2025 Camino Inglés
Today I stood up early. At the bus station I met G. from Germany again. We were then together in the cafe at the airport. At the airport was a big model of the cathedral. During the flight I liked the views from the window-seat. Then I went by train from Memmingen to Munich.
Today I walked in the centre of Santiago for some time. I had breakfast. At lunchtime the waiter asked con pan (with additional bread) and I answered no for the first time in several days as I am not as hungry as I used to be. And I said thanks to Ivar (image on Day 7) in Casa Ivar, who has a camino forum since 2004, for the great help from his forum – especially before my first camino in 2018. Then I was in the Pilgrim House Santiago where you can meet other pilgrims. I have checked in for the flight tomorrow and have to stand up early to catch the first bus at about 6 o’clock.
The sunrise was very beautiful in Finisterre in the morning. As I waited for the bus I thought: I will miss this life of a pilgrim with the deep emotions ( for example I am often much more hungry than at home and then the food tastes very good… And for many of the things I do not eat very much at home ( salt, fat, sugar…)… My body screams here: more, more!!!
Then I went from Finisterre to Santiago by bus. Because I haven’t eaten Italian I tried a Italian menu del dia (mixed salad, Spaghetti Bolognese, coffee, bread and beer) and it was very good. Afterwards to the single room with shared bathrooms in the seminario Menor… And even if I still go to the center of the town again, my app said already: 10000 steps.
Today I walked about 15km from Lires to Finisterre and in the evening another 5km on the way to and from the cape finisterre. At Finisterre I swam very short in the sea. I bought the bus ticket back to Santiago for tomorrow as today was my last walking day. The sunrise at cape finisterre was too cloudy to see it.
Today I walked to the lighthouse (Leuchtturm) of Muxía and then about 15km to Lires (on the way to Finisterre). In Muxía there was fog, but at the lighthouse I could see good. Later on there were mainly the eucalyptos forests of Galicia. In the albergue I met G. from Bad Türkheim and I heard a German couple speaking… the first German pilgrims as there were much less German pilgrims on the Camino Inglés than on the other caminos. And I am in the same albergue as Laura, Johanna and I were in 2023.
Yesterday I had dinner with Jacques, who did his first camino some years ago from his home door in France (Vichy). Today was also a long day with about 31km. I started in the dark and walked for some time with the light of the halfmoon. Where one had to choose (Finisterre /Muxía), I took the way to Muxía. And so I am at the sea again.
Today I walked about 34km… So probably the longest and most difficult day on this camino. At 5.59 a cock started the day with ‚kikeriki’… 1 minute before my alerm clock would ring. I walked in the dark from about 6.45, had the first cafe con leche and saw then a nice sunrise. I found resin (Harz) at a pine (Kiefer) and took some… But carefully that no new open wound develops. At a cafe (only the 24h vending machine was open) I met M. from Belgium who walked from her homedoor with her puppy and now young dog. In the noon I felt my left knee and was a little bit alarmed… But with using my nordic walking sticks now almost all the time and being rather slow downhill it got better. At about 16.45 I gladly arrived, took a shower and washed my clothes.
Today I walked about 20km from Santiago to Negreira (Albergue Bergando). At some time I felt my left foot and knee a little bit, but later on everything was okay again. I had time to think about my days on the camino until now, saw many nice views and flowers. In the albergue I was the first one… It is a farm a little bit outside. The bathroom was not really cleaned, but the houses are lovely and there are so many different animals… Like in a small zoo.
Today is a rest day. I was in the pilgrim’s mess, got my compostella and met some pilgrims again. I walked only in Santiago and rested much. And I prepared the next days (bookings, the app for camino finisterre and Muxía,…).
Today I walked about15km to Santiago. It seems weird to arrive here after only 5 days of walking. I had a beer with a view on the cathedral, was on the cathedral place and checked in in Seminario Menor. I tried to book the Camino to Muxía in 4 days… But it was only possible in 3 days with 2 days that are about 30km long. I had dinner with E. from South Africa and I saw the shadow pilgrim.
