I have a National sea license and a Murcia rivers and lakes...all free for over 65 Spanish resident/citizens....
Soooo ... Galicia it is again 👍😊
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Lucky you Jumar. Here in France we don't need a licence or permit to fish in the sea anywhere, all free. Different story for lakes & rivers.
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Love following your journey Judith and Martin, we do exactly the same using wikiloc / maps.me but our favourite is Spain Topo Maps check it out if you have not used it, we have been using it on this trip in the peak district. 
We have 9 days 10 hours before we leave the UK
not that we are counting, that will be 89 days having come early to be with Janie's brother before he lost his fight to cancer, but apart from our dog getting bitten by an adda 
the rest of this trip has made happy memories. 
I know we could stay another 3 months
but we need to move on searching for that bit of paradise. 
Bob.
We have 9 days 10 hours before we leave the UK
not that we are counting, that will be 89 days having come early to be with Janie's brother before he lost his fight to cancer, but apart from our dog getting bitten by an adda the rest of this trip has made happy memories. I know we could stay another 3 months
but we need to move on searching for that bit of paradise. Bob.
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Love following your journey Judith and Martin, we do exactly the same using wikiloc / maps.me but our favourite is Spain Topo Maps check it out if you have not used it, we have been using it on this trip in the peak district.
We have 9 days 10 hours before we leave the UK
I know we could stay another 3 months
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We hope we can all meet up some day. Maybe a couple of trips. We come to your area and you come to ours??
Enjoy the rest of your trip in the UK. You've certainly not had normal summer weather there this year.
Keep on searching for Paradise, the journey is very interesting
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We woke to heavier mist this morning. It was time to move on anyway. I'd seen a video from a Spanish couple who'd visited a beach with lots of glass. Unfortunately, it's not allowed to take from there any more. A few tiny pieces of blue might have stuck to my fingers though.
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Driving there was proving difficult so we parked up and walked. We found a nice, recently strimmed, old walled lane and walked that instead of the road.
We needed a few bits from the shop (I'd forgotten to get coffee the other day) and it was rammed. I was in a queue of about 14 at the checkout!! It's fiesta there in the next few days, the boats were being dressed, so we've hurried away.
We're now slightly inland, on a serviced motorhome area at Vimienzo, where we're suffering 24° just to get the bike batteries charged for our next ride!
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Driving there was proving difficult so we parked up and walked. We found a nice, recently strimmed, old walled lane and walked that instead of the road.
We needed a few bits from the shop (I'd forgotten to get coffee the other day) and it was rammed. I was in a queue of about 14 at the checkout!! It's fiesta there in the next few days, the boats were being dressed, so we've hurried away.
We're now slightly inland, on a serviced motorhome area at Vimienzo, where we're suffering 24° just to get the bike batteries charged for our next ride!
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That looks lovely, can´t wait to get back there sometime soon. We can only dream of 24C, lowest daytime temp here in last 4/5 weeks has been 35C, yesterday was 39C.
Following your travels with interest as we are looking for options next year in July and August - if we manage to get another van before then! We’ve not been to Galicia before so loving your photos and information
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Following your travels with interest as we are looking for options next year in July and August - if we manage to get another van before then! We’ve not been to Galicia before so loving your photos and information
Thanks. Your response is appreciated
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Today could have been disappointing, because a mountain bike route I'd found on Wikiloc turned out to be a road route. The road route, though, was very pleasant. Small roads with about 12 vehicles in the 2 hours we rode. It's given us an overview of the local, inland terrain, so we are looking to do a bit more in the next few days. (We may be having some rain! Don't get jealous 
). Today was a ride to find dolmen (we found one). There was a bit of recent damage but Martin needed help to repair it. It's still awaiting help!
The ermita, with the murals, were on an early part of our ride. Back in 2014 one of them was so much brighter, and seemed to be commemorating someone who had died in 2012.
). Today was a ride to find dolmen (we found one). There was a bit of recent damage but Martin needed help to repair it. It's still awaiting help!The ermita, with the murals, were on an early part of our ride. Back in 2014 one of them was so much brighter, and seemed to be commemorating someone who had died in 2012.
Enjoying your journey and lovely photos
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Bad (well wet) weather was forecast, especially on the coast, so we drove 17km to a parking, slightly inland, that we've used before (my photo is the only one on the P4N entry)! I'd found a Wikiloc route of the organised bike ride (short route) that took place from this very parking last April.
Good enough for us.
It was good, but a couple of bits had deteriorated between April and now, due to the undergrowth growth, especially the brambles. We walked, gingerly between prickly brambles, but the rest of the ride was very good, but tiring, even on ebikes. We arrived, which took us by surprise, at the balancing stones we'd gone to find two years ago. Good to see they are still balancing!
The start of a narrow, brambly path.
We shared the route on three or four occasions with "Camino" walkers. I'm not sure what route they were doing but I'll check it out later.
Oh, and the sun is now showing its face
giving us a bigger dilemma
Good enough for us.
It was good, but a couple of bits had deteriorated between April and now, due to the undergrowth growth, especially the brambles. We walked, gingerly between prickly brambles, but the rest of the ride was very good, but tiring, even on ebikes. We arrived, which took us by surprise, at the balancing stones we'd gone to find two years ago. Good to see they are still balancing!
The start of a narrow, brambly path.
We shared the route on three or four occasions with "Camino" walkers. I'm not sure what route they were doing but I'll check it out later.
Oh, and the sun is now showing its face
giving us a bigger dilemma
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I have been really enjoying your Posts and photo. We love Galicia and hope to get back there again soon enough. Thanks for sharing, Jane
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The bad weather (rain, good or bad, depending on your point of view) finally arrived in the evening. We found we had a roof leak. We haven't been inside the motorhome in heavy rain for months, if not a few years!! The leak has been pinpointed to a cable from the solar panel and a repair will be done as soon as it dries out.
Repair "stuff" was purchased from this ferretaria (hardware shop). Martin was inside when the heavens opened. Between there and the van he was wet enough to have to change his shorts.
We'd decided to stay local but go to a private small campsite with leccy. Our solar doesn't work well without solar rays! We are charging everything whilst we're here.
It was a national holiday yesterday. It seems that the fireworks didn't get used. They were set off next to our van late morning. What a waste of money.
He still has all his fingers!
We've eaten in the site bar. We're stuffed. We had a menu, but chose a bottle of wine to go with it instead of a glass each. The food was excellent, but far too much. We sent back half the bowl of lentils and we have a takeaway bag of chipirones to make a pasta or rice meal with.
No wine was left in the eating of said meal
Repair "stuff" was purchased from this ferretaria (hardware shop). Martin was inside when the heavens opened. Between there and the van he was wet enough to have to change his shorts.
We'd decided to stay local but go to a private small campsite with leccy. Our solar doesn't work well without solar rays! We are charging everything whilst we're here.
It was a national holiday yesterday. It seems that the fireworks didn't get used. They were set off next to our van late morning. What a waste of money.
He still has all his fingers!
We've eaten in the site bar. We're stuffed. We had a menu, but chose a bottle of wine to go with it instead of a glass each. The food was excellent, but far too much. We sent back half the bowl of lentils and we have a takeaway bag of chipirones to make a pasta or rice meal with.
No wine was left in the eating of said meal
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24 hours later and all back to normal. Blue skies and pleasant temperatures.
We back tracked slightly to go back to the coast at Muxia. We're parked at the Church/lighthouse/memorial tower to the tragedy of The Prestige ship.
We originally parked in the town and had a walk along the front and checked out the route to the lighthouse. Once parked up here we walked a bit higher. There are lots of tiny, old, walled areas, which were obviously allotments. A few are still being cultivated.
Tomorrow we have a ride to do. Hopefully the trails will be fairly dry
We back tracked slightly to go back to the coast at Muxia. We're parked at the Church/lighthouse/memorial tower to the tragedy of The Prestige ship.
We originally parked in the town and had a walk along the front and checked out the route to the lighthouse. Once parked up here we walked a bit higher. There are lots of tiny, old, walled areas, which were obviously allotments. A few are still being cultivated.
Tomorrow we have a ride to do. Hopefully the trails will be fairly dry
Lovely photos, church looks great, and the motorhome parking looks good
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What a lovely view to greet me from my bed, even through a rather dirty window and taken with my phone 
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Today we had another nice ride. We almost managed to miss the brambles, but cut back in one track too soon. I walked down a loose, stoney track, just to be safe than sorry. The rest was good. We rode another bit of the Camino and "buen camino'd" quite a few people.
Yesterday an orange, black and white camper arrived. UK sticker. They were RHS Gold Medal Garden Design winners (it said so on their van). Martin spoke to them and this morning, as they were leaving, they came for a chat. I was litter picking (not much to pick but a filled nappy was one of the items). Why? Just why? There are toilets here and big rubbish bins.
Anyway, we've exchanged details (and given them riding and battery charging advice). Mike is also a travel artist and has done a pen and watercolour of each stop they've had. They are lovely. It was nice to speak with fellow Brits.
We're having another night here, then looking for a quiet place for a weekend stay. We've been very lucky so far.
Yesterday an orange, black and white camper arrived. UK sticker. They were RHS Gold Medal Garden Design winners (it said so on their van). Martin spoke to them and this morning, as they were leaving, they came for a chat. I was litter picking (not much to pick but a filled nappy was one of the items). Why? Just why? There are toilets here and big rubbish bins.
Anyway, we've exchanged details (and given them riding and battery charging advice). Mike is also a travel artist and has done a pen and watercolour of each stop they've had. They are lovely. It was nice to speak with fellow Brits.
We're having another night here, then looking for a quiet place for a weekend stay. We've been very lucky so far.
Janet …. Need to know where the ‘balancing stones’ are. Please ??
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We had a quiet night last night on a beach parking after we did an about turn from Fisterra (Finisterre). It was so busy there that even though the parking was empty when we got there, we knew it would be rammed later.
We went instead to the beach parking, which got rammed as well but, amazingly, it was quiet shortly after 11 p.m. we decided to leave first thing before we were in there for the day. We had to ask one guy, parked on the track, to move his van, but he got our space so he was happy.
We went slightly inland to a village motorhome area to do another ride. It's a beautiful area but the motorhome parking is in the worst part of the village, sandwiched between two big buildings. We'll stay tonight and then we're considering another bit of the coast further south. We're here alone atm, but I bet its not as quiet a night as last night!
Yesterday. Already a bit too full for us.
Today's ride
We went instead to the beach parking, which got rammed as well but, amazingly, it was quiet shortly after 11 p.m. we decided to leave first thing before we were in there for the day. We had to ask one guy, parked on the track, to move his van, but he got our space so he was happy.
We went slightly inland to a village motorhome area to do another ride. It's a beautiful area but the motorhome parking is in the worst part of the village, sandwiched between two big buildings. We'll stay tonight and then we're considering another bit of the coast further south. We're here alone atm, but I bet its not as quiet a night as last night!
Yesterday. Already a bit too full for us.
Today's ride
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We're now parked at a private camperstop in the garden of a young couple. More like a CL/CS than a Spanish camperstop. It's €15 a night with leccy. We decided to give everything a good charge after using solar for so long.
On the way we stopped to explore the Castro de Baroña, a ten minute walk from a parking area. It's an Iron Age site built on the rocks right on the coast.
It appeared to us that there was something happening at 12 noon or the figures were figments of our imagination.
And our local beach here, on a Sunny Sunday in August in Spain! The mist has started to descend now though.
On the way we stopped to explore the Castro de Baroña, a ten minute walk from a parking area. It's an Iron Age site built on the rocks right on the coast.
It appeared to us that there was something happening at 12 noon or the figures were figments of our imagination.
And our local beach here, on a Sunny Sunday in August in Spain! The mist has started to descend now though.
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We've had a good couple of days here and got ourselves sorted for the next few days. Everything chargeable has been charged, that's given the battery and inverter a rest, washing done and dried, bike brake pads changed (mine were down to metal!) and planning ... not done.
We're unsure where to go next. Further south and inland is still mid 30's and the coast into Asturias is wet atm. The favoured route, so far, is to back track but visit places we bypassed on the way down. We'll decide tomorrow.
We had a nice ride, got brambled a bit and emerged from that track onto soft sand. We soon got back onto firm ground and made a detour to the lighthouse.
We rode through a few small villages, with lovely beaches, and everywhere was so quiet.
We're unsure where to go next. Further south and inland is still mid 30's and the coast into Asturias is wet atm. The favoured route, so far, is to back track but visit places we bypassed on the way down. We'll decide tomorrow.
We had a nice ride, got brambled a bit and emerged from that track onto soft sand. We soon got back onto firm ground and made a detour to the lighthouse.
We rode through a few small villages, with lovely beaches, and everywhere was so quiet.
Nice blue skies..
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Nearly a month ago now, you posted a photo of a profusion of dark blue/purple bell shaped flowers, scrambling all over the place and commented about them being weeds. Well no, not exactly unless they're white in which case they're convolvulus - when they're dark blue they're Morning Glory. Not usually as rampant and invasive as the white things.
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Yesterday we left our paid parking and headed back northish. Our aim was Carnota and a parking in the pines above a 7km beach. Unfortunately many other had the same idea, and got there before us, some since year dot, by the look of them. Anyway, we couldn't get a shady spot, so we about turned.
We went back to the flowery parking near Dumbria. All was good until some women, yesterday evening, armed with red and white tape, taped an area off all around us. Apparently today was to be a marionette event for the local kids. They told us we could stay there until 9 am. We decided to move outside the tapes and, this morning at 8 am we were off.
And ... this morning it was mizzly!
I found a walking route to do along a historical route of petroglyphs, old buildings, and a Dolmen.
Our brains and eyes were taxed to see the petroglyphs, and then we were faced with wild Mastins and inquisitive horses.
The Dolmen was modern (after the Bronze Age)!
Last passed its test in the 1990s.
Old laundry.
The doggy in the window didn't make a sound
We went back to the flowery parking near Dumbria. All was good until some women, yesterday evening, armed with red and white tape, taped an area off all around us. Apparently today was to be a marionette event for the local kids. They told us we could stay there until 9 am. We decided to move outside the tapes and, this morning at 8 am we were off.
And ... this morning it was mizzly!
I found a walking route to do along a historical route of petroglyphs, old buildings, and a Dolmen.
Our brains and eyes were taxed to see the petroglyphs, and then we were faced with wild Mastins and inquisitive horses.
The Dolmen was modern (after the Bronze Age)!
Last passed its test in the 1990s.
Old laundry.
The doggy in the window didn't make a sound
Yesterday we left our paid parking and headed back northish. Our aim was Carnota and a parking in the pines above a 7km beach. Unfortunately many other had the same idea, and got there before us, some since year dot, by the look of them. Anyway, we couldn't get a shady spot, so we about turned.
We went back to the flowery parking near Dumbria. All was good until some women, yesterday evening, armed with red and white tape, taped an area off all around us. Apparently today was to be a marionette event for the local kids. They told us we could stay there until 9 am. We decided to move outside the tapes and, this morning at 8 am we were off.
And ... this morning it was mizzly!
I found a walking route to do along a historical route of petroglyphs, old buildings, and a Dolmen.
Our brains and eyes were taxed to see the petroglyphs, and then we were faced with wild Mastins and inquisitive horses.
The Dolmen was modern (after the Bronze Age)!
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Last passed its test in the 1990s.
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Old laundry.
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The doggy in the window didn't make a sound
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With today’s weather here being the same as yours, all of those pictures look as if they could have been taken in my area in Cornwall..
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Last night was spent at Camariñas. The reviews said the road was noisy. Nah ... don't believe it, it would quieten during the night, surely? It didn't! We did manage to sleep though until I heard a mozzie. We couldn't find it, but we zapped it this morning. Which one of us was the blood donor last night?
We rode from here two years ago but cut the route short because it was so windy our bike batteries were using up the power too quickly and our legs were being sandblasted.
Today was a bit cloudy but not too windy and we completed our chosen route. We came to a "no entry" sign on a small lane, because of felling, and were diverted down a mountain bike single track. All was OK until a fallen tree. Martin had two bikes to lift over
I photographed a cross DBK and the English cemetery. I can't remember what you'd said about the crosses? I've Googled the info about the cemetery though.
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Not being able to stand another noisy night, even for a lovely view, (first photo was taken through my rectangular, bedroom window!) we've moved back inland to an official parking where we'll spend some time researching the weather and places to go over the next few weeks.
We rode from here two years ago but cut the route short because it was so windy our bike batteries were using up the power too quickly and our legs were being sandblasted.
Today was a bit cloudy but not too windy and we completed our chosen route. We came to a "no entry" sign on a small lane, because of felling, and were diverted down a mountain bike single track. All was OK until a fallen tree. Martin had two bikes to lift over
I photographed a cross DBK and the English cemetery. I can't remember what you'd said about the crosses? I've Googled the info about the cemetery though.
English Cemetery | Camariñas, all sea
Not being able to stand another noisy night, even for a lovely view, (first photo was taken through my rectangular, bedroom window!) we've moved back inland to an official parking where we'll spend some time researching the weather and places to go over the next few weeks.
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Almost certainly marking a shipwreck, the plaque might have given details of the vessel and date - but I don't think they all have one.
They don't call that the Costa da Morte for nothing.
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