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17 August - Day 22 - Vilalba to A Coruña - 0km rest day

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Wake up to heavy rain and fog. Snooze a little longer. The weather is not looking great, the walk today is meant to be predominantly on road and next to the national highway. Not inspiring. Kim can’t find accommodation in our next   destination of Baamonde. The municipal albergue can't be booked, so it's likely we will get a bed there when we arrive. It is big with 90 beds. Kim is not so keen on staying there. Next problem, we want to be able to walk into Santiago de Compostela but there is too much distance to cover in our few remaining days. We can't find a bus or train to allow us to close the gap.  It’s 9am and Kim comes up with a new plan. Bus at 9:49am to A Coruña, spend the day there being a tourist and then bus to a village which is walking distance from Santiago tomorrow. It's on a different Camino route... The Ingles way. We're OK with that.  Arrive at the bus station at 9:30am and it’s deserted... literally no a soul. Bus is due in 19 minutes. 9:40am p...