Walking the Camino Finisterre: A Pilgrimage to the End of the World

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🥾 Camino de Fisterra 🇪🇸 ℹ️ Stats - Day 1
Date: Sunday 24th September
Weather: hot & sunny ☀️ stunning weather.
From: Cathedral at Santiago de Compostela
Start time: 1.45pm
To: Negreira
End time: 6pm - bed made up by 6.08pm
Accommodation: Albergue Alecrín
Terrain: road & more roads.
🥾Miles: 13 ( total today 28.7)
🦶Steps: 27,802 (total today 59,148)
Total miles: 13/56 = 23% done ✅
💰Costs: €14 bed
Food resupply from the local garage. As the supermarkets are shut on Sunday. €7.70 - crisps, gf pasta, sweets, chocolate bar.
Fanta €1.50
Total 🟰 €23.20
Subjective feeling out of 10 on:
Enjoyment: 9/10
Fatigue: 5/10
Ease of terrain: 4/10
Highlights - amazing to leave the city behind. In 10 mins you were out in the country side. So peaceful and calm. Much more my style!
ℹ️ Stats - Day 2 - Monday 25th September
Weather: hot & sunny! ☀️
From: Negreira
Start time: 9.16am
To: O Logoso
End time: 5.08pm
Accommodation: private albergue - bottom bunk. Only 4 people in the room.
Terrain: road walking and past lots of farms
🥾Miles: 24
🦶Steps: 49,430
💰Costs: €3.40 gf cake & ice lolly
€14 private albergue
€12 - 3 course meal + white wine & extra dessert 🥳
Total €29.40 - I’m blowing straight through my €20 daily budget!
Subjective feeling out of 10 on:
Enjoyment: 10/10 one of my favourite days on a Camino
Fatigue: 3/10 - tiredness is starting to kick in more towards the end of the day
Ease of terrain: 3/10 - pretty easy going. Rolling - a few ups and downs but noting brutal.
Highlights - incredible views. Amazing hostel & food at the end. Loving this Camino. So chilled & relaxed. Plus amazing weather also helps!! Fisterra tomorrow!
Challenges - left ankle feels a little sore.
Stats - Day 3 - Final Day - Tuesday 26th September
Weather: hot & sunny ☀️
From: O Logoso
Start time: 8.20am
To: Finesterra.
End time: 2.11pm - then ran downhill back to the town to buy my bus ticket and chill for a little bit.
Accommodation: private albergue in Santiago de Compostela
Terrain: road, gravel tracks & forested sections
🥾Miles: 19.7 - end of the day 25 miles
🦶Steps: 39,106 - end of the day 49,208
💰Costs: Bus from Fisterra to Santiago @4.45pm €7.70
Icecream (3 scoops) €5
Albergue Santiago €26
Wine 🍷 €2.70
Total 🟰 €41.40
Subjective feeling out of 10 on:
Enjoyment: 9/10 - stunning weather and what a great way to finish the walk 🥳
Fatigue: 4/10 I’m starting to feel more and more tired - a rest day would be good. I wanted to start at 7.30ish today - but it just wasn’t happening. I needed more sleep 😴
Ease of terrain: 3/10 - no real struggles apart from the final 1.8k. Which was tough going in the heat and with the incline.
Highlights - did a little bit of running on the downhill sections. Finesterra is gorgeous- well worth visiting. Such a beautiful part of the world. Having time to chill in the sunshine before catching the bus back at 4.45pm. I treated myself to an icecream. Such a great day.
Challenges - starting the day in wet clothes - I’d washed them the night before and they didn’t dry! Plus I’ve been bitten again 🦟 - legs, arms & face - That was not fun! the final 1.8k was tough going. Ready for it to be over.
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[@patrickmooney4135]

Did you take the time to get the Finisterre Compostela or did you just get on the bus back to Santiago? Just wondering. After all that, I'd hate to think you left there empty-handed. Love the detailed and interesting show notes. Thanks.

[@toughgirlchallenges]

I didn't as I only walked there and buses back. Plus in future I will do the walk to Muxia then continue down to Finisterre and then back to Santiago. For me - that's the proper way to do it!