Sixth Day: Now in Pendueles
I started at 7.30am today, really early, as this is my longest stage (planned: 34km). The first test right at the start: the path led from the hostel directly across a sloping meadow with cows and calves standing in...
A short story about siesta from my first Camino:
I was staying at Corazon Puro at Bizkarreta (before Zubiri) in a lovely place run by a pilgrim couple from Hungary (sadly, now it is closed or at least changed hands, I am not sure which). I had...
It was nice to be helpful, I hope you will rest well at the Duesos albergue!
I am guessing that the comment about grumpy hospitalero is about so called Casa Rectoral on the top of the hill before (looking from your side) Piñeres de Pria, next to...
You are getting close to where I live now. Unfortunately I can't meet you on the road, as I am preparing my own Camino and I still have lots of things to do...
You could walk all along the cliffs from Ribadesella to Playa de Guadamía (and even...
Fourth day: Now in Duesos
I'm not a morning person, I need time to warm up to the day. And I first have to get used to albergue accommodation again. The first light came on at 5.55am and the first alarm at 6.10am. When I got up at 7am, I was...
Wow, 59 pilgrims between Gijón and Villaviciosa is quite a lot, I would say. Considering that the vast majority you met had already walked past the Camino Primitivo junction.
I don't know when on the next stage you plan to head for the coast...
Thank you so much for reporting the traffic on the Camino del Norte! This is so helpful for those heading there soon!
For tomorrow, apart from Colunga, you have a pretty village of la Isla 21 km from Villaviciosa, although the albergue in La...
Third day: now in Villaviciosa
After a rest day in Gijon, I started early and was ready to go by 8am. But the Buen Camino app, which I rely on as a reverse pilgrim, suddenly didn't work. It always closed again as soon as I clicked on it. I had...
Second Day: Now in Gijon
The weather was much better today! I took my time in the morning because I wanted to get the stamps from the Tourist Information (opens 10am, rather ugly) and the Centro Niermayer (opens 10.30am, wonderful stamp)...
First day: Now in Aviles
I had imagined it would be so nice, fresh off the plane and straight onto the camino in glorious weather. But when I left Asturias airport at 1pm today, I was greeted by pouring rain. So I had to put on my rain poncho...
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