The End of Walking

I woke up before 6 (not much before) so I took the phone out into the lobby where I thought I wouldn’t bother anybody and called Fred. I would have put on my shoes and gone outside but they had disappeared from the hall where I left them. (Everyone’s had.) Apparently I did bother some people because after an hour I got a request to be quiet.

As Eires had the breakfast I’ve been looking for. Toast with tomato and oil. But no garlic. 😞 Last night Isabel and I discussed how she sleeps till she wakes up and I would probably leave without her. So I did. Here is the first picture of the day.It took me almost five hours to walk to Muxia. This is a cross in Morquintian.And this is what it sees. Part of the trail goes through a forest where they are logging.The white is a drift of cloud in between the hills.Here was my first glimpse of the sea by Muxia.

As I walked there was a sign “Carretera cortado….por obos.” I wondered if the road was under construction and decided if it was it would say, “cerrado.” So I kept on. I was wrong. But s pilgrim on foot can do things a car can’t. I got around and once again found there was an easier way I missed, since I saw pilgrims taking it.

But I kept on and now I am here. Muxia. My last destination.I haven’t found my albergue yet, but I found the bar the bus will leave from at 6:45 in the am. I think I’m going to buy something for breakfast I can eat on the bus, and tomorrow climb the mountain to watch the sunrise. The WiFi in the bar Le Jardin is very good. I may end the day here.

It took over an hour of wandering to find my albergue. I even asked for directions. I finally turned on my data (for $10) so I could use google maps. When I was checked in, I went exploring.What I like about this picture is the juxtaposition of ancient and modern. In 300 years, where will the ruin be?

Now I’m back at De Jardin, sipping tinto verrano and using their fabulous WiFi. But I’m about to go take off my shoes, walk in the sand, clean up, do laundry, and go watch the sunset.

it was beautiful. A beautiful end to a beautiful Camiño. And Bev wants to get together tomorrow, and Bjorn and Julia should be walking in around 2 on Wednesday. Life is good.

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