Finisterre/Fisterra

We had a nice day traveling to the coast. (Finisterre is Spanish and Fisterra is Galician.) The name refers to the end of the Earth, which is what the Romans considered it. In medieval times people thought that the edge of the Earth was out in the Atlantic Ocean and if you went too far, you would fall off. We picked this day for this outing because the weather was supposed to be beautiful, and it was. We had neither the extra days nor the inclination to walk it (5 days), so we took the bus which was about five and a half hours round trip. I was stunned when we got there because, although there was water, there was no view of open ocean. Instead, we were at the end of a bay. It turns out that you have to walk the rest of the way! It was about four and a half miles round trip to the tip of the peninsula where the lighthouse is. At this point four and a half miles is no big deal, but it was unexpected. All in all, it was a good outing to end our trip.

On another subject, toenail #2 fell off this evening!Read more