Crossing the headland from Cee and Corbucion the fishing village of Finisterre and the lighthouse on the cape are in sight.
A Danish guy who has walked 700 kms from Pamplona (bulls stampeding the street fame) decides his reserve tin of tuna has served its purpose and a picnic lunch is taken with the 'end' in sight. Little things!
The Phoenicians thought the cape was the place the sea devoured the sun. Pagan cults worshipping the sun are evident here before the arrival of Christianity. The Romans regarded it as the end if the world. St James's remains were 'discovered' in the 9th century and Santiago became a place of pilgrimage. Hundreds of years later Cristoforo Colombo returned in 1493 with news of a 'new world'.
The sun was kind and we made our way steadily by foot to the Cape of Finisterre.
A Danish guy who has walked 700 kms from Pamplona (bulls stampeding the street fame) decides his reserve tin of tuna has served its purpose and a picnic lunch is taken with the 'end' in sight. Little things!
The Phoenicians thought the cape was the place the sea devoured the sun. Pagan cults worshipping the sun are evident here before the arrival of Christianity. The Romans regarded it as the end if the world. St James's remains were 'discovered' in the 9th century and Santiago became a place of pilgrimage. Hundreds of years later Cristoforo Colombo returned in 1493 with news of a 'new world'.
The sun was kind and we made our way steadily by foot to the Cape of Finisterre.
Very interesting to read. Thanks dad. I am showing the kids the photos and Alex says 'keep up the cycling'. I have corrected him and told them you are walking. ....just about to view map xxx
ReplyDeleteNice of you to engage the youngsters and keep up the football to Alex and Lucas. Ronaldo is Portuguese remember!!
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