May the fourth find you in A Coruna, Spain

A Coruna, also called La Coruna, is a port city on a promontory in the Galicia region of Northwest Spain. It’s main industry besides tourism is fishing and it is the 2nd largest fish and seafood market in Europe. The bays in the area have this great fishing because of the Gulf Stream pushing plankton rich waters into them. The heritage of the area is Catholic. The climate of the area is mild. It is called the “Coast of Death” because of the rocky shorelines and there are many lighthouses there.

At the headland of the peninsula in which A Coruna sits is a UNESCO World Heritage Site,the Tower of Hercules. It is the oldest lighthouse in the world, built by the Romans in the year 98 AD. Most of it was rebuilt in the 18th century.

Our excursion took us to Santiago de Compostela. This is the church that the pilgrims end their walk when they do the Camino. It contains the remains of the apostle James. Unfortunately for us it was a very rainy and cold day. Our guide gave us the history of the Camino, but we did not see any of the people walking because of the weather. In order to get the certificate to prove you have completed at least 100 km walking or 200 km biking you have to have a special passport stamped at certain churches along the way.

The highlight of the day was finding a pharmacy and buying a heating pad. Sore backs are now happy.