What matters on the Camino after the first 100 kilometers

Everything feels new enough to demand attention. After that point, something changes. The route doesn’t suddenly become easier or deeper, but different things start to matter. What felt important at the beginning fades, and what you barely noticed at first moves to the foreground.

Understanding this shift helps explain why people experience the Camino so differently depending on how long they walk.

Comfort stops being optional and becomes central

In the early days...