Day 85 - Olveiroa to Finisterre

So today we went to the end of the earth. Finisterre means the earth is finished. It is the most westerly point of Europe and was thought to be the end of the world before America was discovered. It was an important and sacred site for the ancient Celts.
We left Olveiroa under heavy leaden skies. It had rained heavily through the night which did quell the fireworks following ‘the game’.
It rained as we had breakfast. We braved the windy morning without ponchos and headed for the bus stop. There is a bus once a day to Finisterre and we weren’t going to miss it. A group of Spanish people turned up as the bus was due, it ended up being 10 minutes late.
The journey was just over an hour. We got off the bus, rescued our rucksacks from the hold and headed for our hotel to see if we could leave our bags before walking west. I suddenly realised my poncho had vanished 😳 I rushed back to the bus - which hadn’t left yet but it wasn’t there , checked all around the bus station- no sign 🤷🏻‍♀️
I had to come to terms with the fact that the gift the Camino had given me many weeks ago in my hour of need had been taken back!! I really hope wherever it dropped someone who needs it finds it 🤞
As we still have a week to go and the weather is so unpredictable we did find a replacement in the local sports shop 😅
Well the sun came out and we walked to the Cape de Finisterre - the most westerly point of Spain and for us the end of the Way! From now we head north and East back to Santander and home.
A beautiful walk, beautiful views, a great end to our amazing adventure.
Finisterre is a lovely coastal resort and we have been made to feel very welcome. We had a great lunch and a lovely walk around the harbour once we returned to town.
Simon says it has been a fantastic adventure- but he is not a pilgrim! Just a man with a bag!!
Tomorrow we head north for A Coruña and hope to visit the Picasso museum.Baca lagi