Muxia to Finisterre

Early Sunday morning I met up with Aidrian and Edel ("The Irish") and we grabbed a bus to the coast.  The two hour ride was peaceful and dropped us off in Muxia.  We enjoyed the lovely Oceanside village and found a room at Casa Isolina where Bogonia was our host for our stay.  Bogonia had the Camino Spirit and loved to share everything about her home town.   She shared all the history of the village and encouraged us to check out the main sites, attendthe evenings Pilgrims Mass and to stay up for the Sunset that occurred about 10pm.   No easy task for Pilgrims use to going to sleep at that hour.   

We climbed up to "O Corpino" - a large cross that overlooked the town from the hills above.  A challenging climb through brush but offered amazing panoramic views.   Later after a very nice dinner at a small cafe in town we walked to the Church and attended the Pilgrims Mass. The Church had 8 models of boats hanging throughout its rafters as they constantly pray for the safety of their fishing fleets and the others who pass through their waters. 

 

   Muxia was a great great.  The weather was perfect - it felt like we had the city to ourselves - which was a nice change from the business of Santiago - and we saw some really beautiful sites.   After the heat we had in Santiago - we actually had jackets on tonight for the sunset. We really appreciated the cool breeze.   I enjoyed the company of my Irish friends who have become regular walking companions over the last 15 days and Bogonia was a real treat.   Has us very ready to start our walk along the coast to Finisterre early tomorrow.  A quick picture of a map below.