EOTW Day 3: Santa Mariña to A Grixa
A long day today, so I was on my way early. Fog again hung around until well into the morning, with occasional misty rain. This kept the temperature to a reasonable level, at least until the clouds started to clear in the afternoon
The path was on the road as far as Olvieroa (the first 13km), except for a sudden diversion up a steep hill on farm roads. I think the diversion was meant to show off the amazing views over the valley. There was a viewing platform and even binoculars supplied. But today the long-range amazing views all had to be left to the imagination unfortunately
Mural in Olvieroa featuring the mythical Vákner creature from Galician legend...
Olvieroa had heaps of hórreos - reportedly about 50 of them, the densest concentration per capita in Spain. That's one hórreo for every two people
Finally after Olvieroa the path left the road for a while...
... and at times could see down into the river valley
The path eventually headed back to the road...
... and reached The Great Divide, where the road diverges - left for Finisterre and right for Muxia
As planned I headed right - I'll head out to Muxia on the coast (arriving tomorrow), and then the next day follow the coast south and westish to end up at the end of the world in Finisterre
For now, here I am in A Grixa for the night, with I think only about 15km to get to Muxia in the morning
Do people still greet peregrinos with "Buen Camino" even though we're heading away from not towards Santiago? They most certainly do. The path does still count as a real Camino, the only official pilgrimage route in this area that doesn't finish in Santiago
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