Muxia

After leaving Barcelona, I traveled to Finisterre on the northwest coast. I spent 2 nights there, walking to the lighthouse for the sunset on the first night. I did a some geocaching while I was there. One of the caches required a picture of me with the 0 km marker and with the lighthouse in the background. The next day, I walked the length of Langosteira Beach.

The next morning, I started out on the 18-mile walk to Muxia. It was a delightful walk through forests and small villages, with an occasional ocean view. I stopped in the small town of Lires for the night. After lunch, I walked along an estuary to the beach, where I had a cold beer at the beach bar before heading back to town. It was the 4th of July, but I didn’t meet any other Americans all day. When I went out for dessert, there was a young American man waiting tables, so I wished him a happy 4th.

I continued my walk the next day and arrived in Muxia just in time to check in at the hotel. It’s a really nice hotel overlooking the beach. I did a lot of walking over the next couple of days, including up to their lighthouse and another 0 km marker. I also found 5 geocaches while there. There are signs around the peninsula telling all about the gooseneck barnacle harvesting.Read more