wendy busch
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- Camino France's 2012
Camino de Santiago and camino Finesterre 2013
Camino Frances and camino Portuguese 2014
(2016 Camino de Santiago and camino Ingles and Camino Primitivo.)
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You can start first in a Coruña and walk to Hospital de Bruma as the small village officially is called and take the bus from there to Ferrol .I am trying to be very clear in my head about where I catch a bus back to A coruna on the camino Ingles.
If I walk from Ferrol to Bruma then want to walk the other arm of the Camino Ingles from A coruna, is the bus station at Bruma or Meson do Vento?
If it is Meson do Vento, I gather this is a separate town and is 1 to 2kms off the actual camino route?
Am I correct?
Thanks everyone.
Excellent. Thank you. While on the bus can i keep my pack on my knee?You can start first in a Coruña and walk to Hospital de Bruma as the small village officially is called and take the bus from there to Ferrol .
Mèson do Vento is not a town but a very small village too. It is about 4 kms from Hospital de Bruma.
If you walk from Ferrol to Hospital de Bruma you face a steep hill after bar Julia.
You could walk to there, give Antonio ,owner of hostal Mèson Novo in Mèson do Vento a call. He picks you up from there if you rsetve a room and next morning you will dropped again at Bar Julia so you can stard freshly from there ,eventually without backpack if you stay another night with them what some pilgrims do.
Or walk on to Sigueiro
Mario's parents make a nice meal and breakfast for you . Lovely people.
Tip when taking busses.
Long distance Busses in Galicia look like touringcars. People are used to put their luggage ,bags,prams etc underneath in the luggagearea of the bus rather than take it into the bus.
Sometimes in busy towns like Ferrol you sit in the bus while the luggagecompartment doors are lifted up and you have no sight on your belongings .
It is not the first time luggage has been stolen while people were sitting in the bus. Allways keep an eye on your belongings.specially if your passports, traveltickets etc are in the backpack.
Buen camino
The busdriver refused us to come into the bus with our 50 liters backpacks !Excellent. Thank you. While on the bus can i keep my pack on my knee?
No - they have to go in the luggage department.Excellent. Thank you. While on the bus can i keep my pack on my knee?
The bus follows the main road N550 which leads through Mesón do Vento.But does the bus actually pass through Bruma? I was under the impression that you would have to go to Meson do Vento to catch a bus ... but perhaps there is another line that goes through Bruma?
www.monbus.es shows a bus from Meson do Vento to Coruna every hour or two (I looked at a Wednesday, for example). From Coruna you can switch busses to get to Ferrol. If there were a bus that passed through Bruma, that would be much more convenient, since it's a 2 km walk from Bruma (the albergue) to Meson do Vento.
I've ridden the bus from Coruna to Ferrol with my pack next to me, but there were plenty of empty seats that day. If it's a problem, you can just stow it below as luggage.
Hi Everyone.
It sounds like I should begin in ferrol , walk to Hospital de Bruma, onward to Meson do Vento and there catch a bus to A Coruna . Rather than beginning in A Coruna.
Would that be a better arrangement?
Sounds a fine idea. I had a reason for starting in A Coruna. It was the last pilgrimage in which my brother "saw me off" at the start, and our plan was to visit the grave of Sir John Moore, about whom was written the fine martial poem based on an incident in the Peninsular War.Hi Everyone.It sounds like I should begin in ferrol , walk to Hospital de Bruma, onward to Meson do Vento and there catch a bus to A Coruna . Rather than beginning in A Coruna.Would that be a better arrangement?
We are happy we met your brother and you in Santiago by that time. We had a good time together in café Casino with a glass of beer and a glass of wine. Happy memories.still got the pictures of your brother and you.Sounds a fine idea. I had a reason for starting in A Coruna. It was the last pilgrimage in which my brother "saw me off" at the start, and our plan was to visit the grave of Sir John Moore, about whom was written the fine martial poem based on an incident in the Peninsular War.
Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note,
As his corpse to the rampart we hurried;
Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot
O'er the grave where our hero we buried.
So I began in A Coruna: my brother died five months later. I still miss him.
It would be lovely to have a copy of those pictures, Albertinho. Any chance? I think you know my e-mail address!We are happy we met your brother and you in Santiago by that time. We had a good time together in café Casino with a glass of beer and a glass of wine. Happy memories.still got the pictures of your brother and you. Best regardsNel and Albert
I will have a look for you Stephen. Of course I know your emailaddressIt would be lovely to have a copy of those pictures, Albertinho. Any chance? I think you know my e-mail address!
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