My Camino
My Camino
I set out to cycle and paint the Mallett Camino de Santiago to raise awareness of reaching our potential, inspired by my Down’s syndrome brother Martin
I marked the journey with Martin Mallett name tags and this maps shows not only my route but all the places I left a name tag. You can follow the journey from my strava and see the places I visited from the links below. Each place in the table below the map has its GPS and what3words link.
If you ever come across one of the name tags, I’d love to know (please leave it there!). what3words is the simplest way to talk about location. Every three-metre square in the world has been given a three-word address. Now you can refer to any precise location using just three dictionary words. For example, in Chapter 6 of my book, Utterly Brilliant – My Life’s Journey, I left a Martin name tag in the castle gate at Angers, which can be found at the three-word address; ///itself.tickets.removed
Use the free what3words app to search for the other three-word addresses I encountered along my journey.
Utterly Brilliant! Edited descriptions for map key
1 Broken chain on Blackamoor lane, Maidenhead 51.529287, -0.714604 ///wage.coins.cover
2 War memorial @ Axford 51.1855000, -1.1283056 ///improvise.stutter.broad
3 Bishop’s Palace @ Winchester 51.058851, -1.310727 ///replayed.belly.hikes
4 St Malo fence post 48.6842500, -1.9637222 ///finely.mature.confident
5 In town wall Maison du pèlerin @ Mont St Michel 48.6366944, -1.5104722 ///errands.whereas.watched
6 Under statue Église St-Pierre @ Mont St Michel 48.6361667, -1.5100833 ///shipyards.scraped.damaging
7 Chapel, Église Notre-Dame @ Pontorson 48.5546389, -1.5104444 ///grouchy.economy.awaken
8 Churchyard Église @ Montautour 48.2044167, -1.1474722 ///albatross.oxidation.supplemental
9 Le Rideau Mine B & B @ Lion d’Angers 47.640610, -0.688628 //////scuffled.incidentally.forget
10 Église St-Martin @ Grez-Neuville 47.6030000, -0.6876389 ///incarnation.reworking.infancy
11 Castle gate @ Angers 47.4703889, -0.5590833 ///itself.tickets.removed
12 Rock @ Béhuard 47.379963, -0.643676 ///customs.untimely.hogwash
13 Vineyard @ Grézillé 47.3189444, -0.3374722 ///bleach.fondest.sightsee
14 Next to Eleanor @ Fontevraud Abbey 47.1815000,0.0518333 ///decreasing.flunked.reinstate
15 Waymarker @ Signy 46.7517222, 0.3277222 ///harden.programmers.monitored
16 Église St Andre @ St Benoit 46.549427, 0.341123 ///storage.punk.clash
17 Grosbot @ Champagne-Mouton 46.008435, 0.405134 ///behinds.luncheon.earphones
18 St Hilaire Church @ Melle 46.2199722, -0.1496111 ///tidiness.misused.eradicate
19 St Eutrope Church crypt @ Saintes 45.7434722, -0.6413333 ///signal.guardian.park
20 Pilgrim shelter @ St-Léger 45.6169444, -0.5758333 ///bendable.screeched.hugely
21 Vineyard on Rue Sainte-Luce @ Blaye 45.1153611, -0.6488889 ///defiance.scorecards.easiest
22 St James Statue, Basilique Saint-Seurin @ Bordeaux 44.8432500, -0.5856944 ///progress.land.daisy
23 Pilgrim statue outside @ old church Moustey 44.3599722, -0.7612778 ///declares.swooshed.scoped
24 Pilgrim auberge @ Lesperon 43.9693611, -1.0930278 ///chimpanzee.cranky.storming
25 Route de Cazordite @ Cagnotte 43.6177500, -1.0685833 ///bedrock.monarchies.defer
26 Croix de Galcetabaru @ D933 Gamarthe 43.210855, -1.137330 ///pumping.huskily.pitches
27 Ermita San de Salvador @ top of the pass Roncesvalles 43.0202222, -1.3241944 ///minty.aboriginal.pieced
28 Side Altar, Church of St Nicholas @ Pamplona 42.815706, -1.644814 ///runways.salt.incomes
29 Memorial post, Statues @ Alto del Perdon 42.735762, -1.742681 ///director.coldly.crisp
30 Wine fountain @ Monastery Santa Maria de Irache 42.650871, -2.043526 ///contestants.poach.lisping
31 Behind altarpiece, Church of La Asunción @ Navarrete 42.4296389, -2.5612500 ///turkey.unhook.purchases
32 Ruin of church of Valdefuentes @ Villafranca opposite rest area on N120 42.364183, -3.369738 ///medicines.comforter.rusted
33 Choir stalls @ Burgos Cathedral 42.3408056, -3.7043889 ///tiling.toast.blur
34 Wall opposite Albergue Juan de Yepes @ Hontanas 42.312761, -4.042950 ///packets.billowing.garlics
35 Under St James statue, Church of St Martin @ Frómista 42.2666944, -4.4069167 ///lawyers.resurface.sags
36 Arch of San Benito @ Sahagún 42.3710000, -5.0335833 ///deliveries.radical.repute
37 Bridge wall @ Hospital de Órbigo 42.4640556, -5.8786111 ///point.homily.ribcage
38 Tree by cross of Santo Toribio @ Astorga 42.454099, -5.999821 ///cocktail.scuttle.quota
39 Rood screen gap @ Astorga Cathedral 42.4578889, -6.0568889 ///beanpole.plop.giraffe
40 Iron cross 42.4888333, -6.3614167 ///hesitation.ample.inked
41 Bench on the Camino de Invierno above river Sil reservoir 42.4143333, -6.8351111 ///murmured.thrill.granite
42 Fountain on LU617 near O Eivedo 42.5485000, -7.5856944 ///beefed.flinching.trivia
43 Church @ Villasante San Salvador in bellrope 42.5825833, -7.6316111 ///overall.coffeehouse.decode
44 Wayside stone memorial @ Chantada 42.6160556, -7.7788611 ///shuts.quells.restless
45 Santiago Cathedral @ left of grille before tomb of St James 42.880642, -8.544311 ///jingles.vision.refrain
46 Lighthouse Finisterre opposite iron boot 42.881772, -9.271963 ///contraband.horseback.foots
47 In wall in front of Muxia Chapel 43.112094, -9.219960 ///amaze.blipped.stardust
48 Cypress trees @ pilgrim statues Mont Gosso, Santiago 42.8846667, -8.4943056 ///spanner.hefty.supermarkets
49 Tree by Chapel of Carmen @ Melide 42.9137222, -8.0188333 ///mastery.examples.sieving
50 Tree by the Chapel of San Román de Retorta 42.9555000, -7.7376111 ///whiling.pies.spoof
51 Lintel of workman’s hut @ stream by water trough, Fonsagrada 43.158818, -6.991575 ///overpay.lovable.custodial
52 On the lookout @ dam 43.236403, -6.843092 ///glittering.direct.butting
53 Bike puncture on the AS14 on the way to Montefurado, Asturias 43.260423, -6.707127 ///conceive.ammonia.nimbly
54 Oviedo Cathedral @ gold side altarpiece 43.3626111, -5.8431667 ///supreme.pots.upstairs
55 Bend on AS331 @ Camino sign in wall 43.4040278, -5.6274444 ///boats.oppose.walking
56 Chapel of Cantu on Camino @ Colombres 43.374647, -4.530864 ///explode.instance.dilutes
57 Fountain @ Santander Cathedral 43.4613611, -3.8074167 ///wrong.bikers.mute
58 Barton’s Mill @ Old Basing 51.272946, -1.053359 ///vision.oiled.stored
59 Pilgrim Chapel, St James Church @ Reading 51.457040, -0.965355 ///broom.dating.lamps
60 Behind lectern @ Holy Trinity Church Cookham 51.561370, -0.707223 ///phones.fleet.tight
If you find one of the name tags please tell me - but leave it there!
Good luck!
I hope you enjoy the story!