Short break before home
After a day recovering from our Camino on July 9 we reverted back to more 'traditional' holiday activities. Our last day in Santiago de Compostela on July 11 was spent on a small group of 12 bus tour to the 'Death Coast' of Fisterra and Muxia named as a result of the treacherous North Atlantic coastline. Pre Columbus's circumnavigation, Fisterra was regarded as the 'end of the world' as no land could be seen from where it's coastline finished.
Out of the 12 on the tour, 5 of us had walked the Camino and we had all met up somewhere at least once. Our meeting on the tour was purely random, yet another example of the Camino's synchronicity.
Out of the 12 on the tour, 5 of us had walked the Camino and we had all met up somewhere at least once. Our meeting on the tour was purely random, yet another example of the Camino's synchronicity.
After a reflective final evening in Santiago, spent with the group on the tour, we departed the next day for a short 40min train trip North to A Coruna for some relaxing time in the holiday destination by the sea. A Coruna is famous for it's World Heritage ancient Roman lighthouse The Tower of Hercules, dating back to the 1st Century and the not so famous family home of the Picasso family from 1891-5 prior to their move to Malaga on the Southern coast of Spain when Pablo was aged 14.
After a pleasant 3 night stay we departed on Sunday July 15 for the 5 1/2 hr train trip to Madrid where we spent a very short 2 nights and a full day. Madrid is on the return bucket list as what we saw in such a short time did not do this beautiful city justice. The highlight was being hosted in a private home for dinner with locals booked through an agency which arranges such events throughout European cities. It was worth every euro and more.
Our departure from Madrid is the beginning of our return home, by train to Paris via Barcelona ( from where this is being put together) and EuroStar to London after a night in Paris for our flight home via Singapore and Melbourne departing Wednesday night July 18. This has been a most memorable time away.
Finisterra Day Trip July 11
The 'end of the world'
A Coruna July 12-15
Tower of Hercules-1st Century lighthouse
View from the tower
Home of Pablo Picasso aged 9-14
Madrid July 15-17
All good things come to an end until next time