It was the perfect day to hop on a bus and go on a tour to Finisterre. It turned out that a fellow pilgrim Irena from Ireland was going on the same trip. Bus left at 9:30 and didn’t return until 6:30 so it was a full day of sightseeing. First stop was Muxia where we had close to an hour to walk around and look out at the ocean and admire the views. 
Next it was on to Finisterre, once considered the end of the world – a most beautiful place and the final destination for a handful of pilgrims. 
It was then time for lunch in a lovely fishing village on the seashore. And lastly a trip to one of 3 waterfalls in continent Europe that can boast falling directly into the ocean. Usually they’ll fall into a river or a lake but not into the ocean. On the rocks you can see where the ocean used to rise prior to the dam being built.
The last stop for the day was in a little town to view the largest corn house in all of Spain. It was once or still is owned by the church. They would receive a portion of the villagers crops and would need a very large storage shed for storing and drying. Truly the largest I’ve seen. They can be seen everywhere in Portugal and Spain and some are very elegant but most are not used for their original purposes. Our guide said some are used nowadays for drying laundry and storing items like bikes. Well at least they’re still being used.
The final part of the trip back to Santiago found half the bus snoozing – Irena and I included.
It was a great day if seeing and learning about the landscape. Now it was time for dinner and tonight it was eastern food at a restaurant that Irena had previously visited. It was very good healthy food (a bit pricey) – salad, chicken kabob, and spicy but delicious rice. Not your usual Spanish meal but nice for a change.
Oh Sanada 