Day 28: The cathedral of Santiago was being renovated. It was possible to get in but almost everything was covered in plastic.
Waiting in line for our pilgrim document
The square in front of the Cathedral where the pilgrims gather
A park in Santiago. I went for a walk
Romain, Carola and Eleonora and more arriving to the Cathedral on Nov. 4. Very emotional moment
Romain, Carola and Eleonora and more arriving to the Cathedral on Nov. 4. Very emotional
Pilgrims hugging in front of the Cathedral
Eleonora and Romain posing for the cameras
A German girl imposing the hunchback of Notre Dame
Korean girl posing
Eleonora and Carola hugging in front of the Cathedral
A Korean biker posing
The group that just arrived assembled for chocolate with churros and beer. The third guy from the right is a Danish sailor
The group that just arrived assembled for churros with chocolate and beer. It was delicious
I lit a candle in the Cathedral.
Altarpiece inside the Cathedral
The Cathedral seen from another angle
Margharita just arrived at the Cathedral on Nov 5. Her own picture.
A park in Santiago
Bar in Santiago. Still possible to sit outside on Nov. 5
Nov 6: Claus having breakfast. Not too happy about my haircut.
Beautiful decoration of Cafe con leche
Entrance to Iglesia de San Francisco where the pilgrim mass was held (because the cathedral was being renovated). This is where I met Ivana again.
Altarpiece in Iglesia de San Francisco
The very top of the altar. The symbol that was mentioned in a David Browne book.
Pilgrims lining up for supper. So did I. We did not have wine, only bread. But the minister had wine. Strange.
View of the Cathedral from a local park
A walk in a local park
Igrexa de Santa Susana in the city park of Santiago
Bustour to Finisterre and Muxia. Here we stopped at Ponte Maceira where there is an old water driven mill
Ponto Maceira at river Tambre. Powerful water flow
Ponto Maceira at river Tambre. Powerful water flow. Mill house to the left
At Faro de Muxia. Soaking rain and strong waves. Glad I was in a bus on not on foot.
Virxe da Barca sanctuary at Muxia where we took shelter from the rain
Claus in front of Faro de Muxia.
Faro de Muxia. Something about this stone being named "the vessel of Santa Maria"
I think, this is supposed to be the sail.
And this is boat of the vessel of Saint Maria. If you can move it, you are innocent. Nobody can.
This is a symbol - as far as I remember - to commemorate the cleaing up of one of worst oil spill disasters in the world
Muxia
Virxe da Barca sanctuary at Muxia
Claus at the milestone next to commemoration mark
Claus at Finisterre. Here the milestone also read "0,00 km"
Vaca de Fisterra
Vaca de Fisterra from another angle
Pilgrim memorial at Finisterre
Waterfall at Ezaro
Claus selfie with the waterfall at Ezaro as background
Harbour at Ezaro. Looks like Norway
Sign leading to the largest Horreo of all. Food storage
The largest Horreo of all (food storage - safe from mice)
Heavy thunder clouds building up
Getting my feet fixed after returning home.The soles had grown thicker by approx. 0.5 cm!