Finesterre - Galicia

We took off this morning and headed straight into Portugal (the wrong way) right off the bat.

As you can see, this fact really didn't have much impact. We laughed it off and drove onward to our first stop for traveller's cheque-cashing, etc. and then to find lunch. And a fine lunch it was...our stop was in a marina town called

It was a little tough navigating in another language...but as you can see, we made it to our first destination after a long day on the oceanside.






And it was lovely. While the Galician countryside was rolling and agricultural, the coastline was dotted with small towns and marinas, industry and big sky.

These rock faces are at Finesterre, or Land's End (Finish), which is where Faro Fisterra is found. This lighthouse is high above the rocks that must've dashed many ships before it was built there.

The town of Fisterra was welcoming and it ended up that we had the best meal of the trip on our very first night out adventuring. Although I began an unhappy relationship with seagulls. They started up very, very early in the morning - as did one of my roommates (who will remain unnamed but silently chastised online).