C de F - Day 6 : Wall of Death

 Day No. 6 :  Camarinas to Muxia

Today: 26 kms

ToDate:  130 kms -71%

ToGo: 54 kms

With a World Record Breaking 3 minutes to buy & pay for  the picnic ingredients in Eroski ( payback for all those afternoons on Dave 29 spent watching Dale Winton on  Supermarket Sweep) ...

We were on way by 09.03.

Today was spent walking round the Ria de Camarinas Bay.

Inlets galore:

The now standard sandy beaches:

Bridges to cross:

What did Winnie the Pooh say ?

"As they stumped along the path they didn't say much to each other; but when they came the stream, and had helped each other and were able to walk side by side over they began to talk in a friendly way."

There were new friends to say hello to along the way:

If you do miss the green arrow to the cliff path at the Praia de Barreira, good luck with crossing the Wall of Death !!

As we approached Muxia, we started to see the familiar sign of the main Camino:

Some say - Two thousand years ago St James the Apostle landed in Muxia.

In a Rambling with Ric blog ... Rule nothing out 😉

But whatever the exact truth about St James,

 I can tell you that at a minute or two before 17.00 hours on Saturday 8th October 2022 

the Lighthouse Lovelies reached Muxia !!!

Pilgrim Ric

PS

Tomorrow is a Rest Day.

Are you thinking what I'm thinking ...

 

C de F - Day 5 : El salto de la muerte

Day No. 5 :  Praia de Ajou to Camarinas

Today: 23 kms

ToDate:  104 kms : 56%

ToGo: 83 kms

As Day 5 began, the Pilgrims are well-settled in ...

Community shopping for the picnic takes barely 5 minutes:

By 09.30 we were leaving Praia de Anjou beach:

Along the way there were the usual stunning beaches:

Dramatic lighthouses:

Sensational views of an amazing coastline:

Time - of course - for Elevenses:

But in the end today will be remembered for crossing the Duna de Monte Branco.

As to exactly what happened, as the late Queen once wrote:

Recollections may vary !

Suffice to say only one Pilgrim chose the route of El salto de la muerte - The leap of death ☠ 

Obituaries were being written & Eulogies prepared ...

But the Ol' Pilgrim survived to Tell the Tale:

" The Costa da Morte: How I survived !! "

For some days are Never To Be Forgotten 😉 

C de F - Day 4

 Day No. 4 :  Laxe to Praia de Ajou

Today: 18 kms

ToDate:  81 kms : 43%

ToGo: 106 kms

As we started today's walk clouds were scudding across the sky:

There was a hint of Autumn in the air.

What did A A Milne say ...

"I can face the winter with calm. Crisp and sparkling days, long pleasant evenings, cheery fires. 

Good work shall be done this winter. Life shall be lived well. 

The end of the summer is not the end of the world. Here's to October."

We pressed on, undaunted !

By the Faro de Laxe is a statue The Espera - The Waiting.

A woman and her child looking out to sea, hoping for the return of her husband ...

At the top of Peton do Castro the views are truly stunning:

As we walked on, Praia de Soesto came into view:

Time for Elevenses !!

We passed several more wonderful, completely empty beaches.

Praia de Traba 

And then crossed a Boulder Field: 

Shapes for every imagination !!

All too soon we reached Arou, the end of today's walk

The view from the bar :

We are staying overnight for 2 days in Camariñas.

View from the bar by our hotel:

The Camino dos Faros does not disappoint !!

C de F : Day 3

Day No.3 :  Ponteceso to Laxe

Today: 15 kms

ToDate:  63 kms : 34%

ToGo: 124 kms

Out on  the far western of Continental Europe it is still dark at 8 in the morning:

But, having eaten breakfast & checked out, by just after 08.30 we were good to go.

But in Ponteceso the supermarket - for food for our picnic - only opens at 09.00.

The Wise Pilgrim knows to keep up with his domestic duties:

 Having sorted the picnic, we were soon on our way.

The usual beaches and views:

Down on the estuary some were hunting for their own picnic:

This was a much easier & shorter walk than yesterday.

By not too long after 14.00 we had reached our hotel, right on Praia de Laxe:

After a well-deserved Estrella Galicia, there was time to walk along the beach to the church of Santa Maria da Atalaia.

When Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492 ... Pilgrims had already been visiting for close to two hundred years !!

A good day !!

Pilgrim Ric

PS

On Pilgrimage when problems arise, every town needs a Bazar Laxe Hong FA.

Solutions for Problems you didn't even know you had !!

C de F : Day 2

 Day No.2 : Praia de Ninons to Ponteceso

Today: 16 miles

Todate:  30 miles - 24%

ToGo: 92 miles

Boots on the Beach: 09.30

Praia de Ninons

We were soon at Porta de Santa Marina.

A modern fishing port. 

But no sign of any fishing boats...

In these parts everyone knows Rudyard Kipling's advice:

IF you wake at midnight, and hear a horse's feet,

Don't go drawing back the blind, or looking in the street.

Them that ask no questions isn't told a lie.

Watch the wall my darling while the Gentlemen go by.

But we did see an Lone Angler:

And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

Matthew 4:29

Of course, there were beaches & lighthouses:

Praia da Bardo

Exactly like in the Guidebook !!

Faro du Roncundo

Lunch was in Corme.

Great views from the restaurant:

Then it was on for the final 6 miles back to Ponteseco.

At 19.45 hours, never has a bridge been more welcome !

A long day out on the Camino dos Faros, but a rewarding one !!

Pilgrim Piper

PS

The Wise Pilgrim always keeps up to date with his Washing 😉

 

C d F : Day 1

 Hola

Day No.1 : Malpica to Praia de Ninons

Today: 22 kms

Todate: 22 kms - 11%

ToGo: 174 kms

A tremendous  first day !

We started at Malpica port

And then it was out by the Atlantic Coast 

We soon reached the Ermita de Saint Adrian 

Saint Adrian passed this way in the 5th century.

His task was to get rid of a plague of snakes.

Based on today's evidence ... he was successful !!

The Camino de Faros is the route of Lighthouses:

The Island of Sigursas

Faro de Punta Nariga

Stunning beaches

And great stops for Lunch 

I hope the Blog gives you a feel of a Top Walk !!

Ric 

PS

The Ol' Pilgrim by the Lavandero de Bio looked strangely familiar ...

 

The Secret to getting ahead ...

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Boots on the Drive at Merryfield : 03.15 hours !!

A very straightforward journey - via the 06.30 hours Gatwick flight - to A Coruna.

The Bromley Six met up near the harbour with the Boy from t' North, aka Roger.

A delightful stroll round the bay:

Time to walk to the Tower of Hercules, probably first built by the Romans almost 2,000 years ago.

Though - some say - in the 11th century King Breogan, the Founding Father of the Galicia Celtic nation, built the tower so that from the top you could see Ireland ...

Perhaps he did 😉

A wander through the town found an Old Friend ...

The Wise Pilgrim always knows where to find a Lavanderia !!

A spot of well-deserved lunch:

Then it was time for the taxi journey to Ponseco, where we will be staying for the next three nights.

Tomorrow is Day 1 of the Camino dos Faros ...

#Can'tWait

Pilgrim Piper