Welcome to Russ and Jan’s Camino page.
The Camino de Santiago
The Camino is often a religious pilgrimage for Christians, as it is believed that the remains of the Apostle St. James are buried at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. We are a couple now in our Sixties from Melbourne, Australia that are undertaking this adventure. We started in 2014 as Fifty somethings walking the Camino Frances and have returned numerous times to complete different routes to Santiago de Compostela.
Camino del Norte
The Camino del Norte traverses along the northern coast of Spain from Irun near the French/Spain border and finishing in Santiago de Compostela. About 830km. It is the second most popular route in Spain and the third most popular overall.
Camino Frances
The Camino Frances, or simply “the way”, is a 800km walk from St Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.
The Camino Frances, the traditional Camino route runs through Saint Pied de Port in France through Pamplona, Burgos, Leon and Astorga to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.
Camino Finisterre
Finisterre (Fisterra in Galician) was both the end of the known world until Columbus altered things and the final destination of many of the pilgrims who made the journey to Santiago in past centuries. Only a very small proportion of all those who make the journey to the “City of the Apostle” continue on to the “end of the world”. ~89km
Camino Portugues – The Portuguese Way
The Camino Portugues or the Portuguese Way spans from Lisbon to Santiago, ~620kms.
This Camino was used by Queen Isabel of Portugal in the 13th Century, crossing some of the most beautiful parts of North Portugal and South Galicia. The Portuguese Way is the second most popular camino in terms of numbers of pilgrims.
There are many pilgrim paths to Santiago. And there is none so intimately connected with the actual life and ministry of St. James as well as his death and burial. It was here that he first preached Christ’s message in Iberia and it was also along this route that his body made its last journey to Libredon, later to become known as Santiago de Compostela.
We document our adventures in this blog.
Past and current Caminos completed
Camino Frances from St Jean Pied de Port – 2014
Camino Frances from Burgos and Camino Finisterre -2015
Camino Portuguese from Lisbon and Camino Finisterre & Muxia – 2017
Camino Frances from St Jean Pied de Port – 2019
Camino Portuguese from Lisbon via Coastal route – 2022
Camino del Norte – 2025
Russ and Jan's Camino 