The Camino Linkup - Stage 18

A mostly beautiful walk today along the coast from A Coruña to Praia de Barrañán.

We walked along a beautiful path out of A Coruña after coffee and breakfast at a small cafe near the soccer stadium, which went for several kilometers along the waterfront before coming to a waste water treatment facility and then a landfill. The scenery and onshore winds mostly kept the smell at bay.

Before long we turned inland to angle around the very large port of A Coruña, which unfortunately took us next to a recycling facility and a natural gas processing plant.

We finally merged back with the water at Praia de Alba where we found beautiful picnic tables to rest at and have lunch. Out in the sand, a couple guys practiced soccer providing entertainment.

From Praia de Alba we were once again on a beautiful coastal pathway with a full sidewalk for walkers and another for cyclists. Passing more beautiful aqua water, small beaches, rocky cliffs we passed Monumento al Voyeur, a sculpture by Enrique Saavedra Chicheri featuring an insanely large spotting scope (there is a lens in it, but it’s not high magnification).

Finally, the path climbed and dropped once more depositing us at Praia de Barrañán where we stopped for a snack and a tasty beverage at A Recova Costamar before checking into our apartment for the night.Read more