Playa de Laxe La Coruña

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çDecided to rent a car and we took a lovely drive down the coastal towns to fisterra ' the end of the world´´ went and laid on the beach all day however the swimming was rather cool and only the strong of hearts went in (shawn and carl). enjoying having rooms to ourselves without stinky men hanging their dirty socks on OUR laundry line. two more sleeps till we get home.... all looking ...

... sort of place in the middle of the woods. It felt exactly like camp-- we were in rooms with bunk beds, ate in a cafeteria together, played pool and walked on "Galician stilts" in the rec room, and played an impromptu game of soccer on an open field. People were making derogatory jokes about "Camp DIM" because we were not allowed (or able) to go out to bars, but I think many people, myself included, appreciated the chance to bond as a group.

Day 34 - Santiago - Negreira 22.4 km (14 mi)
Day 35 - Negreira - Olveiroa 33.1 km (20.7 mi)
Day 36 - Olveiroa - Fisterra - Cabo Fisterra 42 km (longest day walking, 26.25 mi)

After spending one full day in Santiago, we left to walk to Fisterra.

A little background, Fisterra means ¨lands end¨ (Latin). It is also the end point for the Camino de Santiago. Fisterra is the ...

On this last day it decided to rain, since Galicia is the wettest province in Spain I am glad the rain stayed away for most of the trip.  We spent the day visiting family and doing last minute errands (like mailing postcards).  We also had the best meal of the trip Jo's famous chicken and little potatoes.

We stayed in the home area today.  We went to the museum in the church Santa Maria a Nova (the new Saint Maria church, it's only from 1327).  The museum houses several older gravemarkers showing the different types of markings found.  We also walked the new boardwalk area and saw the rides that are getting ready to be set up for the Fiesta that starts Friday.   We came back to PortoSin to walk along the beach and soak up the fresh air and sun.

Today we stayed in the local area.  When we got up we went to Noia, down the road.  This is the town where Jo & Pepe lived when they were first married.  Today was the Curro, a street market/ flea market.  I had fabulous hot chocolate with vanilla ice cream as my breakfast drink.  We wandered around and picked up our empanada for lunch.  Empanada is ...

Today we visited A Coruna, it is most famous for the Torre de Hercules.  It is the world's oldest functioning lighthouse, it was built in the 2nd century.  Legend has it that Hercules slew the giant Gerion here and buried his head where the tower now stands.  When we got there they were closing up and the first man we spoke with did not want to let us in, but the second man talked to Eric & I who do no speak Spanish and he took pity on us and let us go up quickly.  We ...

I met up with Em and Eric in Madrid and we continued on to Santiago de Compostela.  We landed and Em's parents picked us up and we drove the 45 minutes to Portosin (just down the road from Noia).  We relaxed and ate and then went for a walk around the town and the beach.  Everything is in bloom here and I love to take wildflower pictures, so expect to see them throughout this blog. We then went down the ...

Yesterday the to finallize the journey, Marc, Anna and I rented a car and made a day trip out to Finisterre. It was a beautiful day with the sun high overhead. I did not burn my undies, I only have three pair, but I did burn my socks. I took them down to the rocks where quite a few burn sites can be found. It is obviously a trend shared by many ...

... from the English lads so Clare to them. They were wondering what conditions were like and said they were leaving the following day. It was nice to hear from them. Marie was back in the galley and rustled up some grub for us. I finished off the bottle of wine and commended it to the deep, hopefully the first of many. Marie was on watch just as it was getting dark. The place out there was full of ships. Tuesday 15th May. It was a busy night weaving and ducking and we had to ...