North Atlantic Ocean 43°49’55” N 17°2’22” W
October 3, 2019, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
I’ve actually only once listened to an audiobook. It was back in 1999 when we drove, with the kids and our Coleman camper, to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The book was called the Railway Children. I doRead more
PortugalPortoGaiaBandeiraMuseo de Casa Senderman41°8’17” N 8°36’44” W
October 2, 2019 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
One more day in Porto, might as well eat seafood on the Douro River. Codfish with shrimps, prawns and mussels. With vinho tinto and cerveja of course!
Goodbye Portugal!
SpainGaliciaFinisterra42°54’26” N 9°15’43” W
October 1, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We reached the end of the world today. Although we didn’t walk out to Fisterre and Muxia, another 95 km on the Camino de Santiago , we found both these places to be magical, awe inspiring and veryRead more
SpainGaliciaSantiago de CompostelaParque de Bonaval42°53’1” N 8°32’3” W
October 1, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
From the beginning, I knew souvenirs would not fit into my backpack. Alternatively, I collected interesting doors that I happened upon in narrow alleyways, museums and cathedrals. Now, what to do withRead more
SpainGaliciaFinisterra42°54’18” N 9°15’52” W
October 1, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Today, we travelled to Fisterra, (a Galician term meaning end of the earth). In Roman times, this place was believed to be the end of the known world.
SpainGaliciaSantiago de CompostelaParque de Bonaval42°53’1” N 8°32’3” W
September 30, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Every time I walk through the archway into Praza do Obradoiro, the square in front of Catedral de Santiago, I choke up hearing the Galician pipes, a reminder that my Scottish and Irish Celtic heritageRead more
SpainGaliciaSantiago de CompostelaMuseo e Iglesia de San Martín Pinario42°52’56” N 8°32’35” W
September 30, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Perhaps the most ornate, artistically adorned church museum experience of Santiago de Compostela is a visit to the Monastery of San Martiño Pinario, behind the Cathedral. We spent well over an hourRead more
SpainGaliciaSantiago de CompostelaAlameda Park42°52’42” N 8°32’43” W
September 29, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Despite the steady rain last evening, we toured through old town of Santiago de Compostela on a tapas tour with Juan of @compostours! The traditional authentic dishes were extraordinary! Moving fromRead more
SpainGaliciaSantiago de CompostelaParque de Bonaval42°53’1” N 8°32’2” W September 29, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
If you’ve not heard of the film “The Way” produced by and starring Emelio Estevez, in which he played a Pilgrim on the Camino de Santiago and his real father, Martin Sheen, played his dad, anRead more
SpainGaliciaSantiago de CompostelaCathedral of Santiago de Compostela Museum42°52’49” N 8°32’43” W
September 29, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
We attended the Church of England Eucharist held at the unused parish of Saint Susanna in the centre of Alameda Park, just outside the old town in Santiago. In addition to us, there were worshippersRead more
