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Day 18/19: O Pino to Santiago

Day 18/19: O Pino to Santiago

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There are no words to express the mixed feelings we get when we arrive in Santiago. It is always a happy/sad time. Already we miss the journey of the Camino del Norte: the ocean views, beaches, fishing ports, hamlets, farmers, peregrinos, cows, chickens, sheep, goats, mountains, even the windmills looming overhead. 😢  Walking the Camino is like nothing else. When can you be in a mix of like-minded people from various corners of the world walking in the same direction, along…

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Day 17: Arzua to O Pino

Day 17: Arzua to O Pino

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It was an easy, peaceful, and beautiful 7.7 km walk on good, flat trails between Arzua and O Pino – like a walk in the park, really. We arrived at Casa do Horreo in O Pino in time for lunch and an early check-in, thanks to Pablo. It was a pleasant change to be in the company of so many pilgrims on the busy Camino Frances this morning. More pilgrims responded in English to “hola/hello” compared with the Camino del…

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Day 15/16: A Pobra de Parga to Arzua

Day 15/16: A Pobra de Parga to Arzua

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Our Camino is changing dramatically and it is all good. Over the last two days we’ve walked 47 km and are in Arzua, the town where the Camino del Norte merges with the Camino Frances. First things first, though… When we left A Pobra de Parga yesterday morning, it was 8° and a light fog was lifting. All was quiet except for the crunching of our footsteps, the melody of a variety of birds, and Dave calculating our elevation gains…

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