Betsy Devine: Funny ha-ha and/or funny peculiar

Today we travelled to the end of the earth and had an amazing seafood lunch with the mayor.

Heh. I’ve traveled a lot, but never expected to get to write that particular sentence.

On the westernmost point of Spain, there is (Wikipedia says) “a notable lighthouse” whose Galician and Spanish names (“Fisterra” and “Finisterra”) derive from Latin words for “end of the world.”

I’m sure the pre-Christian pilgrims, who came there for sunsets, were struck by the symbolism of its shifting fog, which motivated (much later) that notable lighthouse. One minute you can’t see halfway down the hill–clouds shift and you see rocky scenery across the bay–before fog returns and the view shivers back into mystery.

If you come to Galicia, which I recommend, don’t miss Fisterra, the lighthouse, the fog, the view, the fog again, and the delicious food at the Semaforo Hotel. You can find the hotel, no matter how foggy it is, because it is next to the lighthouse.