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monday. 12\/9\/16.&nbsp; Getting to know Santiago de Compostela.&nbsp; Three posts: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/in-which-eeyore-a-k-a-the-yellow-man-gets-yet-more-names-including-camino-angel\/\">getting certified and renamed<\/a>!, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/santiago-de-compostela-cathedral-i-yesterday\/\">cathedral (I)<\/a>, from yesterday mainly, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/santiago-de-compostela-cathedral-ii-today\/\">the cathedral (II)<\/a>, from today mostly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tuesday. 13\/9\/16.&nbsp; Fly home via Madrid and Luton<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>[Started 9.viii.2016, updated through the ride, belated anniversary update for days 13 to 16 29.viii.2026, latest update 5.ix.26]<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s how the days went.&nbsp; From 2.viii.2026, the tenth anniversary of setting out, I have been re-living the ride and adding my reflections a decade on. The underlined links with the route, e.g. &#8220;South London to Doddington&#8221;, take you to my new pages about each day. 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