Tradition has pilgrims walking three days west of Santiago to Finisterre, land’s end. We were unorthodox and took Sophie’s convertible. Top down of course.
Day 85, June 30
6 miles, 1,060 miles
Altitude: ? feet (? feet daily high)
Weather: overcast 65-70F
Finisterre
Special thanks to those who graced my Camino.
Cats…Mike
Tech Support…Mark, Jay, Mike
Blog…Mark, Mike, Pam
Blog Readers…27,900 hits in 17 countries (June 30, 2014)
DVD…Pam
Final 48 Hour…Kenny, Tom
Home Front…Karen, Greg, the Hood
Business…Pam, Gerry
Shared The Dream…Jo, Don, St. James Confraturnity
Piggy…Katherine
The Way Arrow…Mariët
London…JoAnna, Erl
Yorkshire…Leslie, James, Rick
Paris…Sarah, Frederick
Florence…Vieri, Rebecca
Camino Heartstrings…Clare, Ava, Arthur, Hartman, Daniel, Christina, Mimi, JoAnna, Martin, Danilo, Di, Dave, Father Javier,
Father Pius, Iwan, Christian, Bertrand, Wolfgang. Mariët
(Piggy was a travel gift requiring no space or weight; yet, it was a constant reminder of friends and home. It never ceased to produce a smile.)
Day 84, June 29
20 miles, 1,054 miles
Altitude: ? feet (? feet daily high)
Weather: overcast, misty rain; 65-70F
Finisterre
Finisterre, Spain’s last bit of land before the Americas.
Day 83, June 28
0 miles, 1,034 miles REST DAY
Altitude: ? feet (? feet daily high)
Weather: overcast, sunny with clouds,65-75F
Muxia
Perfection in a Spanish sea village.
Some friendship are an instant fit. Welcome Mariët from Amsterdam.
Day 83, June 28
0 miles, 1,034 miles REST DAY
Altitude: ? feet (? feet daily high)
Weather: overcast, sunny with clouds,65-75F
Muxia
Black house.
Day 82, June 27
19 miles, 1,034 miles
Altitude: ? feet (? feet daily high)
Weather: overcast, sunny with clouds, misty rain; 65-70F
Muxia
Atlantic Ocean from the other side.
Day 82, June 27
19 miles, 1,034 miles
Altitude: ? feet (? feet daily high)
Weather: overcast, sunny with clouds, misty rain; 65-70F
Muxia
Those in the know
Have Brierley in tow.
John Brierley is the author of the English speaking Bible for the Camino, A Pilgrim’s Guide to the Camino de Santiago, How refreshing it was to use a variant Brierley did not promote. Without his endorsement, there were only a couple other pilgrims along the well marked way from Olveiroa to Muxia. The cafés lacked the imprint of heavy pilgrim traffic.
Day 81, June 26
21 miles, 1,015 miles
Altitude: 656 feet (1,640 feet daily high)
Weather: overcast, misty rain; 65-70F
Olveiroa
The morning had been cool with an overcast making it an ideal day for walking. After 12 miles, the decision had to be made to stop or walk 9 more miles as there were no accommodations between the two points.
The voice said , “Go for it.”
Day 81, June 26
21 miles, 1,015 miles
Altitude: 656 feet (1,640 feet daily high)
Weather: overcast, misty rain; 65-70F
Olveiroa
One-Thousand miles and still going.
Day 80, June 25
14 miles, 994 miles
Altitude: 656 feet (880 feet daily high)
Weather: overcast, blue sky with clouds, humid, overcast; 65-75F
Negreira
By chance we stumbled on authentic Spanish seafood at a local restaurant. So fresh and delicious.
The Pollicipes, Goose Barnacles, are a regional dish
Shrimp
Clams
Octopus
Linda Scandore 