1 Nov. Finesterre and Muxia
We played tourist today, catching a bus with a guide and 9 other wonderful folks to visit the other endings to the Camino. Our guide was fantastic as he told us legends about rocks and giants, Madonnas and St. James.. We heard the three steps to the conclusion of the Camino- confession, worship and the burning of the clothing as they watched the sun go down on one season of their lives and rise the next morning for a new beginning.
Galicia is beautiful. One side of the bus faced a granite mountain and the other magnificent coastline. It was just gorgeous despite the clouds, wind and rain. Long considered the Coast of Death, it earned its reputation in the Middle Ages.
Our final destination was Muxia which has roots in a Celtic pilgrimage, although our guide did not mention that. It’s claim to fame on the Camino is as the site of a vision of the Virgin Mary commending St. James for the good job he had done and sending him home. All this from a stone ship which was pointed out to us in rock formations. I suppose my imagination is not so accomplished as it didn’t look like much to me, but the story was fascinating! The church was closed but there were lots of rocks to climb.
The day was capped with a good dinner and wonderful conversation with our new friend, Alice, an episcopal priest from New Hampshire, who filled us in on the pageantry and beauty of the All Saints Mass at the cathedral. It must have been magnificent but you can’t be two places at once.
Buen Camino
We played tourist today, catching a bus with a guide and 9 other wonderful folks to visit the other endings to the Camino. Our guide was fantastic as he told us legends about rocks and giants, Madonnas and St. James.. We heard the three steps to the conclusion of the Camino- confession, worship and the burning of the clothing as they watched the sun go down on one season of their lives and rise the next morning for a new beginning.
Galicia is beautiful. One side of the bus faced a granite mountain and the other magnificent coastline. It was just gorgeous despite the clouds, wind and rain. Long considered the Coast of Death, it earned its reputation in the Middle Ages.
Our final destination was Muxia which has roots in a Celtic pilgrimage, although our guide did not mention that. It’s claim to fame on the Camino is as the site of a vision of the Virgin Mary commending St. James for the good job he had done and sending him home. All this from a stone ship which was pointed out to us in rock formations. I suppose my imagination is not so accomplished as it didn’t look like much to me, but the story was fascinating! The church was closed but there were lots of rocks to climb.
The day was capped with a good dinner and wonderful conversation with our new friend, Alice, an episcopal priest from New Hampshire, who filled us in on the pageantry and beauty of the All Saints Mass at the cathedral. It must have been magnificent but you can’t be two places at once.
Buen Camino
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