Tuesday, May 21, 2024 – Cee to Finesterre.

I was out of the hotel and on the Way by 7:30 AM. Ever since I got here I have been bemoaning my inability to find a chocolate croissant. After walking a couple of blocks this morning look what I ran across.

What an amazing assortment of deliciousness. I had a fresh out of the oven chocolate croissant that was as big as a football and half of it was covered with chocolate.

After enjoying my chocolate croissant I decided to detour from the Camino and walk a lovely path that skirted the harbor. I figured this path would eventually bisect the Camino.

Everything was quiet and still this morning.

It was low tide and the gulls were squawking and the briney smell of the ocean was in the air.

As I was walking along enjoying the harbor path an older gentleman stopped me and poked me with his umbrella and started yelling “Finesterre!” I nodded my head said yes and he grabbed me by the arm and gestured for me to follow him. I dog trotted behind him for about 10 minutes until we came to a weed covered stone staircase leading up and up and up, to who knows where. He then started forcefully shouting “izquierda!” Which means go left in Spanish. It sounds something like “is scared a.” I was a little scared of this old guy so I hot footed it up the stairs and when I got to the top I turned left. It took me half an hour of road walking before I finally found the Camino. I don’t know what I was thinking when I decided to detour so far off the Camino. This whole thing is not difficult as long as you follow the yellow arrows.

Once I got on the Way I was bound and determined to stay on the Way.

Check out the four yellow arrows on the right hand side of the picture. No excuse for taking a wrong turn at this junction.

We climbed up a little hill and then walked along a ridge top for a couple of kilometers.

What a lovely day for a walk on the Way.

I stopped at this beach for a little break and a group of Aussies offered to take my picture.

After my little beach break I ran across a lovely white table cloth restaurant that looked like it might be a good place to have a mid morning snack. I got a table on the patio overlooking the ocean.

I ordered a slice of cheesecake and a fresh squeezed orange juice.

This is Finesterre from about 7 kilometers away.

This is the lighthouse on Cape Finesterre. The zero kilometer marker for the Camino Finisterre is at the lighthouse. The lighthouse is about 4 kilometers uphill from downtown Finisterre. I decided to skip the hike up to the lighthouse and go to my hotel.

I got to my hotel at 1:00 PM and check in didn’t start until 4:00. I asked the young lady at the front desk if I could get an early check in and she was more than happy to accommodate my request.

After she checked me in I asked her if she would please help me arrange for my backpack to be transported to my hotel in Muxia tomorrow. Finisterre to Muxia is around 35 kilometers and I thought it would be nice to do this hike without the extra 20 pounds on my back. She called a service and made all the arrangements for my backpack transfer tomorrow.