Wednesday 13 October

 We wander around the port area with its Chinese cargo boats and cruise ships and then head into the old town of A Coruna. Lots of the distinctive white balconies on the old buildings. We walk through lots of the narrow alleyways of the old quarter  

We leave the marina just before 12 and head off out of the busy town and make our way to Santiago de Compostella. Nice camp site up in the hills. We hadn’t appreciated that Iago is Galician for James ( as in Saintiago) who we will be meeting tomorrow as we have booked to visit the cathedral and portico and a  roof top tour . So after picnic lunch by the van we can relax and make our way to the delightful pool for a refreshing swim. 

Supper is the van favourite tuna pasta ( at least it’s Cantabrian tuna) and Albariño white wine outside on our lovely shady pitch. 









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 We wake quite late as the sun only rises at 8.20am but the sky is blue and the forecast is good. After breakfast we walk the 2.5km into the old town of Santiago de Compostela and are immediately overwhelmed by the architecture, the size of the gothic buildings and the number of people. Many weary looking pilgrims laden with rucksacks and carrying sticks with gourds and scallop shells. There is a certain Eau de Pilgrim we think! The place is also filled with police. Even snipers from the balconies. We gather Politicians are in the posh Parador! We queue with the faithful and file through the crypt where St James is buried and pass the back of his statue in the gold adorned high altar. Many stop to kiss or hug, we don’t. We potter the ancient streets, do the rest of the Cathedral with the enormous incense burner, have a coffee on the street and then lunch in Nave 5 of Abastos indoor market  it’s humming and we enjoy padron peppers, clams and mussels. Then a tour of the wonderfu...
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