Today can best be described as foggy and wet, wet and foggy in equal measure!
We left at 07:30am engulfed in thick fog, the morning dew seeping into every pore of our rucksack, clothes and body. One hour later the soft rain came, almost like an English rain but much finer. We looked at each other and said "both weather forecasts we looked at said no rain today; it will pass".
By the time we realised this was not going to happen it was too late. We were soaked to the skin! Too late to don our ponchos so we carried on regardless. Five and a half hours later we arrived in Corcubion, looking like drowned rats! What miserable weather! One of the things we were looking forward to today was the first sight of the sea after nearly two months walking. We could not see beyond twenty metres! The sight from the top of the mountain overlooking the town of Cee is one of the most beautiful sights we saw on our last walk. Could we see it this time. No! From that vantage point one can normally see Finisterre in the far distance. No way, nothing!
It was only after negotiating a very long and very steep rocky path down to the seashore that we spied the sea, through the mist. After a brief stop at a bar for a coffee we carried on to Corcubion where we stopped for lunch. The lunch made up for the lost morning. Lovely fresh salad, pimientos de Padron, pulpo a la Gallega, Chipirones and gulas al ajillo, followed by cheesecake and coffee! And then on to the hotel for a shower and a siesta. This evening the sun has made an appearance and we are sitting out on a lovely terrace overlooking the bay, dreaming of tomorrow when we reach the end of our long Camino. Joy and sadness in equal measure at the thought of finishing.
Tomorrow we are promised sunshine. It will be a great day for us whatever happens. Another adventure almost over. To quote Ernest Hemingway "“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” So far this journey has been amazing. Thank you for sharing it with us. See you at the finish!
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