The Camino Linkup - Stage 15

Today’s the day we start making our own “Camino Linkup” between the Camino do Mar and the Camino dos Faros. After a day and a half on the Camino Inglés, we broke west crossing the Rio Lambre and headed to Sada.

We started early this morning, walking up at 6 because it was forecast to be hot today. An early start meant Nespresso coffee, which is great for caffeine but isn’t a good stand-in for a latte.

The trail climbed steeply out of town, before dropping again and passing through rolling forest along a nice dirt path. Slightly before Miño, we stopped into Tetería peregrino, an open cafe with a charming owner to get real coffee and take a break.

After Miño, we crossed the Ponte da Ponte do Porco and parted ways with the Camino Inglés. Almost immediately we crossed paths with a man walking his dog who let us know we were off route. We tried to inform him we were doing a different thing, walking to Sada, on the A Coruña, then Malpica and the Camino dos Faros but were pretty sure he thought we were nuts.

Either way, we continued our walk, crossing the Pedrido Bridge and roundly rounding north to Sada after walking along the boardwalk at Playa Gandario.

Turns out, Sada is a little larger than we expected. And it’s certainly busier. Today is a holiday here, Galician Literature Day, and e expected everything to be closed. But restaurants are open and it feels like a holiday vibe. Tonight there will be music and singing at the Casa da cultura de Sada and there’s a tent set up for a rock band called Touliña Pop. Also, excellent pulpo for dinner!

Relatively few pictures today, it wasn’t particularly scenic in a photographic way. We’re hoping that’s an exception and not the norm as we work along the coast to Malpica.Read more