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A Pastoral Idyll: the Camino de Santiago

August 5, 2009 Day thirty-six: Olveiroa to Finisterre

August 5, 2009 Day thirty-six: Olveiroa to Finisterre

It has become a tradition for pilgrims to burn some of their possessions on top of the rocky peninsula at Finisterre as the sun sets over the Atlantic. Some pilgrims burn their worn-out shoes or clothes; others burn scraps of paper on which they have written prayers and resolutions.

August 3, 2009 Day thirty-four: Santiago de Compostela to Negreira July 1, 2009 Day one: St. Jean Pied de Port to Roncesvalles July 3, 2009 Day three: Larrasoaña to Pamplona July 4, 2009 Day four: Pamplona to Obanos July 6, 2009 Day six: Estella to Sansol July 7, 2009 Day seven: Sansol to Logroño July 7, 2009 Day seven: Sansol to Logroño July 8, 2009 Day eight: Logroño to Ventosa July 7, 2009 Day seven: Sansol to Logroño July 11, 2009 Day eleven: Belorado to St. Juan de Ortega July 12, 2009 Day twelve: St. Juan de Ortega to Burgos July 14, 2009 Day fourteen: Burgos to San Bol July 15, 2009 Day fifteen: San Bol to St. Nicolás July 15, 2009 Day fifteen: San Bol to St. Nicolás July 17, 2009 Day seventeen: Frómista to Carrión de los Condes July 17, 2009 Day seventeen: Frómista to Carrión de los Condes July 19, 2009 Day nineteen: Terradillos de Templarios to Calzadilla de los Hermanillos July 19, 2009 Day nineteen: Terradillos de Templarios to Calzadilla de los Hermanillos July 23, 2009 Day twenty-three: Hospital de Orbigo to Santa Catalina de Somoza July 23, 2009 Day twenty-three: Hospital de Orbigo to Santa Catalina de Somoza July 24, 2009 Day twenty-four: Santa Catalina de Somoza to Acebo July 24, 2009 Day twenty-four: Santa Catalina de Somoza to Acebo July 27, 2009 Day twenty-seven: Vega de Valcarce to Triacastela July 26, 2009 Day twenty-six: Cacabelos to Vega de Valcarce July 28, 2009 Day twenty-eight: Triacastela to Sarria July 29, 2009 Day twenty-nine: Sarria to Hospital July 30, 2009 Day thirty: Hospital to Melide July 31, 2009 Day thirty-one: Melide to Pedrouzo do Pino July 31, 2009 Day thirty-one: Melide to Pedrouzo do Pino August 1, 2009 Day thirty-two: Pedrouzo do Pino to Santiago de Compostela August 1, 2009 Day thirty-two: Pedrouzo do Pino to Santiago de Compostela August 5, 2009 Day thirty-six: Olveiroa to Finisterre July 9, 2009 Day nine: Ventosa to Santo Domingo de Calzada