The one with the tears, the cabbages, and the cathedral ? Location: Sigüeiro → Sangtiago ? Miles: 14 miles ⛑️ Health: Shattered but happy. ?️ Weather: Rain, rain, and more rain… until the final stretch when the sun broke through, as if Santiago himself was welcoming us home. ⸻ We made it! ? There’s a…
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The one with dinosaurs, spiders, and soul-talks ? Location: Hospital de Bruma → Sigüeiro ? Miles: 16.4 ⛑️ Health: No change. All good. ?️ Weather: Cool, cloudy with the occasional sprinkle of rain. ⸻ HIGHLIGHTS ? 7.30 am – Breakfast at Hotel Canamia has had an upgrade since my last visit. Once it was just…
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The one with Granny’s café, surprise Brits, and the runaway kitten ? Location: Betanzos → Hospital de Bruma ? Miles: 15 ⛑️ Health: One tiny blister and a few sore muscles, but everyone’s holding up well. ?️ Weather: Camino perfection – cloudy, mild, and dry. Highlights ? 7:00 am – Breakfast here always makes me chuckle.…
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Day 3 – CAMINO INGLÉS The one with ponchos, pointless bridges, and stamp wars ? Location: Miño to Betanzos ? Miles: 7 miles ⛑️ Health: No complaints. A few sore muscles and some tired legs, but spirits remain high. ?️ Weather: Started rainy and grey, ended up cloudy and warm – ideal hiking weather. HIGHLIGHTS…
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<!doctype html> Day 2 – CAMINO INGLÉS The one with churros, geocaches, and scrumped apples… ?Location: Fene → Miño ?Miles: 12 miles ⛑️Health: All good. Spirits are high, still no blisters (hooray!). ?️Weather: A bit cloudy, warm but not baking — absolutely perfect walking weather. Highlights 8:00 am – Breakfast chaos. Our hotel had…
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Day 1 – CAMINO INGLÉS The one with… flags, cats, donkeys, buses, and (a lot of) chips! ? Location: Ferrol to Fene ? Miles: 16 miles ⛑️ Health: No blisters! Plenty of support tape, a few red faces from the heat, but spirits strong. ?️ Weather: Cool and fresh to start, but cranked up to…
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Exploration Day The one with the vicious dog, fish markets and a warm-up walk… Instagram Reel Highlights View this post on Instagram A post shared by Julia Doherty (@juliadohertycoach) I woke up early, grateful for my little travel kettle and a decent cup of coffee. (Honestly, that thing deserves a medal.) Unfortunately, I could…
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Camino Inglés – Day 6 The one with a bagpiper, a pebble goodbye & a powerful final mile ? Distance: 11 miles ?️ Weather: Overcast but warm – the Camino gods delivered perfect walking weather Summary: The final stretch into Santiago was filled with quiet reflection, belly laughs, and a thousand small moments that…
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The one with a near-miss cyclist, a T-Rex in the woods & Annette’s river paddle (this time, no phone involved!) Location: Hospital de Bruma to Sigüeiro Distance: 16 miles Weather: Overcast but warm – perfect for striding out without melting Day five brought dinosaur surprises, English barmaids in Spanish villages, wild herbs by the trail,…
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The one with bell-ringing chaos, a blister explosion & the granny café that stole our hearts ? Location: Betanzos to Hospital de Bruma ? Distance: 16 miles ?️ Weather: Warm and cloudy with just a sprinkle of rain – aka perfect pilgrim weather Summary: Today was a proper Camino slog – 16 miles,…
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