Friends

All the time we have lived here, I have gone out of the way to invite people to come and stay. They rarely do, and of course I know at the time that, that will most likely be the case. I am not the most scintillating of company at the best of times and spending holiday time with even close friends can be fraught with potential pitfalls.

 If you are one of the people who has been invited  please don´t think that the invitation is less than genuine, we would truly love to see you. I just want you know that I understand, really I do.

What I don´t want to happen is that you would be put off coming to Galicia. When people do come they are almost always surprised, in a good way. There is a gentle beauty here, the rain makes it green, there is miles of coastline and thousands of beaches. I could go on but I would rather you came and saw for yourself.

The weather here is inclined to be changeable though and weather forecasts are apt to be changeable as well.  When a friend did stay with us recently we decided to brave an unpromising forecast and hit the beach. It turned into a glorious spring day and so we headed for Cathedral beach, a popular tourist spot that we have never visited ( Our preference is normally for quieter less well known beaches of which there are many)

 There was a definite breeze when we arrived especially at the sea front, it did warm up later and we ended up carrying as many clothes as we were wearing.

 We walked along the coastal path, of which there is miles, rather than sit on the beach. And then meandered along the coast road in the car stopping on the way for lunch, coffee and a bit more walking.

I am determined that we will have more days like it this year.