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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CAMINO INGLÉS – Day 3 The one with a glass-bottom bridge, a coffee nobody wanted & a thunderstorm sprint finish ? Location: Miño to Betanzos ? Distance: 7 miles (a well-earned “easy” day!) ? Weather: Warm, muggy, and topped off with a cheeky thunderstorm Summary: Shorter distance, big laughs, and an unexpectedly fancy Italian…
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The one with the dead baby snake, lemon beer explosion & Caroline locked in the loo. ? Location: Neda to Miño ? Distance: 13.7 miles ? Weather: Hot, muggy, and full of unexpected sprinkles Summary: Today was a day of uphill climbs, village fiestas, and forest surprises. We met passionate performers, found a drilling rig…
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