Camino do Mar - Stage 12

Despite this being a coastal walk with many beautiful beaches, we haven’t really had any stages take us to the beach. But today we had short beach walks at both the start and the end of the day!

The weather today was typically Galician with rain and sun mixed through the day. We obviously pay attention to the weather forecast, but the weather changes fast here. This morning it was raining when we left breakfast but sunny when we left 10 minutes later. Go figure.

A walk inland from our hotel took us to a beautiful and long sandy beach called Praia de Prados. The lighthouse here, Faro de Punta Frouxeira, looks like a modern architecture project.

From there, our path took us inland to Lavacerido where we had coffee before climbing up to the Ruínas das Baterías de Montefaro. The ruins of the anti-aircraft batteries are quite spectacular. One tunnel I ventured into was in great condition, though the rooms inside had smashed tiling and rusted piping. Still, an incredible glimpse into a previous century.

Our path continued along the coast on well maintained dirt roads, mostly at the top of steep hillsides with the sound of waves crashing below.

Finally nearing Covas, we dropped down to Praia de Ponzos, walked along the beach and then made our way along dirt roads to our accommodation for the night.

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