- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024, planned 2025
Phil and I arrived on the crowded double decker bus today in Muxia from Finesterre. There were some detours and road blocks due to mowing and painting maintenance, but we made it through only 15 minutes late. There was a near riot as we disembarked and tried to get our bags and pilgrims turned tourists tried to get their bags and selves on the bus back to Santiago.
We are staying in the penthouse apartment at Belle Muxia. It is one of the most beautiful and restful places I have ever been. It costs more now than it did 7 years ago, but so worth it...Angel and Celia greeted us like old friends. In the mad rush to welcome pilgrims, our place was not yet ready, but Phil and I went and had a soda by the harbor and waited an hour for all to be right with the apartment and the world. Some changes here...what used to be a living room is now a room with twin beds. Celia said it is more appropriate now for families with a room for kids and one with a queen bed for the parents. We have the whole apartment with the kitchen and spacious shower and double sink area to ourselves for 2 nights. View is excellent and while the albergues guests come up to see the sunset or enjoy the views from time to time, it is still wonderful and quiet except for the calling of the seagulls. Coffee is ready in the Moka pot for morning...
We walked to the Xunta albergue and spoke to the hospitalero. It is a beautiful place on the hill with great views, but you may only stay if you walk or bike to Muxia so it won't work for my students this winter. We walked to the beach and picked up a few shells. Phil wants to take them home for our packs for next year's Camino.
We stopped and had a huge menu del dia at a grill place. I had grilled calamari. Phil ordered an entire leg of lamb! We'll be eating BBQ lamb sandwiches for tomorrow's lunch! Excellent food!
We stopped to get groceries on the way back and I posted on another thread that we ran into one of our French pilgrims from our service time in Arres. A happy reunion!
Tomorrow we will walk out to the Virgin del Barca point and walk around the harbor. I will talk to Angel and Celia about whether they would open for a group in January.
We are staying in the penthouse apartment at Belle Muxia. It is one of the most beautiful and restful places I have ever been. It costs more now than it did 7 years ago, but so worth it...Angel and Celia greeted us like old friends. In the mad rush to welcome pilgrims, our place was not yet ready, but Phil and I went and had a soda by the harbor and waited an hour for all to be right with the apartment and the world. Some changes here...what used to be a living room is now a room with twin beds. Celia said it is more appropriate now for families with a room for kids and one with a queen bed for the parents. We have the whole apartment with the kitchen and spacious shower and double sink area to ourselves for 2 nights. View is excellent and while the albergues guests come up to see the sunset or enjoy the views from time to time, it is still wonderful and quiet except for the calling of the seagulls. Coffee is ready in the Moka pot for morning...
We walked to the Xunta albergue and spoke to the hospitalero. It is a beautiful place on the hill with great views, but you may only stay if you walk or bike to Muxia so it won't work for my students this winter. We walked to the beach and picked up a few shells. Phil wants to take them home for our packs for next year's Camino.
We stopped and had a huge menu del dia at a grill place. I had grilled calamari. Phil ordered an entire leg of lamb! We'll be eating BBQ lamb sandwiches for tomorrow's lunch! Excellent food!
We stopped to get groceries on the way back and I posted on another thread that we ran into one of our French pilgrims from our service time in Arres. A happy reunion!
Tomorrow we will walk out to the Virgin del Barca point and walk around the harbor. I will talk to Angel and Celia about whether they would open for a group in January.