Postscripts: An American in Europe, pt 2

Driving is a continuous game of chicken. What appears to be a one-lane road is generally 2-way, with pedestrians and bicyclists thrown in to make things interesting. The drivers seem nonplussed; I, on the other hand... 😳 Flower boxes everywhere. Geraniums and petunias grace more windows than not (and I love it!) Not all bathrooms…

Day 17: Fisterra-Muxía; 50,210

The end. Tonight, I was greeted as a peregrina at an albergue for the last time. I'll pack my backpack in the morning, but carry it only 300 meters to the bus - my first non-peatonal transport since September 10. I'd thought that nothing could rival the excitement I felt at Finisterre, but.... Back up.…

Day 16: Olveiroa-Fisterra(Finisterre); 49,218 (60,156)

What an AMAZING day. Upon rising this morning, my feet reminded me of the 34 km they took yesterday. I tried to hush them with a new application of kinesiology tape to the plantar fascia, then chanting encouragement to them. I wanted something more original than, "Take a licking and keep on kicking," but couldn't…