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The hike turned out to not at all be the remote, wild trek that photos had promised, but it wasn’t without its charms. The Norte and Primitivo routes attract a fraction the traffic as the Camino Frances, and as such it was a more introspective, peaceful hike capped by a majestic couple of days on the O Camiño dos Faros.
Though not at all what I expected, it was a no less unforgettable trip.