Camino de Santiago: Covas to A Coruña

On to A Coruña, along the Galician coastline. You can almost smell the sea urchins.


Having a good support van is essential. Especially as a 16km climb beckoned.



Pelotilla ("little ball"). I refer to the SEAT, not the little man.



Pontedueme.



Crossing the ria de Betanzos.



After arriving in A Coruña, our destination for the evening, we spent a further 2 hours getting lost (thanks be to Blackberry), before coming across this construction path. Blackberry had not discerned the removal of the bridge across this rift...



...which was actually the excavation site for a new highway.



As you can see, this is not cycling.

Finally arrived!



Fortunately, a fiesta at our friend's place (and a comfy bed) set everything right. Ok, maybe it's a cliché, but really:

See what happens when shisha and sake and salsichon combine?