Today we took an all day bus tour to Finisterre and Muxia with stops at a number of points of interest along the way.
First stop was this point of interest about 10 kilometers west of Santiago.This point of interest is an ancient bridge where, legend has it, the Romans were chasing the followers of Saint James who were in Galicia trying to find a final resting place for his remains. As they crossed the bridge, with the Romans in hot pursuit, the center span of the bridge collapsed, allowing the followers of Saint James to escape the Roman pursuit.Beautiful estate near one of the approaches to the bridge. Next we drove to Muxia.This is the altar in the church on the beach in Muxia. It is a seafarer’s church.People in Muxia hang models of their boats from the ceiling of the church as a form of prayer for their safety.
I am sitting next to the zero kilometer marker for the Camino from Santiago to Muxia. In the background is a monument acknowledging all the pilgrims who stopped their journey to help clean up an oil spill about 15 years ago.
After we spent an hour exploring Muxia, we drove to the lighthouse at Finisterre.
This is the zero kilometer marker for the Camino from Santiago to Finisterre.This is the lighthouse at Finisterre.This is the view from the lighthouse at Finisterre.Steven Hawking thought Finisterre was a special place.
After we finished exploring the lighthouse we drove down to the seaside town of Finisterre to have lunch.
First course, fish soup. Not that good.Second course, cod and potatoes. Very good.The meal came with a nice bottle of white wine.Next stop was the Ezaro Waterfall. It looks like we are in a fjord in Norway.Trying desperately to suck in my gut.Next we visited the second longest hórreo in Galicia. The size of your hórreo is an indication of your importance and your status.This hórreo is over 100 feet long and is made of stone.This is a pigeon house. They would put grain in this house to lure in the pigeons. The pigeons would gorge themselves on the grain and when they were so fat they couldn’t get out through the openings at the top, they would be harvested.Church near the hórreo where I took a break and prayed for everyone.Dinner at the stir fry place. It was delicious.
That’s it for today. We walked 12,000 steps, 8 kilometers and climbed the equivalent of 20 flights of stairs.
I hope you are having a good day wherever you are. Good night from Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
I've been retired from the Union Pacific Railroad since 2017. I've been planning to walk the Camino for about 6 months and can't wait to get started.
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