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🇪🇸 Camino INGLÉS (from Ferrol/A Coruña)
Group of 12 - May 2015
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[QUOTE="Whereswillie, post: 306015, member: 38973"] Thank you all very much for all your help - particularly Tia Valeria, Falcon 269 (who motivated us from the start of the planning), Judydaisy who filled in plenty of detail and especially Albertinho - who assured us of the beautiful scenery on the route - he was right - even the built up bits were lovely!! So we made it and had a spectacular time in perfect weather - no rain at all. We kept to the schedule above which I will annotate with the accommodation used and follow up with a few overall bullet points - if of any interest. Flew from Gatwick to SdC, private bus to El Ferrol (€300 for upto 16), then: [B]Saturday 9 miles to Neda [/B]- Nice flat start - 4 in Albergue (OK); 8 in Pension Maragoto - plain but very clean, good food and extremely helpful proprietors [B]Sunday 10 miles to Pontedeume [/B]- A more strenuous day but no problems. 4 in Albergue (Better than Neda); 8 in Hotel Eumesa - nice but nothing spectacular [B]Monday 13 miles to Betanzos - [/B]A tough day! Don't believe the Cicerone Guide to the Northern Caminos - it says "Total Ascent 220m" - it's more like 750m!! 4 in Albergue (Fantastic) and 8 in Hotel Garelos - most expensive night on the route (say €35 pp) but quality hotel [B]Tuesday 11 miles to Bar Julia[/B] - Great day -Taxi Shuttle to Meson o Vento - which was as good as everyone has said - nice rooms and brilliantly helpful people - Oh - and best coffee throughout! [B]Wednesday 14 miles to near Ordes[/B] The big climb from Bar Julia was big but doing it early in the day it didn't seem too bad - in fact the terrain gently undulates once that climb is out of the way. Ended the days walk at Bar Crusades in Poulo (Shuttle to Meson o Vento) [B]Thursday 14 miles to Formaris [/B]Another "not too stretching" day. The end was a little confused as we were booked into Hotel Castro which is on the N550 - about 1.5 km from where the camino leaves the main road (around Forte). The N550 is horribly busy and to avoid this road walk, we took a 4 km detour in a loop to the South of the road returning to it more or less opposite the hotel. On speaking with the hotel owner, it appears that he looking to get the main route reinstated to follow the N550 to his hotel - and then rejoin the "new route" shortly after. Suffice to say that rather than take the 4 km loop, we could have probably followed some scrubby yellow arrows at a safe distance from the N550 on its north side. Hotel very pleasant. [B]Friday 6 miles to Santiago[/B] A well timed stroll into Santiago to arrive in plenty of time to get our certificated and into the cathedral for noon Mass. We got in at about 11.30 and it was standing room only. Stayed at the Hospedería San Martín Pinario - a "must"!! [B]Other points:[/B] * All the locals could not have been more pleasant and helpful * Used local taxi drivers for baggage transfers - co-ordinated by Don Laurenzo - a mate of Antonio of Meson o Vento * We walked well as a group with the slower people being encouraged by the rest of us at various times dropping back and spending time with them * About a third of the pilgrims suffered with blisters but only one was in a lot of pain - but in true pilgrim style ploughed on through it * Prayers at 13.00 each day and at sometime each evening enhanced the experience * Food, drink and accommodation were extremely good quality and extremely reasonable by UK standards. So that's it - big success - great weather - happy to pass on any thoughts to others if required. Buen Camino!!! [/QUOTE]
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