On Saturday 4th June we took the bus from Finisterre to Cee. While waiting for the bus at Finisterre we had a last wander past the cute German patisserie to the port.
It's amazing how clear the water is here and the port is full of mullet just cruising along.
Just a short 40 minutes bus trip down the coast to Cee.
Cee is on the Camino Finisterre route and peregrinos were steadily walking along the bay and onwards.
We have a little apartment on the third floor overlooking the port area.
We're here for three nights so it is nice to have a little kitchen where we can make our own meals. Spanish croissants are addictive!
It's tiny compared to New Zealand size apartments - you don't want to drop the soap in the shower as you'd have to open the shower door to bend down to pick it up :) However it's good to have the option of self-catering and a washing machine. Lovely views over the port and harbour.
We walked into the main plaza today Sunday 5 June and there was a traditional Galician troupe playing in front of the chapel. [once the video starts you can enlarge click on the enlarge frame icon on the lower RHS]
The Galician gaita is the traditional instrument and the word gaita is used across northern Spain as a generic term for "bagpipe". Like all bagpipe music, it's nice in small doses :)
It was also market day so lots of people around. A few wearing masks, but not that many. The market sold everything from pots and pans to old style bras and underwear to summer sandals.
Cee has a hospital and is probably the biggest town on this coast with three supermarkets. It has a lovely park by the seafront with a range of sculptures.
On a Sunday most shops are closed and in small villages the supermarkets are closed on Sundays too. Initially we wondered why there were big queues outside a bakery on a Sunday and then the penny dropped when we sauntered along the the supermarket only to find it shut.
Price check for those interested at home. Cherry tomatoes, 500g €1.79 or NZ$2.91, Cos lettuce 3 pack €0.99 or NZ$1.46, Cherry fruit 500g €1.25 or NZ$2.09.
We had lunch at a little traditional bar where the locals eat. Lunch is the main meal of the day here. We often have lunch out and just have a snack for dinner. For €12.00 [NZ$19.50] you can have two courses, bread, vino/cerveza, postre and coffee. Not bad! The vino is local wine, often with no label but perfect for lunch - fine dining it's not but perfectly ok.
Today between us we had Galician soup & paella, followed by fish of the day and grilled pork loin and Santiago torte and ice cream. We both choose different options for the 'menu del dia' so we can taste a range of the primo and secondo choices.
After lunch we took a walk to the next little bay, about 2ks, to the village of Corcubion.
Again a little working port with sizeable fishing boats.
A lovely 14th Century Igrexia de San Marcos de Corcubion.
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