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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They made it! ? Carlisle to Bowness-on-Solway ? Distance: Approx. 15 miles ?️ Weather: Drizzle to start, ending with glorious seaside sunshine ? Health: One cut head, many blisters, and a very tired but determined bunch The one with… The gin-fuelled pub stop The musical toilet The final triumphant steps into Bowness Today was the…
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? Birdoswald to Carlisle ? Distance: Most walked around 18 miles (well done, you hardy lot!) ?️ Weather: Breezy, dry, and just right for walking ? Health: One down (pothole vs knee – pothole wins), a few more blisters, but the determination from this group is something else! The one with… A man down An…
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? Housesteads to Birdoswald Fort ? Distance: 16 miles ?️ Weather: Much improved – still windy, occasional showers, but plenty of sunshine ? Health: Pinky toe blisters are having a moment The one with… The return of the PUDs (Pointless Ups and Downs) A flying sit pad and an unlikely fishing rod An emotional moment…
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Hadrian’s Wall – Day 3 ? Location: Chollerford to a random rock cluster in the middle of nowhere ? Distance: 3.8 miles ?️ Weather: A bit wet… a bit wild… a lot windy! ? Health: A few more feet to tend to, but nothing too dramatic. No one lost a toe. The one with soggy…
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Heddon-on-the-Wall ➜ Chollerford ? Location: Heddon-on-the-Wall to Chollerford ? Distance: 18 miles ☁️ Weather: Started wet, then unexpectedly turned into glorious sunshine ? Health: A few sore feet, aching hips, and those pesky blisters making an appearance — spirits still high The one with the rain, the beautiful blue fields, and a few cows. Trail…
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Hadrian’s Wall – Day 1 ? Route: Wallsend to Heddon on the Wall ? Distance: 16 miles ☀️ Weather: Glorious sunshine ? Health: One tiny blister The one with the Shuttle Dance, the weird adult-proof swings and the 84-year-old legend. This is my seventh (yes, SEVENTH!) year hiking Hadrian’s Wall with a group, and I…
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