A Coruña: A Tourist’s Eye View
“With an adventurous heart and the right maps, we can travel anywhere and never fear losing ourselves.” - Brené Brown
Today’s blog is primarily pictorial, to view A Coruña where Farren meets Liam and Dora in my screenplay Wayward. It’s a wonderful host city to recover from jet lag in, to pamper yourself before the start of your Camino - even if it is the tiniest one, the one I fondly dubbed the Camino for Cowards. There’s a little something for everyone and such incredible beauty. If you’re curious about the characters and storyline for Wayward, check out the pitch deck on the homepage.
The Galerias - shimmering balconies enclosed in glass to ponder life and pilgrimages on.
A city full of history, but I won’t sidetrack you with that.
Except to say…
They have a cannon, a rampart, and magnificent views at every turn. Going through these photos makes me want to go back!
There are new heights to rise to and beaches to wander. This is me, in front of the Tower of Hercules, after I made it to the top of the hill only to have to return to the bottom to buy my ticket to enter. It was well worth it and would lead to a scene with Dora in the screenplay where she comments on Farren’s difficulty reading signs - a much-needed skill on the Camino. It’s also where Farren’s phone drops to its death, one of several reasons why she should hire Dora as her guide.
A view from the Tower of Hercules with the shamrock indicating where to look for Ireland. On a clear day, it can even be seen. Ireland features strongly in Wayward because Liam hails from there and runs a Camino tour company that caters to pilgrims and tourists from Ireland and the UK. He also writes guidebooks for the Camino. His daughter, Dora, is half-Irish and half-Galatian and spends time in both countries. She wants to remain in Spain to be with her grandparents - and her boyfriend.
So many statues and sculptures - old and new. Including the one below, where people sometimes leave flowers.
A great waterside running path.
A Coruña, for boaters, lollygaggers, and dog walkers…
For kids of all ages.
My new view! The saltwater pool even had Jacuzzi loungers. Also a great place to dry out wet sandals.
Do you take time to journal while you’re traveling?
How reliable is your memory?
Do you take photographs to back them up - the picture that can be worth a thousand words?
Ultreia! Forward, together.
