Camino Day No. 34 - Finisterre

Camino Day No. 34 - Friday

 Curcubion to Finisterre

Today Kms: 16
Todate Kms: 864
To Go Kms: No longer applicable!!

Hola !

The final day: the Run Out to Finisterre.

There was time - as there always is - for a Church:

And a reminder of happy times:

The Washing is drying nicely !

But in truth the day was really about the Sea:

And the End of the World:

It was time too to say goodbye to an old friend: the pebble I'd brought from Rottingdean Beach, one of Laura's favourite walks:

Tonight it is the Pilgrims Last Supper.
I'm beginning to wish I had prepared a few ad hoc ramblings ...

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I hope you've enjoyed my daily Blog.

There will be one more in about a week's time: what I've made of it all.

And of course the Movie; hopefully by the end of November.

So it just remains for me to say:

#BuenCamino, my friends, #BuenCamino

 Pilgrim Piper xxx

Camino Day No. 33

Camino Day No. 33 - Thursday

 Oliveiroa to Curcubion

Today Kms: 18
Todate Kms: 848
To Go Kms: 16

Walkers: Jackie & Jeff, Nigel & Katy, Nicole & Shauna, Chris, Mike & Barbara

Hola !

The penultimate day out on the Camino.

A Stroll through woodland:

Out to the Sea:

A time for Old friendships:

And New ones too:

Chryssy - Nicole - Shauna

And a memorable Pilgrims lunch:

As for the song of the day, there could only be one:

Tomorrow it is Camino Day No. 34; the Run Out to Finisterre, to the End of the World !

Onward, my friends, Onward !!

#BuenCamino, Pilgrim Piper

Camino Day No. 32

Camino Day No. 32 - Wednesday

Today - Kms: 27
Todate - Kms: 830
To Go - Kms: 34

Walkers: Chris

Hello !

An early start:

A riverside view:

Time for Elevenses:

It was a long walk today:

But from the top of the hill the view makes it all worthwhile:

Just a couple of days left out on the Camino.

On Thursday we reach Concorbicon & the sea.

There's a Rumour that the King is on the beach ...

#Buen Camino, Pilgrim Piper

Camino Day No. 31

Camino Day No. 31 - Tuesday

Santiago to Negreira

Today Kms: 19
Todate Kms: 803
To Go Kms: 61

Walkers: Chris, Graham, Grahame & Harry

Hola !

Our first day walking from Santiago for the Run Out to Finisterre.

Great to be joined by two new Pilgrims, Grahame & Harry:

I was also delighted to bump into my favourite Entrepreneur from Tallahhassee who is also strolling out to the Atlantic!

Another lovely day in the countryside:

Rounded off by a well-deserved beer ... or two:

And a Pilgrims Supper:

Just three days left on the Camino - #Forever Young 2017 ...

The Longest Walk Home is coming to its denouement!

#BuenCamino, Pilgrim Piper

Camino Day No. 30 : Santiago

Camino Day No. 30 - Monday

Pedrouzo to Santiago

Today Kms: 20
Todate Kms: 784
To Go Kms: 80

Walkers:  Nigel, Kate, Gareth, Chris, Graham, Mike, Barbara, Nicole & Shauna

Hola !

It was a glorious morning for a walk:

Time to take in yet another Church:

To say hello to some "ferocious" guard dogs:

To simply relax:

To take a photo:

The two Pipers at the Monte do Gozo:

But today was really all about the stroll into Santiago.

Though each Pilgrim must walk each step along the Way themselves, the Camino is a Team Game.

On the steps outside the Cathedral

I can't tell you if St James the Apostle really passed this way in AD44 ...

But I can tell that at just before 4 o'clock on the afternoon of Monday 23 October 2017 I did!

As the Girls sat opposite me at dinner,

Dianne - Lexi - Nicole

There was a moment to reflect that it is beginning to look that I might actually get to Finisterre!


Onward !!


#BuenCamino, Pilgrim Piper

Camino Day No. 29

Camino Day No. 29 - Sunday

Melide to Pedrouzo

Today Kms: 36
Todate Kms: 764
To Go Kms: 100

Walkers:  Nigel, Kate, Gareth, Avril, Chris, Graham, Mike, Barbara, Nicole & Shauna

Hola !

Week 6 & the Pilgrims are in town !

Glorious Autumn weather for a leisurely stroll through the countryside:

Bridges:

Views:

& time - of course - for a relaxing drink:

Tomorrow it is the walk into Santiago.

My friends as Sinatra used to sing:

And now, the end is near

#BuenCamino, Pilgrim Piper

Rest Day No. 5 : Joining up the ⚪⚫🔴🔵

Hola !

My 5th & final Rest Day is being spent in Melide:

Actually it is a half-day for this afternoon I'll be walking 17 kilometres to meet Dianne & Nicole + friends at Arzua.

From there it is barely 35 kilometres to Santiago & then 4 days walking to Finisterre.

It has been a Sensational Week 5 on the Camino.
Stunning countryside:

Testing walks & weather, including the never-to-forgotten O Cebreiro day: a 2,000+ feet climb in heavy rain with no visibility.

And of course the wide-ranging discussions: from Lyndon Baines Johnson ( the 36th POTUS & my favourite of the 20th century) to the economics of deer farming in New Zealand (who'd have ever guessed that Korean aphrodisiacs were the Answer!)

I can sense the end of the Camino; feelings of Relief & Sadness.

It is approaching the time to begin to make sense of it all ...

If you haven't had the chance, you might like to view:

YouTube Steve Jobs Stanford

It is a brilliant speech.

Jobs explains why Death is so crucial to Life:

Why Failure is important too.

He tells of being adopted, of why he went to college & the benefits of dropping out.

Like Billy Joel, do what you love:

And the importance of Joining Up the Dots:

The Camino has given me a chance to Join Up a few of my own ...
And a huge thanks to a Pilgrim who grew up in Billings, Montana, who walked with me to Portamarin... & who also saw the Jigsaw on the hills behind the town!

And as for:

Caproaldehyde by Damien Hirst

Well, about 5 years ago I was invited to a Hirst exhibition.
A lady standing next to me asked what I made of Caproaldehyde?
Wanting to be polite, I said I found it thought provoking!

She said she was going to paint 🔵⚫🔴 on a wall in her conservatory!

I often wonder if she ever did...


No more Rest Days for me ...

What was it Tom Petty said:

Buen Camino, Pilgrim Piper

Camino Day No. 28

Camino Day No. 28

 Gonzar to Melide

Today Kms: 30
Todate Kms: 728
To Go Kms: 136

Walkers: #JustMe

Hola !

Strolling through the countryside:

Views:

Churches:

& Sculptures:

As for discussions: End of Life care, the NHS & Obamacare and Making a Difference.

Oh OK: We had another run round on Trump v Hillary Clinton and on the EU Referendum!


So Week 5 ends.

Not far now!!

#BuenCamino, Pilgrim Piper

PS

Lexi:

 I met a lady from Austin, Texas
She knows  the Johnson Family
Told me: LBJ was a MONSTER!