The Camino Linkup - Stage 17

How do you turn a six mile day into a ten mile day? Walk around town a bunch while you’re waiting for the apartment to be ready.

Mostly urban walking today from Porto de Santa Cruz to A Coruña. A Coruña is a little bigger than probably both Anne and I thought it was, and the downtown core is pretty nice.

On the way into town we stopped for coffee at Conuco Coffee Roasters, which was absolutely the best coffee we’ve had in Galicia. And bonus points for the pilgrim passport stamp!

A Coruña is known as the glass city for the galerias that line the street. It’s a popular modernist style in Galicia and I’ve posted pictures of them from both Viveiro and Ferrol. They’re great at providing a light, airy balcony while still being reasonable with the moody and cool Galician weather.

But the galerias here along Avenida Marina are next level. One web page I looked at said that when the sun strikes the street at the right angle it’s blinding and I believe it!

We’re both looking forward to a rest day tomorrow but there’s a lot to see in town so it’s going to be busy!Read more