Preface

By an accident of geography, New Zealand is the exact antipodes of Spain, having reverse latitude and longitude and thus being exactly on the opposite side of the globe. A New Zealander therefore makes the longest possible journey to Santiago, not less than 19,900 kilometres. On 12 May 1995, Richard Spence commenced his pilgrimage by visiting Santiago's precise antipodean point, a spot in the Southern Alps of New Zealand's South Island. Arriving in Santiago on 27 August, he is probably the first person to make this, the longest possible pilgrimage.

Born in Christchurch New Zealand in 1941, Richard is a self-supporting Anglican priest. Fluent in both the languages of his country, he is one of the relatively few clergy licensed to both the Maori and European wings of the Anglican church. In secular life he earns his living as a computer guru and is an international pioneer of computer education. With a background in competitive long-distance running, he found this experience stood him in good stead during the eight months of physical preparation he undertook before leaving for Europe.

Contents

Version Française

Before the Beginning

ON THE WAY

St. Jean Pied de Port across the Pyrenees to Roncesvalles
Zubiri and Larrasoaña to Pamplona and Cizur Menor
Puente la Reina, Estella, Viana
Nájera to Santo Domingo de la Calzada

THE GOING GETS TOUGH

Villafranca Montes de Oca and San Juan de Ortega
Burgos, Hontanas, Castrojeríz
Frómista and Carrión de los Condes to Terradillos de los Templarios
El Burgo Raneros to León
Villadangos del Paramo to Astorga

BETTER TIMES IN GALICIA

Rabanal del Camino to Molinaseca, Villafranca del Bierzo, O Cebreiro
To Triacastela and Samos
To Barbadelo and Portomarín
Palas do Rey, Arzúa, Arca
Santiago de Compostela

Making the most of this eBook

This eBook is designed to give you a multi-facetted view of the Camino.

The web browser you need

This eBook works best with either Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. If you don't have either Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, it would be a good idea to acquire one or the other -- both are free. You need a late model version (version 4 at least) to handle frames and the other features which make Most Distant Pilgrim an enjoyable experience.

The full experience

To enjoy everything there is, select Text, Gallery and Map at the home page. Your screen will be divided into three frames like this:

Picture Gallery	Main Text (with pictures in context)
	Route Map

You can change the depth and width of each frame by clicking on the border with your mouse and dragging it to a more convenent position. You can also scroll the frames independently of each other.

The Pictures

Not counting the slide show on the home page, each picture appears three times.

• In the Picture Gallery -- click on the binoculars icon to find the context for the picture in the main text
• In the Main Text -- click on the magnifying glass to enlarge the picture
• As a full size image.

The Route Map

Clicking on a place on the map will bring up the text corresponding to that day's walking.

Adjusting the Way the Text Looks

You can adjust the font and size of the text to choice, by using your browswer's features. Here are a few of the text effects your browser currently offers:

small Arial	small Comic Sans MS	small Monotype Corsiva
normal Arial	normal Comic Sans MS	normal Monotype Corsiva
large Arial	large Comic Sans MS	large Monotype Corsiva

• In Internet Explorer, use Tools/Internet Options to set the font; use View/Text Size to set the size.
• In Netscape Navigator, use Edit/Preferences/Appearance to set font and size.