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Hello Brian as I have done this myself ..you get easyjet from Gatwick to Santiago de Compostela , always get national express from Victoria if not the train ..once you get to Santiago airport there be a bus to take you to the bus station where there be a direct bus to Ferrol and the first...
Thank you everyone for your imput ..I arrive at 23.40 so be aiming for the 00.30 bus into SDC then go to Ferrol on the bus just after 09.00 to start the camino .. I contact the Albergues you mentioned and see if any of them can accomadate me just after 01.00..many thanks once more , kind regards...
Would anyone please know if there is an Albergue in SDC where there is someone on reception all night so i can check in , as i have a late flight arrival , my fault really as i could not resist the 19.98e return fare from Gatwick. Many thanks Terry
May i throw in my two pennies worth please lol ..By reading your Litinerary between the lines it sounds as if your in a rush to start and finish it , chill , relax and enjoy the experience .. I did it last year for the first time and gave myself 8 days and at the end i never wanted to leave so...
Hello everyone ... got the photos from the camino on you tube copy and paste ... god bless you all ... oh by the way is there a list where i can find out if anyone is down to do the Camino Portuguese or Camino Ingles in the Spring
I took 8kg not sure how many litres my back pack holds .. on airport bus and bus to Ferrol i kept it with me but to the airport it had to go into the hold so i kept looking out of the window whenever the coach stopped to make sure it was not being taken off as i went to the trouble washing and...
I flew back from SDC last night at 21.15 to London Gatwick which took 1.45 hours then a 5 hour coach trip to get me home to Cardiff by 4.50am ..no blisters from the walking boots i was wearing for the first time ...had a lovely few hours in Finisteera on Monday ..have some photos will post them...
I am now safely in SDC after six days in the mountain now staying in an albergue till Friday ..anyone in town give me a buzz... Best albergue is in Neda, worst day Monday between betanzos and Burma with the 3km steep climb just afterbar julia especially in the rain .. I miss the Camino...
Just to let everyone know I have made it to Sigueirosafely two days ahead of schedule ..my phone unable to connect to send text messages or make phone calls even though my phone contractor said I could . so use my phone to connect whatsapp whenever in cafe and use my tablet for anything else...
Thank you to everyone who has given me some sound advice over the past few weeks as i make my way to Ferrol tomorrow for the start of the Camino Ingles , so be warned a mad but sane Welshman is coming to town lol ..
Also thank you to Ivar my order arrived within two days of it being placed...
I only downloaded it to be on the safe side even though one has only got to just follow the waymark to the next one but being that i be doing it on my own i thought i would just have a copy ..
Tia .. i have two hours in Santiago before my bus up to Ferrol so will keep a close eye on it when i go to the station as if not careful i see myself losing a day but i be fine .. just hope weather is better than what is here .. i taken your advice to put my backback as far in as i can and...
Tia .. i have two hours in Santiago before my bus up to Ferrol so will keep a close eye on it
Thank you for that , so you suggest best route is to follow the Rue Magdalena all the way down o the port ?
Thank you for that .. i see from google maps that the tourist information centre is very close to the bus station so i have about 20-25 minutes to get there before they close for the afternoon ...
I only have one more final question to ask is ....can i print of a street map of the central area...
I do intend to get my ticket as soon as i get to the bus station then have a look round and maybe get some breakfast ... i already brought my return airport ticket and printed that off .
Thank you for all he information so kind of you like everyone else who has been helpful ..
My schedule is that i arrive from uk next Friday 28th at 09.00 i leave my backpack in left luggage for a couple of hours so i can look around before i get the bus to Ferrol , so i be starting off at about...
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