Rest

Taking a rest day in Fisterra.  The Wifi is not strong enough to upload the pictures, but all is well. 

Fisterra

Made it on down the coast to the other town that claims an end to the Camino... Fisterra... the End of the World.  

More will follow as I visit the several sites in town. 

Along the coast

A leisurely saunter down the coast today of 15km to Lires.  Overcast skies and almost still air made for a delightfully quiet day.  Just birds singing from the trees. 

There is no vigil Mass here tonight,  so I will concelebate tomorrow's 10am Mass before walking on....  

Muxia

Having stopped early yesterday due to torrential rains and wind, I made it to Muxia this morning under clear skies and gorgeous weather.   

Started today with the official tour of the Romanesque church of San Xulian.  Some lovely murals on the walls depicting the sins the monks were to avoid.   But I was particularly taken by the carvings by the doors... done in the style of the Cathedral in Santiago.   This one is of the monk

My favorite is that of the pilgrim. 

Just a short walk from the monastery into Muxia, one of two coastal terminal points for the Camino.   

This town is under the patronage of Our Lady of the Boat.  

They have Mass there in the evening,  so hopefully I can take some pictures after praying.   

Rain

A merry Galician day of rain and wind.  So no pictures to share.  But tucked in at the monastery of San Julian, an 11th century Benedictine house. 

Rolling

Another glorious day of walking, temperatures in the 50s and the sun in the sky!  Today I walked 23km to Dumbria over some lovely hills.  

It is a simple joy to be rolling along the Way.

A soft day

Another lovely day for walking as 21km were covered to Santa Marina.  By midday a cloud or two dropped a few drops down.  But it was short lived and rather refreshing.   

West

After a rest day yesterday in Santiago, walking resumed today.  The heat wave finally broke and today brought more typical Galician weather... drizzling rain and cool temperatures.   I walked 21km to Negreira.  On the way out of Santiago there was an overlook for one last glimpse of the Cathedral. 

The walk was along country roads and forest tracks.  A lovely quiet day of prayer and walking. 

Arrived

Made it into Santiago after a leisurely 16km walk.  Time to check in with the Pilgrim office and find out about the Mass schedule.