⛰️Challenges: the rain, the wind…. Getting there! ✨Highlights: honestly, whenever the sun came out, reaching the accommodation at the end of each day and getting to Santiago and finally having a little bit of sunshine! It’s a good short camino, very manageable, gives a great idea of what a longer camino would be like. A great first camino.

⭐️ Highlights of the Day: the sun coming out, reaching Santiago, getting the certificate (no queue), lunch in the sun ⛰️ Challenges Faced: none ✍️ Reflections / Pilgrim Thoughts: nice to have finished with good weather! Only the Camino del Norte left to do!

⭐️ Highlights of the Day: the sun coming out. Avoiding walking via the motorway. Making great time & progress. ⛰️ Challenges Faced: shins were starting to hurt from all the concrete walking. ✍️ Reflections / Pilgrim Thoughts: less than 16k to go. So glad the sun came out today. It really did improve my mood by about a 1000%

⭐️ Highlights of the Day: getting collected and taken to the hotel. Occasionally getting to walk without the umbrellas. ⛰️ Challenges Faced: the concrete is super hard on your feet & legs. Due to the rain, I didn’t take any photos. This is the only one I’ve got from the little bit of sunshine that we had. ✍️ Reflections / Pilgrim Thoughts: What lovely weather in Spain! Where is the sun - I need sun!!!!!!

⭐️ Highlights of the Day: having an umbrella, lying in bed watching Netflix and eating chocolate ⛰️ Challenges Faced: the non stop rain ✍️ Reflections / Pilgrim Thoughts: none - brain is dead

Nice to be outside again, the weather though… not going to lie - was a struggle. Great to cross the bridge & get into town. Having a hot shower and getting clothes dry.

It was sunny in Madrid at the train station and I got to sit for 10 mins in the sun before catching another train. Getting the pilgrims passport sorted and organising breakfast tomorrow. Finally reaching Ferrol!

Jenn is a long-distance walker, community leader, and passionate advocate for women’s wellbeing in the outdoors — especially during menopause. From battling endometriosis, PCOS, and the trauma of an early medical menopause in her 20s, she was once told she couldn’t live the active, adventurous life she craved. She’s spent the last few years since proving otherwise — one footstep at a time.

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