Finisterra The End Of The World

Today I knew it was going to be a short walk, 14km plus the 3.5 to the light house then back another 3.5 to the hotel.    The extra 7 K, I was not going to do until sunset.

So this morning, I stayed and had breakfast toast and coffee. And didn't leave till 7:35 a.m.

It was a great start walking along the North Atlantic Ocean. There is just something about the ocean that I just love.

It was picture post card morning

The first marker with a distance on it that I came to.

And of course your normal walk by a church

And then the grain bins

I only walked by about a dozen of them today.   Don't worry I didn't put them all on here.    

Then there was the hill.   There is one almost every day or it seemed like that.    And this one was as bad as some. and worse than others.   Of course on the way up I was cursing the damn hill.    But when I got to Finisterra,  I said to other people how easy today was.

At the top you could look back down at the ocean

Alright one more

And I was taking a picture of this building not the grain bin

Along the trail you would get some glimpses of the water

Way over on that point is the light house.    That is where I will be watching the sunset tonight.

Look!  They even use them as lawn ornaments

First good view of Finisterra

And a little closer

And this is looking back from where I came from

The first secluded beach

And then I was at the beach it is quite long

About here is where I made the mistake of staying on the trail instead of walking the beach.   I was too lazy to take the shoes and socks off. After this the trail goes behind the sand hill and you can't see anything for  1.5km.     So anyone following walk the beach, it is  way nicer

This is where I can finally see the beach again

So I get to town and find a room it's like 10:30 and I just don't feel right.    It's like something is missing.    That's when I realize that I need to finish this thing so I head to the light house.    From my room its only   3km so a 6k round trip. What is 6k now a days?   Nothing really.   I just couldn't wait until evening.

It is a walk up the hill but it is so easy. And it seemed to go by fast.

This is looking back at Finisterra

Half way up the hill there is this Pilgrims statue. See what is hanging from him?   It's my umbrella .  I said I would throw it in the ocean then I thought about leaving it here.   But it just didn't seem to be the place to leave it after carrying it across Spain.

As you can tell it keeps getting higher

That is a big fishing boat down there I bet it's 40 feet long.   Give you any idea how high I am getting?

And then the light house

And marker 0

This is looking straight out at the end of the world.

Yes I did do it and with that damn umbrella!

I walked down to that tower thinking like in the movie I would be able to get to the waters edge. Ya right!   There is no chance of that.    Where did they film that part with him throwing the ashes?  Because it was not here.

Can you read the sign it says it is forbidden to leave clothes on the Arial.

This is still 300 meters from the water and as far as you could go

There are all kinds of places where people have burnt their clothes or tried to and just ended up leaving them.

This is looking back up at the light house



See what is hanging on the tower?    I jumped as high as I could and hooked it on, and that is where it is going to stay for some time.

You can see it hanging there

I think this says it all.  The boot at the end of the trail

You know I asked 3 different people to take my picture before a real Pilgrim came along,  and just took the camera and took the picture.. It's funny how when you do this walk you are all friends but you don't know them at all.  The ones that just took the bus here have no idea what  The Way is.  It sure is not the walk, it's the people.   At least for me it was. There are many that I will never forget.

Then it was the walk back.    I felt different knowing it was over. No more getting up and walking for 4 to 8 hours. It really is over

This is the view from my room.  So what I have to walk up 5 flights of stairs?   I can see the ocean, in Spain!!!!!

Another view

This is my passport

The final stamp at the light house. They do give you one more when you get your certificate

And this is  the certificat.   I like it better than the one at Santiago

So all that is left is to walk up to the light house and watch the sun set and burn some clothes.    6 more sleeps before I go home, and I have no idea what the next 5 days have in store for me.