Wednesday, May 22, 2024 – Finisterre to Muxia

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Yesterday I arranged for a service to transfer my backpack from my hotel in Finisterre to my hotel in Muxia. Best 5 euros I ever spent. I knew that today was going to be a rollercoaster up and down 35 kilometer day. Carrying a 20 pound backpack might have broken me. Instead I carried a lightweight backpack with a water bottle and my rain gear. I went from carrying 20 pounds to carrying 2 pounds. It was great!

I got out of the hotel by 7:30 but it was raining so I stopped at a bar and had breakfast. By 8:00 I was finished with breakfast and the rain had stopped.

The stone markers will now guide me to Muxia.
The Way out of Finisterre was smooth and well marked with only a gentle rise.
After a couple of hours we topped a ridge and got a view of the Atlantic Ocean. I think there were people camping and surfing at this beach.
Well I finally ran into old Bucky. He found a wonderful new home with a lush pasture and he is very happy.
Another shot of the ocean.

The bars on this stretch of the Way were few and far between. At about 11:00 I ran across a bar that was serving food and stopped for lunch.

This is another kitchen sink omelette sandwich. I took this picture and set my phone down next to the plate. A seagull flew over and shit on my phone. Was he trying to shit on my sandwich and missed? Or was he trying to shit on me and missed? Why would he do that?
A flock of newly shorn sheep.
This is what happens if you pull up lame on the Camino. No matter what, just keep on walking.

For most of the day the Way was an up and down rollercoaster trail. The last 5 kilometers was all downhill and my feet didn’t like that.

As I got to the bottom of the hill we turned right and walked along the coast.
At about 3:30 we finally got to Muxia.

I have a cardinal rule that you check in to your alburgue or hotel, shower, wash clothes and only then can you have a Radler. Today I broke that rule. After I checked in to my hotel I asked the front desk clerk/bartender if he had Radler. He did and I ordered two

I deserve two Radlers after today’s up and down 35 kilometer hike.
Nice room at the hotel.
This is the view from my hotel window.
One more opportunity to have pulpo for dinner.
And Tiramisu for dessert.

Tomorrow I catch a 6:15 AM bus from Muxia to Santiago and then a bus to Porto. Then I grab lunch and take a cab to the end of the first stage of the Portuguese Central Camino. This first stage is 5 hours of walking out of Porto. Nothing pleasant about that. I am more than happy to skip it and take a cab.

That’s it from Muxia. Spain. I hope you are having a great day wherever you are.

Steps walked – 38,832

Kilometers walked – 34.2

Flights of stairs climbed – 37

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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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