James on the Way: Camino Finisterre - Day 2 Oliveiroa to Finisterre

We woke up to rain and as we had breakfast we decided that walking the 7 hours to Finisterre in the rain was not going to be part of our plans for today. The only transport out of Oliveiroa is by taxi. We had 4 people who wanted to share and we ordered a taxi that would arrive at 8:45. It actually showed up at 9:00 and one of the people said they were going to go later in another taxi so now we were 3 people. Werner, myself and another Werner from Austria.
The taxi took the three of us the 18 miles to a town called Cee. It cost €20 so only about €7 each. From there there would be a bus to Finisterre. The bus would not be for at least an hour so we found a café for a cup of coffee while we waited.

In the meantime the rain had stopped and the weather looked better so we decided to walk the 12 miles to Finisterre and hope the rain would hold off.
It was a nice walk, first out of the town, then over a hill and finally along the coast.

Through some little villages on the coast

Views across the inlet but the clouds were too low to see much

Then our first view of the town of Finisterre and the Cape with the lighthouse behind

It was a pretty walk and the rain held off for most of the way but as we were just approaching Finisterre it started and it was poncho time for about the last 20 minutes of the 2.5 hour walk. Not bad but it meant we were wet when we arrived since there was nowhere good to shelter on the way.
We found an Albergue quite quickly and there seem to be plenty of them here. We settled in and tried to decide what to do. It continued to rain on and off and we decided not to try and walk the 7 mile round trip to the lighthouse today that is truly "at the end of the earth". It is just too wet and cold and no visibility. If it had been before Santiago or if the weather had been reasonable we would have walked the whole way but there is no incentive for us to endure the weather here now. Our goal of completing the Camino de Santiago is achieved and this is now bonus time.
After settling in Werner and I went and found a warm café down by the harbor for a snack and a beer. It was full of people from Germany and it seems that most of the people who continue on by bus or on foot to Finisterre are from Germany.
Then back to the Albergue and time to write about our day.
Later in the afternoon I went to find a supermarket for a bottle of wine since it was so cold everywhere. Who can believe it is May 29 and still so cold. I don't think the temperature has got much out of the 40's today (<10°C). On my way I ran into Freddy from Belgium who we had met in our Albergue on our first day, April 24, more than a month ago and often met on the way in between. He said, buy a second bottle for me and we then sat together, Werner, Freddie and I and had a great time together for a final time. He leaves tomorrow to go back home in Belgium.

Werner and I then went to look for a place for dinner. A restaurant was recommended and we found it. They offered a menu for €10 and we ordered it. The first course was a very good and tasty chicken soup followed by a plate of fish and potatoes. There were not many bones in the fish and I enjoyed it too. Dessert was Torte de Santiago and coffee. Of course there was also a bottle of wine included so we were happy, especially after the two bottles we had shared with Freddy.
After dinner Werner and I went for a walk around the harbor but it was just too cold and windy so we soon went back to the Albergue. The weather seems to be clearing. It it would be nice if it were a lot warmer. If it is dry tomorrow morning we will start walking to the Capo de Finisterre before Christa and Ute arrive and meet them on the road but I am not very hopeful.