The last leg

The last leg of our journey was travelling along the north coast to Bilbao for our ferry back to Portsmouth. On route we passed the 'Playa de las Catedrales' where we also stopped for the night in their carpark. There was easy access to the beach to see some of the rock caves.

Ribadeo

The lovely town of Cudillero, a small, picturesque fishing port nestled on the side of a mountain. 

This was a very friendly, young Herring Gull that we spent about 20 minutes with! He was so tame we think he might have been had reared or at least very well hand fed!

A rainy evening in Comillas

Gaudi building in Comillas

The small fishing town of Finisterre

From the summit of Monte Pindo, A Moa, we could just make out the small fishing town of Finisterre, or Fisterra in Galician. This would be our next stop.

Located on a peninsular, which is the most western point in Spain, Fisterra means end of the world. We stayed on an Aire and booked in with a jovial man called Santiago. It was basically a large carpark but it suited us as we could explore the town and nearby lighthouse on foot.

We called in the fish market - it had viewing platforms so the public could watch the fish auctions - very interesting but not many bidding!

Monte Pindo Hike

A beautiful hike to A Moa, the summit of Monte Pindo in Galicia. The forecast was rain all day so we started the hike at O Fieiro, there and back, rather than a longer, steeper option. This would be better in the rain but luckily it held off and we had a lovely walk through the varying terrain.

Monte Pindo is filled with huge boulder stones, many of which resemble humanlike figures and animals. There are many myths and legends about the mountain and the caves were used for the men from surrounding villages to hide in during the civil war.

A Moa summit at 627 m