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[QUOTE="Camino with Kids, post: 444062, member: 53303"] Well here's our journey in a (large) nutshell. If anyone wants to know about specifics I'd be happy to answer. Flew from Canada to Madrid to A Coruna then bus to Ferrol. Overnight at Hotel Silva. Walked to Naron next day (easy) and stayed at Hotel Kensington. Walked to Cabanas, super hot, never been so happy to see the Atlantic Ocean and swim. Stayed at Hotel Iberia. Nice resort town for a return visit perhaps. Got lost a bit in Mino because it was market day and so many cars and stalls were set up which masked some of the signs. Got up early next day to attack hill in Pontedume (some difficulty with markings around the church but figured it out). Hill wasn't so bad early in the cool morning. Walked to Betanzos and stayed at Hotel Palacete. Loved Betanzos - would go back for a mini vacation. Next day took a crazy cab ride to Bar Julia then walked backwards to Betanzos. Not too much difficulty with signage going backwards but took awhile. Almost 40 C so that made it difficult. We did it this way because my husband, my daughter and I walked as one group much slower than our 2 sons. We would arrive at our destination at different times of day plus cabs for 5 passengers aren't common so instead of walking to Bar Julia and cabbing it back to Betanzos trying to organize it all in a language we didn't speak, we did that leg backwards. That was the day I hit the wall due to the heat but just rested for awhile and continued on. Also, you have to love the lavaderios. We couldn't stay in the same hotel in Betanzos due to bookings so that night we stayed at Hotel Garelos. Next day, cab back to Bar Julia then walk ed to Meson do Vento. Didn't find the huge hill too bad as it was cool out still. Stayed in Hotel Caniama. Long day though - 24 km. Next day walked to Sigueiro and stayed in hostel. Last day walked to Santiago and stayed in airbnb apartment. Signage on the camino was good - also bought the Camino Ingles guide from Confraternity of St James - well worth the donation. All accommodations were pre booked and fine - some nicer than others but we aren't fancy people so it didn't matter to us. All were clean. Not a lot of English but everyone was super friendly and helpful. Even though it was a short camino route (120 km) we learned what we are made of. As Canadians who find 25C hot, 30 to 40 C is something we don't experience, plus there was 88% humidity. But you certainly learn how strong a person you are. I walked with a very swollen ankle the last day, from an old injury. Didn't care - I wasn't walking all that way to not walk the last 16 km. I also walked with a knee brace (preventative) and had a number of older Spanish people stop me and ask if I was ok. One older guy looked at my knee brace then at my husband then rolled his eyes at the fact that I was walking with a bad knee. It was hilarious! Loved Spain -loved the people. Enjoyed Santiago and seeing the botafumerio (Friday nights) but Santiago was very busy and noisy - quite a contrast after the peacefulness of the countryside. Saw very few pilgrims each day even though it was August. Planning another short route for next year:) [/QUOTE]
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