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  1. Catholic Deacon

    Holy Year 2021

    2021 is my 50th Birthday year, so what better way to celebrate than to join the Camino once more! At the moment, I am deciding which route to take. We will have to go during the school summer holidays and yes we would love to get there for the 25th July - before you say it, I am aware what a...
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    Walking with large family

    Well done! It would be great to hear a more detailed account of your journey. I bet you did find it quite warm! How did all the accommodation work out?
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    Need current information on the Camino Ingles

    Yes my favourite! When we lived in the UK it was very difficult to find, now living in Spain I am spoilt for choice - as sadly we are probably leaving in Summer, I am beginning to stockpile! If you want a delicious red try Rectoral de Amandi from the Ribeira Sacra region. For food obviously...
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    Need current information on the Camino Ingles

    Hi Sophie! @Altheoptimist is quite correct we did walk over Easter and this is probably the reason why the Albergues were full. We arrived in Santiago on Easter Monday and it was quite noticeable how quiet it was as all the (mainly Spanish) pilgrims who had been dashing to get there for the...
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    I'm off on another camino

    Have a good pilgrimage and wrap up well. We walked during Holy Week and went from suffering heat exhaustion to nearly being drowned by the rain and blown over by the wind - such are the joys of Galicia! Buen Camino!
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    Bar with food in Bruma

    I am not sure if this has been mentioned on here but there is a Bar in Bruma which serves food. It is called the Casa Grana and is between the Albergue and church at the end of the village on the left hand side of the Camino. It is not mentioned in the current edition of JW's guide so came as a...
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    New stop/place to stay between Betanzos and Bruma

    This place appeared as if a 'mirage' on our Camino during Holy Week! On this particular day it was so hot (I later suffered from terrible heat exhaustion after foolishly not bringing a hat!) and we were in desperate need of cold fizzy drink! It is not mentioned in JW's guide so it came as a...
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    Comment by 'Catholic Deacon' in media 'Camino Ingles - Pontedeume - Betanzos - In a ditch by the side of the road......'

    Haha - I know how you feel (felt!)
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    Comment by 'Catholic Deacon' in media 'Pontedeume'

    With the Albergue on the right where we we had to sleep on the floor!
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    Comment by 'Catholic Deacon' in media 'Mino this morning'

    We were there two weeks ago. Made sure we were first there as the Camino was so busy during Holy Week. There is a wonderful cafe just down the road serving fantastic milk shakes and ice-cream!
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    Comment by 'Catholic Deacon' in media 'Along the route'

    Haha, yes these statues were VERY strange - fortunately the rain was torrential so we did not have much time to linger!
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    Comment by 'Catholic Deacon' in media 'What a sight'

    We were here on Good Friday and it provided a good moment of reflection. There were a lot more stones if I remember correctly, perhaps from all the Holy Week pilgrims.
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    Comment by 'Catholic Deacon' in media 'up up up'

    Ahhh don't remind me!!! Least we stayed at Meson do Vento the night before and started the stage here from Casa Bar Julia.
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    Comment by 'Catholic Deacon' in media 'Presedo'

    Ha, how could we forget this place. It was so hot this day and we were actually talking to each other about how we were dreaming of having a ice-cold 'Fanta Limon' - then this place (which was not in JW's guide) just appeared as in a mirage! Suffice to say many 'Limons' were drunk and a lovely...
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    Average walking speed

    Thankfully it did not rain that day until we were a few hundred metres from the Hotel San Vicente - that path seemed to go on forever!!
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