Finisterre to Lires

We said our good-byes to Bob after breakfast as he is heading home. After leaving him at the bus, Sue and I headed back onto the Camino heading to Muxia. We're breaking this stage into two days to take it easy after all the 15 to 19 mile days. Our rest stop for today is a small village on an estuary called Lires, about 8 miles away. Of course, all the maps lie and it turned out to be 10 miles.

We stopped at a couple of donativos along the way to have coffee and orange juice. At a donativo, you pay what you feel is fair for the value received. We had a nice chat with a young man from Paraguay who is trying to make this a relaxing place for pilgrims to take a break.

Our walk today was really nice and took us through forests of eucalyptus, pine, and ferns. We also walked past beautiful beaches. We took a snack break right on the trail among nature.

When we arrived to Lires, we found that they assigned us a corner room with an ocean view and balcony. We were in heaven and didn't want to move. But we decided to walked along the estuary to the beach since it was only a 20 minute walk. It was so worth it because there was a nearly-empty beach bar with great views. It reminded us so much of Bodega Bay. We spent most of the afternoon there before going back to the hotel to watch a new Italian film titled Buen Camino. It was a silly comedy that we both enjoyed.Baca lagi