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- 31 maj 2024
- 🌬 18 °C
- Wysokość: 117 m
- HiszpaniaGaliciaFisterraInsuaFaro de Finisterra42°52’56” N 9°16’18” W
Fisterra
31 maja, Hiszpania ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
Stage 8 Camino dos Faros
Fisterra: the end of the world.
We sent our rucsacs by taxi today so that our 28km path through some tough terrain, including ascents and descents totalling 800m, would be enjoyable. And it really was. It really was! It was the best possible weather from sunrise to sunset: a clear sky, a warm sun but with enough chill on the mounting breeze to keep us comfortable. No grey, no cloud, no rain! At last, a simply beautiful day.
Fisterra, the place considered for centuries to be the far edge of the world. The zero point marker proves this! I walked 1000 kilometres over 6 weeks to be there, only to find - as Luca pointed out - that I'm always only ever, in all of my life, at the boundary between the known and the unknown. I know what's behind me, at least my one little perspective onto the experiences I have had, but I know nothing of what's in front of me. Only ... if that view of the seemingly endless sea is anything to go by, anything to take encouragement from, it's going to be beautiful. Very beautiful indeed.
2 days ahead of us at a newly opened tiny retreat house just south of Fisterra. Conceived and created by 2 Italian women Ilaria and Nadia, 'daur, the middle door' arose out of the wish to support pilgrims in their reflections and reintegration following the Camino. Restful, generous, welcoming, warm, loving; mindfulness practices, yoga and movement, and sharing. https://www.daurthemiddledoor.com
Here the sun sets glorious in the western sky.
I kinda hope to find a space inside of me where the freedom and happiness I've been - how to express the feeling? - I've been ... bathing in for these weeks can stay safe; not guarded, not held onto, but just 'there'. Available. I want to remember again and again that 'this is what it feels like to be me '. Not needing to reminisce, however lovely the memories are, and not pining to return even if I might love to (with you, perhaps?). It's that I've so enjoyed my own company, and I really don't want to lose touch! Czytaj więcej
Podróżnik I am so glad for you. Hold on to that happiness with open palms.
Podróżnik 😊😊😊