In October of 2019, I walked the Camino Finisterre from Santiago de Compostela to Fisterra via Muxía, which are both located on the Atlantic coastline of the northern Spanish province of Galicia. This journey of 123km took me 3 days to complete, and fortunately for me, I had wonderful, sunny weather on all days, a rarity at that time of the year in the usually rainy Galicia!

While the much longer, 800km ‘classic’ Camino Frances’ pilgrimage across northern Spain, but which actually starts in the southern French border town of St. Jean Pied de Port, is arguably the most famous pilgrimage route, the Camino Finisterre, or ‘pilgrimage to the end of the earth, is considered to be the true final section of the entire camino pilgrimage network.

Now, what’s the purpose of walking long distances for days (even months!) on end? Each person will obviously have their own specific, personal reasons for undertaking such journeys of endurance, but, in general, you could say that they act as a form of moving therapy, facilitating the ‘disconnection’ of oneself from the challenges and stresses of regular life. This, in turn, then leads to the recovery and recharging of both the mind and body. On a deeper level, it helps to improve one’s awareness and understanding of life’s various issues, and to even figure out possible solutions to resolve them. And all that by just walking! In fact, I saw a sticker on one of the countless camino distance marker posts, which read, “Walking is the cheapest and most effective form of therapy.” All I can say is that I totally agree!

Anyway, I hope you enjoy my journey to the end of the earth, about which I was inspired to write the following Haiku (and which you’ll also see at the end of the video).

End of the trail
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When I make it home,
where the ocean meets the sky,
then I’ll walk no more.

I will post next in early April in after Easter, so I wish you a wonderful end to this month of March.

Jyri.
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