Today was a challenging walk with just over 30km to walk with two big climbs in the middle of it. One was 500 metres and the other around 260 metres. The first hill was quite demanding as it was steep, but the second was a little kinder to us. We weren’t all that impressed with … Read more
Today’s walk was from Ribadesella, a beach town on the Asturian coast, to Villaviciosa, about 35km, but we didn’t plan to do the whole walk. Today, we walked about 20km into Colunga and then got a cab the rest of the way. Ron and I are a bit under the weather, and today being humid … Read more
Today’s walk was long—about 30km from Llanes to Ribadesella along the coast. There was a mix of country and beach today as we made our way westwards. The morning started cloudily and a bit drizzly but with a temperature hovering around 17C, so it wasn’t too cold; pleasant walking weather except for the drizzle. There … Read more
Today’s walk was surprising because it was probably the most picturesque we’ve done so far. We followed the coast from Unquera to our idyllic home for this evening, Llanes. A blow hole to treat us on the way too. We left Unquera as the sun was rising and headed straight up a hill to get … Read more
Today was another short walk from San Vicente to Unquera. 16km all up, which is what the guidebook suggested. Even though, as the crow flies, it was a measly 9km. As we headed west, the track led us inland to avoid the estuaries that sprinkled the coast. Most of the way, we walked on farm … Read more
A short 13km walk to our next town of Vicente today. The sun was out, and not a cloud in the sky the whole day—a leisurely stroll in the sunshine and by the sea. We had a carb-heavy breakfast of toast and jam, washed down with a good coffee and headed off for the day. … Read more
Today’s walk from Santillana del Mar was about 26km to Camillas, again down by the sea. We seemed to follow the sea for most of the day, and our pitstop or break was a beach along the way. Sun was out all day with it feeling hot going up some hills we had to climb. … Read more
I had another rest day in Noja, which is why I didn’t post. I am still recovering from a bug I must have caught on the flight over, but thankfully, I’m feeling much better today and was able to walk twenty kilometres to our medieval town for the night, Santillana del Mar. Once in Santander, … Read more
For today’s walk, we decided to cut down from the official Camino guide, which suggested we walk around 35 km to just under 14 km to another town along the coast called Noja. I was still feeling a little run down, and there was no way we could ever walk those distances. Luckily there are … Read more
Yesterday I had a terrible bout of sickness, so I was flat on my back, sleeping it off, which is why I didn’t post last night. I think it was a mix of jet lag, timezone and starting too hard too soon. Perhaps a recovery day in Bilbao might have been a better thing to … Read more