We drove from the mountains to the northern coast of Spain. Ribadeo is more of a fishing port but it is still on the northern Camino route so we see a lot of pilgrims on their way to Santiago.

There are some beautiful beaches in this area. One of them is called As Catedrais beach or Beach of the Cathedrals. The best time to visit the beach is at low tides because that is when you can see a lot of the rock formations and arches. We lucked out on our timing and were able to visit right around low tide. The sand is very clean and perfect to walk on. The Atlantic is cold and you didn’t see a lot of people in the water.

The thing about getting to the beach at low tides means we missed getting a good lunch in. It is hard to time when you can check in at a hotel and when restaurants close. Unfortunately for us, that was the case and we couldn’t find a restaurant to eat at. And places don’t typically open back up for dinner until 8 PM. Luckily the hotel had some snack options and we were able to get a small ham and cheese sandwich. On the plus side, we have had good breakfasts at the hotels which has helped carry us through the day. Although breakfast this morning was a little different. You had to ask for milk for your cereal but we didn’t know you had to ask for cold milk. They poured steaming hot milk into the corn flakes. Not something I would recommend anyone trying.