Monthly Archives: October 2018
My Birthday
Yes, it was September 25…
I took Kathy and Rita, parishioners, to Fisterra. They wanted to walk part of el Camino. I have to give them a taste of the last 3km in Fisterra. We woke earlier, and went to the Bus station. You never know what route the driver is going to take or if it will be a direct ride or it will stop in different villages. We were lucky. It took all the beach coast, and only stopped three times.
They kept good spirit going up to the light house, but I was sured that they drink water from the water spring at the middle of the hill. It was cold as ice. I think they really enjoyed to make the sacrifice.
Returning to the village I met all my local old friends. Maruja greeting people on the streets, and the other Maruja at the coffee shop invited us for a drink. Two amazing ladies that welcome the strangers with open hearts.
We had a great lunch. Rita and Kathy were tested by the flavors, and the risk to try something new in their diet. It was fun, and they tried all.
We arrived to Santiago around 20:00pm. My birthday party would start 20:30pm. I told the ladies to take it easy. It was my birthday and I needed to take a shower after the long day. We arrived to the restaurant around 21:00pm. It was a lovely dinner, and the cake was delicious. We bought it on our way to the restaurant. Other friends joined us later. We eat and celebrate until they closed.
We plan to go to León the next day, but we cancelled in the morning. Reason: too much fun night before, lol! I made it to the lobby at 6:30am, but ladies stayed in bed. It was good, I went back to bed! A good day to rest.
The next day we went to Vigo. It is the largest city in the Galicia region. It is a city in a hill. We claim to the heights point. It has a beautiful park with heavenly views of the bay. We ate there some tapa, and went down to the bay to visit the “ostreras”. I am a lover of oysters, but they were not cold enough for me, and I needed horse radish. I am spoiled eating oysters. After visiting the city port, we returned to Santiago. That night we ate rabbit. We three agreed, it was deliciously grilled.
Rita and Kathy returned to Louisville.