#finesterra

[mynameiswolf]

Finesterra, Spain

[rosancruz]

Now at Finisterre, the end of the world. I'm truly grateful for my journey and as a bonus, for the #livehealbloomkundaliniyogachallenge, we will do a meditation to develop an attitude of gratitude, to open the door to many blessings from the universe.
Sit in Easy Pose. Straighten your spine, and close your eyes.Bend the elbows down by the sides and cross the forearms over the diaphragm area, parallel to the ground, right on top, left underneath. Grab the right elbow with the left hand and the left elbow with the right hand. Comfortably lock your hands so that you have the elbows in your hands.
Breathe long and deep for a minute or two before beginning to chant the mantra: 
Har Har Har Har Gobinday, Har Har Har Har Mukanday, Har Har Har Har Udaoray, Har Har Har Har Apaaray, Har Har Har Har Hareeang, Har Har Har Har Kareeang, Har Har Har Har Nirnaamay, Har Har Har Har Akaamay.
Chant the mantra out loud from the navel, for 1 minute. Then whisper powerfully, keeping the navel engaged and using the pranic power. Continue for 3 1/2 minutes. Then chant silently. Move the breath with the navel. Keep the navel moving as if you were chanting, but you are silently chanting with the mantra. Continue for 8 minutes. To end, inhale deeply, stretch your spine as much as you can, while squeezing the ribcage, the area where your elbows are locked, as well as every part of your body. Hold for 15-20 seconds. Cannon Fire exhale (exhale powerfully through a rounded mouth). Repeat twice more. Relax. Enjoy! #kundaliniyoga #yoga #30daychallenge #keepup #attitudeofgratitude #gratitude #practicedailyandalliscoming #vibratehigher #innerpeace #satnam #galicia #spain #finesterra #caminodesantiago #pilgrimage #peregrinos #sunset #endoftheworld (at Cape Finisterre)

[book-your-dream-vacation]

Sandos Finisterra Los Cabos

Sandos Finisterra Los Cabos Mexico

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Embrace the breathtaking views of Cabo San Lucas at this captivating resort. Conveniently located by the Cabo San Lucas Marina, Hotel Finesterra is within a short walking distance to downtown dining, shopping, nightlife, fishing, and water sports. Visit the famous El Arco rock formation or enjoy the beautiful pristine beaches of the Baja Peninsula’s southern tip. 

Spacious…

[twitcosky]

To the end of the world

What a blessed life I have! A wonderful family who loves me, friends who do also and the time, health and capability to make this amazing trip. I have a husband who may not always understand why, but who supports me when I needed to do this wild thing like walking across Spain! I love you, Ron!

The end of the Camino was not what I expected in Santiago. There was no fanfare, there wasn't a triumphful approach to the cathedral or a mystic spiritual awakening on arrival. It was a huge church with lots of scaffolding for restoration and lots of pilgrims. It was a bit crowded, it was a magnificent mass with a mass of people, some camino friendly faces amongst the throng. It was amazing and wonderful but somehow not what I expected. Not the reflective time or the settling or fulfilling time, but a hub of activity and joy for lots of pilgrims and tourists and locals. Many shops for trinkets of the Camino and people playing music or begging.

After the Santiago we headed to Fisterra, also called Finesterra and a few other names. Here we found the peace we didn't feel in Santiago. Or at least I did. We came to the ocean, the big connection to the entire world. For me the sea has also always been a deep connection to the spiritual, to God. Here I could walk what seems like a mile on the beach and back at dawn with only 2 or 3 people around. I could wade in the warm water for hours, the gentle tide slowly drawing out toward home. I collected beautiful pieces of Gods workmanship, shiny shells and creatively colored vestiges of a tiny lives. You feel small and insignificant next to the sea yet also somehow connect to time immortal. Thinking time is allowed. Self reflection and gratitude. Huge amounts of gratitude. What a blessing my life is! How much God must truly love us! Beauty in the details and caring on every corner. So we watched the day dawn. I couldn't think of a better way.

The evening also rolls around, sometime too quickly, sometimes slowly. We saw 2 churches, neither of which were open, the remnants of San Carlos castle, had a boat ride around the inlet. At the end of the day, as is tradition, we walked a mile or so up to the end of the cape, the actual end of the old world here in Spain. We sat on huge boulders and watch the sun head over to the Americas. As it set, listening to singing, one hymn and one bango and beatbox, we shared a glass of wine with our newest camino daughter and thanked God for all that we've been given.

What a journey.

[tankeq1]

16. Tag

Am letzen vollen Tag in Santiago ging es ans Ende der Welt zum Cap Fisterra... zuerst nach Pontemaceira.... die Brücke ist aus dem 14. Jahrhundert..., danach ging es nach Muros, einem sehr schönem mediterranen Ort .... danach zu dem Wasserfall von Ezaro , an dem man leider nicht nahe herankam, da dort gearbeitet wurde ..... dann kam Fisterra oder Finesterra, ja nachdem ob es Galizisch oder Spanisch ausgesprochen wird..... das Ende der Welt , haben die Leute gedacht, bevor Columbus ein bisschen Amerika entdeckt hat🤪... dort ist auch der Kilometerstein 0 und dort bekommt man den letzten Stempel auf der Reise .... danach noch nach Muxía, dort steht eine Kirche direkt am Atlantik, die 2003 vom Blitz getroffen wurde und komplett abbrannte... Dort steht auch ein großes Denkmal an Erinnerung an die schlimme Ölkatastrophe die 200 km vor der Küste passierte...... der Küstenabschnitt hier wird auch Todesküste genannt, weil es hier viele Felsen gibt, die knapp unter der Wasserlinie liegen, das Wetter tut sein übriges....

[deltaponline]

Hermetic Donates Hermetically Sealed CO2 Refrigerant Pump for Research

  The German pump manufacturer Hermetic-Pumpen GmbH, world leader in the development and manufacture of hermetically sealed centrifugal pumps, donated a hermetically sealed refrigerant pump to the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim. The canned motor pump designed specifically for CO2 applications is being used in a pilot plant that is researching thermal energy storage using phase change materials in industrial CO2 refrigeration systems. To reduce the energy consumption of industrial CO2 refrigeration systems, the Energy and Process Engineering Department of NTNU in Trondheim is testing a new thermal energy storage system. The research project investigates the extent to which thermal energy can be stored at low load times in phase change materials (PCM) - also known as phase change storage or latent storage – for reuse during peak loads. Added heat accumulators should reduce the load peaks. This allows the system to be designed for a lower load level contributing to system downsizing. In this way, it is possible to significantly reduce both the acquisition costs and the ongoing energy costs of the overall system. Particularly huge potential for this technology exists in plants that have major differences in the cooling demand during the day, such as in cooling processes in the food industry. Benefits on the plant side include smaller pipe dimensions, low energy consumption for pump circulation, small pressure drop and efficient heat transfer. High demands on the components used A distinctive feature of CO2 is its critical point of 31 °C that requires much higher pressures for heat dissipation than are normally used in industrial cooling. This places special demands on the components used. In the pilot plant, the refrigerant CO2 circulates in a temperature range from 5 °C to -50 °C with a maximum nominal pressure of 52 bar. For pump technology, it is particularly important to control the high pressure of the pumped medium. Even at normal operating temperatures, CO2 also has a low viscosity that continues to drop as the temperature rises. This has a negative effect on the carrying capacity of the plain bearings. Other points are the required absolute tightness and a low MTBF value both demanding the highest reliability of the pump used. Refrigerant pump specifically designed for CO2 applications

Håkon Selvnes, NTNU, Torsten Brodersen, Finisterra, Armin Hafner, NTNU (from left to right) For the pilot plant, Hermetic-Pumpen GmbH together with its Norwegian agent Finesterra AS supplies a multi-stage canned motor pump of the type CAMh specifically designed for CO2 applications. This series has been developed to meet the requirements of operation at 52 bar and standstill pressure. The generously dimensioned plain bearings made of state-of-the-art sintered materials ensure contact-free and thus virtually wear-free operation of the pump. The construction and material choice of the pump series cover the nominal pressure PN 52 reliably. A pressure test at 78 bar is carried out on each pump according to valid standards such as ISO 15783 for canned motor pumps. In addition, the secondary safety containment is tested for leak-tightness using nitrogen (N2). In this way, the Hermetic pump ensures a reliable and controlled flow of the refrigerant in the pilot plant. Read the full article

[tobiaskarnbach]

Fisterra Panorama :) 

[moniquedanaesmith]

Day 25: Wear Not, Want Not

I guess we all wear uniforms of some sort or another. I went to Catholic High School, and actually I wore uniforms from middle school until I got to college. Something always bothered me about them--restriction, I suppose, or conformism--there was no outlet for telling people who you were on the outside. On the Camino, I experience a similar phenomenon. We all wear different yet similar clothing. We all have only one or two outfits, and by these we become known. We can spot people kilometers ahead of us by the shirts they sport. The self-professed Hobo Kid who rides trains across North America for a living has the same gear that I do. So is this some sort of equalizer? Does this 40 days provide us the space to forget the class and nationality differences that divide us? In more personal terms, blisters are healed. I was given a rock today to rub my worries into and then throw into the ocean at the end of the journey--in Finesterra, where the world ended before it became round. I wonder how much worry I can work into this little stone before it is time. I return to the thoughts that perpetually wrack my brain: How do you love and be yourself and be happy and find peace...and receive love--even if it's in cookies or just kind words or inside jokes--without feeling lost and overexposed.

[onpilgrimage]

One of the old granaries common in Galacia. One more day of hiking until I reach the end of earth - Finesterra!

[twitcosky]

Beyond the end of the world

Today we went to Muxia. It is even farther west than the end of the world. We saw Marys church. She perhaps had a vision of being in Muxia, arriving in a stone boat, to support St James mission. It is a place of huge stones and wave worn shores. Also a quiet bay and old churches. It was beautiful.

We walked the paths and street market, had lunch and visited the churches. Instead of walking the 18 miles, we hired a car. Much quicker. And I couldn't believe it but we ran into Kate from Australia again and Josie from California. Early camino friends again. Such a treat! Afterward we returned to our beach in Finesterra. How could we have had 20+ days without rain or injury or illness? It has been so brilliant! Today was cooler at the coast, maybe 72-75 degrees? Unusual weather here. In all of our time we had 1 day of heavy mist and 1 of light mist. The ready have been so beautiful!

Tonight we prepare for travel. Bus and train tomorrow then 3 different airplanes and 4 different airports to return. I am so grateful!

[twitcosky]

Dinner in Finesterra of the tiniest razor clams ever, scallops served still attached to the shell and fish stew, sunrise in Finesterra, morning beach walk finding shells, men shooting the breeze on the dock and our first touristy activity, a boat tour.

[twitcosky]

Goodbye, Santiago!

It was a beautiful city and we had a good time, but we are done. We've seen friends arrive and leave, we've digested many emotions and lessons of the journey and LOTS of good food. Now we are ready to move forward, yes, forward. We've been heading west for weeks and will continue west to the end of the world, Finesterra.

But first to digest Santiago. Today was laundry, shopping, exploring and eating. Along with people watching. We looked in all the tourist stores and bought a few trinkets. I had clams for lunch! So much better than breakfast!! I ordered a full breakfast which includes 2 fried eggs, fresh OJ, cafe con leche, 4 strips of bacon and 2 sausages and no toast. That's extra. The bacon had bones. Seriously, bones! The "sausage" was 2 hotdogs that looked deep fried and seriously, how do you eat fried eggs without toast to sop up the yolk? Kea had cafe con leche and toast and our ordered me! Dang! I won lunch tho because she had eggs and chorizo and fries. She did get padrons, however. On to dinner! We had a late reservation at Abastos 2.0. Yelp and Jen Yoken said it's great. I knew it would be because when we sat down a handsome waiter brought us our white wine with padrons and potato chips to go with it. I love free tapas with wine! A late reservation for us is 9 pm. We arrived early and they asked about dinner and said they would come get us when the table was ready. At 9:30 they came back and offered us dinner. We said we'd wait for our table. That's when they said we had a little problem. A tiny one. No table. The restaurant is 1 long table that seats maybe 16-20 people. They seated us on stools at the window outside the restaurant. It was fine and we could watch the kitchen and discuss all kinds of things including how to cook teeny razor clams on a grill. We are caveche with hake and radish and lime and it was delicious. He also brought us mussels with a spicy sauce and leeks. Next was tuna tartare with avocado. Amazing courses! Next was clams ina wine garlic broth and we finished with a sandwich thingy of hake and stuff on a super crispy cracker. Good food!

We walked home to the hotel, past 11! It was actually after dark! The streets were busy with shoppers and people having tapas and drinks and laughing and walking. I felt so hip! It gets light here after 8am and dark about 8:30 so we are usually in the room by then. Pretty exciting not to be exhausted by 8.

We were up earlier than Santiago mornings thus far and had coffee and walked to the bus station, about 1/2 hr away. Now we are riding our way to the coast. It will be so great to be at the beach, see the ocean and smell the breezes. It will remind me of home. Looking forward to it!

We arrived in Fisterra around 1. Kea loved the bus, again. Meaning I didn't know the meaning of "maybe we can rent a car". Anyway we made it just fine after she moved to the front seat. The drive was actually beautiful and to see the ocean was so great! The cute little city has amazing food as well. Does this sound even remotely like a pilgrimage? We walked to our hotel with great views and rooms (WWRD). Had lunch at a little albergue/ bar. We ordered green salads and she brought us our drinks and "something to keep us busy". By that she meant a tapa. It was barnacles!! Truly, those ugly things stuck to the rocks at the beach!! I'd heard people eat them, but was curious, not quite interested. As they were presented to us, what do you do but try them. Ugly as they are, they were quite tasty! After lunch we checked into an amazing hotel. I must be praying enough because we've had the best luck with weather, not being injured and finding great places to sleep. This has amazing views and everything is prefect.

After a walk on the beach at the end of the world (Finesterre) we wandered til we found a great dinner. It was so yummy! Razor clams the size of a short pencil, scallops on the shell and fish stew with merluza, red scorpion fish , prawns and razors. It's a tough day. I did get beat again at crib even though I had a 20 point hand and was way ahead. Guess I'm just that good of a friend.

Truly the best part of the day was seeing a couple of pilgrims we know. Claudia, who earlier got a cab and shared it with us, walked up the beach while we were there. She walked to Finesterra. She is incredible. She stayed to have a glass of wine and dinner with us. We also saw Kate and shared a beer with her. She is from Australia and met her early on. It was great to hear about camino miracles and lives of people we shared the struggle with. I am so grateful for this experience.

More tomorrow! And photos.

[deltaponline]

Hermetic spendet CO2-Kältemittelpumpe für die Forschung

  Die Hermetic-Pumpen GmbH hat der Technisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Universität Norwegens (NTNU), Trondheim, eine hermetische Kältemittelpumpe gespendet. Die speziell für CO2-Anwendungen konzipierte Spaltrohrmotorpumpe kommt in einer Versuchsanlage zum Einsatz, die die thermische Energiespeicherung mittels Phasenwechselmaterialien in industriellen CO2-Kälteanlagen erforscht. Um den Energieverbrauch industrieller CO2-Kälteanlagen zu senken, erprobt die Abteilung für Energie- und Verfahrenstechnik der NTNU in Trondheim eine neue thermische Energiespeicherung. Das Forschungsprojekt untersucht, in wie weit thermische Energie bei Niedriglastzeiten in „Phase Change Materials“ (PCM) – auch Phasenwechselspeicher oder Latentspeicher genannt – gespeichert werden kann, um diese bei Lastspitzen wiedereinzusetzen. Zusätzliche Wärmespeicher sollen dabei die Lastspitzen abbauen. Dies ermöglicht die Auslegung der Anlage auf ein niedrigeres Lastniveau, was zum Anlagen-Downsizing beiträgt. Damit lassen sich sowohl die Anschaffungskosten als auch die laufenden Energiekosten der Gesamtanlage erheblich senken. Ein besonders großes Potenzial für diese Technologie sieht man in Anlagen, die im Tagesverlauf große Unterschiede in der Kälteanforderung aufweisen, wie beispielsweise in Kühlprozessen der Lebensmittelindustrie. Zu den anlagenseitigen Vorteilen zählen kleinere Rohrabmessungen, geringer Energieverbrauch für die Pumpenzirkulation, niedriger Druckverlust und eine effiziente Wärmeübertragung. Hohe Anforderungen an die eingesetzten Komponenten Besondere Merkmale von CO2 sind sein kritischer Punkt von 31 °C, der zur Wärmeabgabe viel höhere Drücke erfordert, als sie üblicherweise in der industriellen Kühlung zum Einsatz kommen. Dies stellt besondere Anforderungen an die eingesetzten Komponenten. In der Pilotanlage zirkuliert das Kältemittel CO2 in einem Temperaturbereich von 5 °C bis -50 °C, mit einem maximalen Nenndruck von 52 bar. Für die Pumpentechnologie gilt es insbesondere, den hohen Druck des Fördermediums zu beherrschen. Zudem weist CO2 schon bei üblichen Betriebstemperaturen eine niedrige Viskosität auf, die mit Temperaturanstieg weiter abfällt und negativ auf die Tragfähigkeit der Gleitlager wirkt. Ein weiterer Punkt sind die geforderte absolute Dichtigkeit sowie ein geringer MTBF-Wert und damit höchste Zuverlässigkeit der eingesetzten Pumpe. Kältemittelpumpe speziell für CO2-Anwendungen konzipiert

Håkon Selvnes, NTNU, Torsten Brodersen, Finisterra, Armin Hafner, NTNU (v.l.n.r.) Für die Pilotanlage stellt die Hermetic-Pumpen GmbH zusammen mit ihrer norwegischen Vertretung Finesterra AS eine speziell für CO2-Anwendungen konzipierte mehrstufige Spaltrohrmotorpumpe des Typs CAMh zur Verfügung. Diese Baureihe wurde entwickelt, um den Anforderungen bei 52 bar Betrieb und Stillstandsdruck gerecht zu werden. Die großzügig dimensionierten Gleitlager aus modernen gesinterten Werkstoffen gewähren einen berührungsfreien und damit praktisch verschleißfreien Lauf der Pumpe. Die Konstruktion und Werkstoffauswahl der Pumpenbaureihe deckt den Nenndruck PN 52 sicher ab. Gemäß den gültigen Normen wie ISO 15783 für Spaltrohrmotorpumpen, wird eine Druckprobe mit 78 bar an jeder Pumpe durchgeführt. Zusätzlich wird die zweite Sicherheitshülle mit Stickstoff (N2) auf Dichtigkeit geprüft. Damit sorgt die Pumpe für einen sicheren und kontrollierten Weg des Kältemittels in der Pilotanlage. Read the full article