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Published: April 27th 2013
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Thursday was a totally chilled day. We did very little. We went on the beach, had a paddle walking along (so did the dogs) and walked to the small village of Louro and back (not far). Unfortunately we didn´t take the camera with us and the beach scenery is quite dramatic here. We shall be walking this way again so there will be other opportunities to photograph the beaches (but we might not have the sunshine that we had on Thursday). Late afternoon we went in to the town of Muros (our campsite is between Louro and Muros), found an Eroski supermarket and stocked up. Apart from these two little excursions we did nothing else, just lounged in the sunshine and enjoyed the day. Glorious!
Galicia is renowned for its changeable climate! Yesterday, we woke up to a cold and very windy day. We decided to go to Finisterre as planned despite the weather, because after all, this is Galicia, and we thought that it might not get any better in days to come! It might get worse. Finisterre is a dramatic spot, far more dramatic than Lands End in England. It is the most westerly point of Spain and
it is the end of the Camino de Santiago. We thought that the pilgrim´s route, the Camino ended at the cathedral in Santiago de Campostela but it goes on to Finisterre. In fact, many people walk their pilgrimage from Santiago to Finisterre and back, rather than walking from elsewhere along the route to Santiago, and we saw several doing so today. They walked in the wind and then the rain (it is so high up out on this peninsula that one is in the clouds, so it is very wet and damp)! A cross marks the end of the route, the Fin de Camino and the sign of the seashell for Saint James is marked in stone along the way.
Between Finisterre and Louro and our campsite there are many little towns and seaside villages of interest and wonderful scenery, but it was cold, very windy and misty so we decided to come back again to explore this most interesting coastline further, hopefully on a better day.
So, we had a good morning but then a lousy afternoon. We arrived back at camp to find that our awning had blown down in the high
winds, and all our stuff was all over the place, It took us until 6.30 p.m. to sort everything out, move the caravan to a more sheltered pitch, re-pitch the awning and get everything “shipshape” again. Bit of a nightmare really, but these things happen every once in a while when camping! By about 10 p.m. the weather finally calmed down so the day ended peacefully!
Today was a “catch-up” day; when travelling, such a day is a must at least once a week, i.e. washing the clothes, washing hair and also washing the dog! Little Bella, who is very old now, has dodgy skin and it has to be washed every week in special shampoo. Most campsites in Spain have Doggie Showers, but usually the water is cold. On this lovely site, the special Doggie Shower has the same hot water supply that our showers have, so she got a good shampoo and blow-dry. The day was a mixture of sunshine and showers, so the use of washing machines and a tumble dryer was most welcomed. This really is a great little campsite by the sea. It has a lovely little reading salon, full of books in all
languages and a telescope set by a big window looking out to sea. It is where I am now, typing this blog (the WIFI is stronger here than on our pitch).
This afternoon we popped down to Muros to have a stroll around the harbour, but the rain forced us to cut our walk short (we don´t want wet dogs in the caravan really). As we drove back to camp around this beautiful bay, the steam was rising off the tarmac road. Despite the cloud and rain it is really warm today, and when the sun comes out it is very hot, a real contrast, hence the steam! So ends our second week of this trip. Tomorrow we hope to do a bit more walking, we have done very little in the last few days, then on Monday we shall probably go to Santiago. We shall not be walking, like many souls are, with sturdy boots and walking poles. We shall drive there, along the “Camino”; we are not pilgrims!
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