As with last year, we spent the last days sampling the local beers, wines, and meat – and lots of it. Muxía saw us dine at A Lonxa de Álvaro, a restaurant we’d tried several times to book at but never had any response. In the end we turned up as soon as they opened…

What do you do after you’ve finished walking to the end of the world? Walk some more, naturally! The walk from Fisterra to Muxía saw us head north 28.45km, and I’m so glad we have not got any more long walking days after this 😅. We stayed up until midnight watching the sunset from a…

Whether you call it Fisterra (Galician) or Finisterre (Spanish), it means the same: the end of the world. The name comes from the Latin “Finis Terrae” – meaning ”Land’s End”, which stems from the fact that the area is on one of the westernmost and remote peninsulas in Galicia. The Romans believed it to be…

After the rather long and hot walk to Lago-Abeleiroas yesterday, today’s walk to Cee offered some respite – although not much. It also taught us that the place we’ve been pronouncing as “see” for the last few months is actually pronounced “say” (or “thay” if you have a strong Spanish accent) 😄. At almost 26.5km,…

Perhaps it was the 700g wheel of Arzúa-Ulloa cheese, chorizo, baguettes, and several bottles of wine we purchased from the supermarket and ate just before bed. Perhaps it was the gin and tonic, kalimotxo / calimocho, tinto verano, or any of the various wines we drank in a local bar after our arrival last night……

For various reasons – including wanting to get back to the U.K. in time to vote (it worked: we managed to oust the Tories 🎉), last year’s Camino ended for us in Santiago rather than Fisterra. Jeff and I returned to walk the first few stages in October, and Jeff has just spent just over…