Tuesday, October 15, 2013

We've reached the end of the world, and everyone speaks Hungarian! (Tu 15 Oct)

Not a long walk today, based on kms travelled, but it was wet, foggy and hilly, we were tired from the get go and glad to finally land a bed at Albergue Por Fin, where everyone seems to speak Hungarian (it happens to be a Hungarian Albergue).  We got more than a bed, a nice room of our own, for only 24€, compared to 10€ each for a bunk bed. Our Hungarian Camino buddy Andrew (from Logrono), is here and a Hungarian couple -- word spreads that a Hungarian albergue exists amongst the Hungarian Camino community and this becomes a must-stop.  Very nice place, a homey kind of place, with a comfy living room, kitchen and we even had our laundry done for the second time ever, for 6€ (we hand wash everyday, but in this humid weather, stuff from 2 days ago is still not dry).

Walk today was ok.  We slept in and didn't leave till 9 -- our latest start ever. One last look out our window before we left:

Rain and drizzle today, but it was so mild and humid that we just walked in our shirtsleeves and umbrellas.  Happy to see many locals with umbrellas.  In the drier parts of Spain, we felt like aliens.  

Very few pilgrims on the way, typical for the Finesterre end of the Camino.  Those we did see were mostly in ponchos, likely feeling as smug as us with our brollies.  Our companions today were cats (see pic below), sheep and a dog that followed us for several kms and we saw it again in Finnesterre:


Nice surf today, with long sandy beaches.  Very pretty and reminded us of the west coast of Vancouver Island, where people go for storm watching.  For us, it's storm walking.

This area reminds me of the Pinery -- a favourite beach/camping spot on Lake Huron in Ontario:

Us on the beach, looking a bit wiped, but enjoying the moment:

Scallop shell -- symbol of the Camino -- that you can pick up on any beach -- or any souvenir store for a 1€:

Not sure if these boats are ever used, or just props for photos...

View of Jan enjoying the view of Finnesterre:

Part of the fishing fleet.  These boats look a lot different than the fishing boats we see in Canada:

Loving this part of the Camino.  Quieter.  Laid backier.  And our clothes smell so fresh.  


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