Hola - well all good things do have to come to an end. We walked into Santiago on Friday the 11 May, around about 10am, went straight to the Pilgrims office to get our final stamps and our Compestella certificates! It was a very emotional moment for us both! We stored our back packs there to go straight to the Cathedral for the Pilgrims Mass at 12 noon - it was awsome! The nuns sang beautifully and we had the privilage of seeing the botofemeria which was swung in front of the alter right over our heads (some people even ducked!) - it swung really high! Stew managed to video the whole ceremony and also lots of photos! We also saw the tomb of St James and we had a chance to walk behind the alter during the Priests Mass and we also saw the Bishop of Santiago. There were a few of the Priests that spoke and one listed all the names of the countries of the Pilgrims that had arrived that day.
That afternoon we caught a bus to Cee, stayed in a "not so good albergue" then the Sat morning we walked 14km to Finnestare and stayed in a lovely Pension on the 3rd floor with the most magnificant view of the harbour with the seagulls flying all around. We spoilt ourselves to a seafood supper then walked up to the light house at about 9pm to watch the sunset at about 10pm and we threw a bottle filled with some stones from home, a S. A flag with a message on it into the sea. There were other pilgrims who had left items of clothes and shoes and some were burning them right there. Stunning end to our Camino journey.
We are now back in Santiago, last day in Spain to do some more sight seeing, shopping and eating of course!
Fly back to UK tomorrow and home on Sat 19th, with many stories to tell, photos and videos!
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That afternoon we caught a bus to Cee, stayed in a "not so good albergue" then the Sat morning we walked 14km to Finnestare and stayed in a lovely Pension on the 3rd floor with the most magnificant view of the harbour with the seagulls flying all around. We spoilt ourselves to a seafood supper then walked up to the light house at about 9pm to watch the sunset at about 10pm and we threw a bottle filled with some stones from home, a S. A flag with a message on it into the sea. There were other pilgrims who had left items of clothes and shoes and some were burning them right there. Stunning end to our Camino journey.
We are now back in Santiago, last day in Spain to do some more sight seeing, shopping and eating of course!
Fly back to UK tomorrow and home on Sat 19th, with many stories to tell, photos and videos!
In the Pilgrims office collecting our certificates
Outside the Cathedral - Santiago
The swinging Botafamerio inside the Cathedral
St James tomb
On our way to Finnestere
Squid in black ink - delicious!
Santiago Tart
Finnestere
Watching the sunset at the "End of the World" - Finnestere
Sunset - Finnestere
Shoes discarded here at the "End of the World"
The End - Adious!
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