I made a last push to Fisterra (sometimes known as Finisterre) from Olveiroa by walking 35 km (21.7 miles) today. I started at 7 am, after breakfast in Olveiroa, and arrived in Fisterra (Finisterre) at 2 pm, exhausted with sore feet but happy.
What else can I say? It's been a wonderful Camino altogether. I felt better prepared and ready for my end at Fisterra (Finisterre) than my finish at Santiago. The weather was simply superb (truly grateful) and I got to witness the sunset near the lighthouse, marking the end of my Camino. I'm tired but fully grateful, content, and proud (no hubris here) of how far I've come with the help of God. Glory be to Him.
"... surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I shall dwell in the House of the Lord forever more." Amen.
Above left: River Xallas
Above right: A Nosa Senora das Neves (18th century)
Above right: A thought came to mind, "Why can't someone build a bridge here, so I don't have to climb down and (then) up this ditch of a path?" Or I can quit griping and walk with a good pilgrim's attitude!
Above: Stunning views of the coast and the finish line
Above right: What do you see ahead? An ocean, you say? It was surreal to finally see the sea (after starting my trek from the mountains 7 weeks ago)
Above: The blessed weather made it even better
Above left: Every cloud has a silver lining; Above right: Entering (and passing through) Cee
Above: I'm finally on the coast (proud satisfaction)
Above: Corcubion
Above left: This part of the trail reminded me of California's Pacific Coast Hwy 1 (oh, how I miss home)
Above: View of Fisterra (Finisterre) and the lighthouse from a distance
Above: The cove of Talon ~ a quiet beach, it's definitely worth the climb down (and up) the cliff
Above right: The beach of A Langosteira
Above left: A Langosteira beach; Above right: These stones were painful to walk on by this time
Above: Arriving in Fisterra (Finisterre) at 2:00 pm
Above left: Happy to see Sarah, Park, and their two sons again in Fisterra (Finisterre); Above right: Fisterra (Finisterre) compostela
Above: My single room in Pension Cabo Finisterre (18 euros a night) ~ a worthy indulgence
Above: First course ~ fish soup, second course ~ seafood paella (SO good, loaded with seafood: mussels, clams, bamboo clams, crab, shrimp), dessert ~ strawberry mousse (the total cost for the 3-course meal with white wine and bread was 12 euros)
Above: My final 3 km (1.9 miles) walk to the faro (lighthouse) at 8 pm
Above left: My Camino ended here at the lighthouse (built in 1853); Above right: What a brilliant end to an epic trek from the French Pyrenees to Spain's Galician Atlantic coast
Above left: The walk back to Fisterra (Finisterre); Above right: God is the alpha and the omega ~ the reason for my Camino. Thanks be to God.
