Hello, I am a potential first timer for the Camino - we've been thinking about it for ages. There are three of us - I'm a 38yo male in reasonably good shape, as is my wife (36yo). Her mother (60yo) would join us too. All of us walk to some degree, but nothing on this scale.
Our potential dates are flying from London to La Coruna on Wednesday 28 March. It's a very late flight so we'd need to stay somewhere that would let us arrive at 00.30-01.00 (if anyone knows anywhere to look - maybe near the airport in fact that would be awesome). Then we'd probably bus it to Ferrol on the Thursday afternoon, and potentially do the short walk to Neda that afternoon/evening. Then the planned walks are probably along the lines of what other folk have done.
Friday - Neda to Pontadeume
Saturday - Pontedeume to Betanzos
Sunday - Betanzos to Bruma
Monday - Bruma to Sigueiro
Tuesday - Sigueiro to Santiago (this is a shortish walk but as I understand you want to get to Santiago by midday?)
Does this sound a reasonable route? We expect the Saturday-Monday to be the toughest days and would factor in 6-7h days potentially. We probably wouldn't use albergues necessarily (well not dorms) but presumably these towns have options for pensions/B&Bs? Are these also towns where we could expect places to be open to eat in the evening - even if just supermarkets?
If anyone has any advice for anyone doing their first-time camino, we would appreciate it. We know it will be an adjustment and it's hugely different to anything we've done before. After a bit of rotten luck in the last year or so, we're hoping the challenge of a camino will usher in the start of some better times.
Thanks!
Our potential dates are flying from London to La Coruna on Wednesday 28 March. It's a very late flight so we'd need to stay somewhere that would let us arrive at 00.30-01.00 (if anyone knows anywhere to look - maybe near the airport in fact that would be awesome). Then we'd probably bus it to Ferrol on the Thursday afternoon, and potentially do the short walk to Neda that afternoon/evening. Then the planned walks are probably along the lines of what other folk have done.
Friday - Neda to Pontadeume
Saturday - Pontedeume to Betanzos
Sunday - Betanzos to Bruma
Monday - Bruma to Sigueiro
Tuesday - Sigueiro to Santiago (this is a shortish walk but as I understand you want to get to Santiago by midday?)
Does this sound a reasonable route? We expect the Saturday-Monday to be the toughest days and would factor in 6-7h days potentially. We probably wouldn't use albergues necessarily (well not dorms) but presumably these towns have options for pensions/B&Bs? Are these also towns where we could expect places to be open to eat in the evening - even if just supermarkets?
If anyone has any advice for anyone doing their first-time camino, we would appreciate it. We know it will be an adjustment and it's hugely different to anything we've done before. After a bit of rotten luck in the last year or so, we're hoping the challenge of a camino will usher in the start of some better times.
Thanks!