The above is probably my favorite quote of the trip. Ina said it once we had arrived in Santiago. It is actually pretty true. The walking really wasn´t hard. It really seems that we were hanging out in cafés and restaurants eating more than we were walking.
On Sunday morning, Catherine, Ina, Sang Kyoung, Nicole, and I rented a "car" to drive to Finisterre. I say "car" as it was a cute little Fiat Dobló which Catherine described as looking like a small Special ed. bus. Catherine is the only one who had the foresight to bring a driver´s license and she did a fabulous job driving. We made a day of it. Finisterre is maybe 60 miles beyond Santiago on the coast. We drove along the coast and stopped at beautiful fishing villages. The weather was gorgeous and the scenery was amazing. We went to Finisterre which is a rocky little peninsula jutting out into the Atlantic. We each seemed to separate to find our own rock to sit on. Although I thought I would feel sad upon arriving in Santiago, I actually felt pretty sad in Finisterre as it really seemd like the end of the trip. Ina had packed a picnic for us and we all ate it and continued to some other seaside towns. We drove a more direct route back to Santiago and passed the Camino several times (some people continue on the Camino to Finisterre where they burn their hiking clothes on the rocks). Christian had given us a teary goodbye early that morning as he had set off for Finisterre as did Luke. So, we stopped at the albergue about 26 km. from Santiago and I went in and found Christian and Luke and brought them to the bar where the rest of the girls were waiting. They were so happy to see us. They said that it was sad to arrive at this albergue as all of the others there were strangers. I know how they felt...it was like when I was behind my crowd of friends and they were in the village waiting for me. I think they felt very happy to see us. We went back to Santiago and had dinner with Toby. Sang Kyoung and Nicole had decided to go back to Santiago too instead of staying in Finisterre. Yesterday morning, Nicole, Sang Kyoung and Ina accompanied Catherine and me to the airport to see us off. It was so nice of them and great to have their company at the airport.
Catherine and I did a tapas and wine run last night her in Madrid, and were out very late. We are getting ready to go to the airport where we will announce to any Iberia airline employee in sight that we have just completed the Camino de Santiago..we´re hoping it will get us some sort of free upgrade to seats with leg room--we´re not holding our breath though.
We´ll see you tomorrow!
On Sunday morning, Catherine, Ina, Sang Kyoung, Nicole, and I rented a "car" to drive to Finisterre. I say "car" as it was a cute little Fiat Dobló which Catherine described as looking like a small Special ed. bus. Catherine is the only one who had the foresight to bring a driver´s license and she did a fabulous job driving. We made a day of it. Finisterre is maybe 60 miles beyond Santiago on the coast. We drove along the coast and stopped at beautiful fishing villages. The weather was gorgeous and the scenery was amazing. We went to Finisterre which is a rocky little peninsula jutting out into the Atlantic. We each seemed to separate to find our own rock to sit on. Although I thought I would feel sad upon arriving in Santiago, I actually felt pretty sad in Finisterre as it really seemd like the end of the trip. Ina had packed a picnic for us and we all ate it and continued to some other seaside towns. We drove a more direct route back to Santiago and passed the Camino several times (some people continue on the Camino to Finisterre where they burn their hiking clothes on the rocks). Christian had given us a teary goodbye early that morning as he had set off for Finisterre as did Luke. So, we stopped at the albergue about 26 km. from Santiago and I went in and found Christian and Luke and brought them to the bar where the rest of the girls were waiting. They were so happy to see us. They said that it was sad to arrive at this albergue as all of the others there were strangers. I know how they felt...it was like when I was behind my crowd of friends and they were in the village waiting for me. I think they felt very happy to see us. We went back to Santiago and had dinner with Toby. Sang Kyoung and Nicole had decided to go back to Santiago too instead of staying in Finisterre. Yesterday morning, Nicole, Sang Kyoung and Ina accompanied Catherine and me to the airport to see us off. It was so nice of them and great to have their company at the airport.
Catherine and I did a tapas and wine run last night her in Madrid, and were out very late. We are getting ready to go to the airport where we will announce to any Iberia airline employee in sight that we have just completed the Camino de Santiago..we´re hoping it will get us some sort of free upgrade to seats with leg room--we´re not holding our breath though.
We´ll see you tomorrow!
4 comments:
How sad I am that your adventure and my vicarious adventure is coming to an end. Can't wait to see you and the pictures!
Iberian Air better step it up (like my camino talk?)or I will have to find another route to Europe. Don't they know who they are serving here? Do they know you are writing about them and that a worldwide audience reads you? Buon Viaggio, Dear Laura Camino and Catherine Andar. See you on the other side of the pond.
"Thanks for the Memories..." -- vicarious 'though they may be. It has been very interesting and delightful. I've enjoyed both sides of the blog. However, these frequent references to tapas & wine have made me hungry! Would you consider moving to Johnson City & opening a tapas bar?? -- well, it doesn't hurt to ask. Have a good rest of journey, MGT
Now that I know there is no way of convincing your boss of letting you stay on foot in Europe to blog for my reading pleasure, I am excited to see you in person and see all the pictures. Do call when you get settled. I'm free this weekend so call me. Love ya, Chan
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