First thing we did after breakfast yesterday was to take our clothes to the local launderette. Mmmmmm... it was just so nice taking the lovely clean, fresh smelling clothes out of the tumble dryer. Little things like that can make such a difference to how you feel 😸😸. Llanes itself was a very pretty compact … Continue reading Day 20 Llanes to Ribadesella 20.5ml 1756ft – Total 277.5ml 32023ft →

Unquera wasn't much to write home about, just a town with a main road through it basically, however the road was lined with cafés and bars.We left the Cantabria region today and quietly stepped into the Asturias region as we crossed the Rio Deva in the lovely glow only the early or late sun can … Continue reading Day 18 Unquera to Llanes 17.8ml 2345ft – Total 257ml 30267ft →

I'll start off with a picture of my shiny new scallop shell. I feel much more like a pilgrim now I have that hanging off the back of my rucksack. I've still got the little cockle shell hanging on the left hand side as well though 🙂It was hot from the word go this morning … Continue reading Day 17 Comillas to Unquera 18.4ml 1531ft – Total 239.2ml 27922ft →

The weather forecast today said it was going to be 6° warmer than yesterday and it certainly felt that they were just about right during our walk today🥵. I've spent two weeks now looking for a scallop shell to carry on my pack to show I'm a peregrino but not managed to come across one, … Continue reading Day 16 Santillana to Comillas 15.9ml 1929ft -Total 220.8ml 26391ft →

Better start here with a photo of yesterday's spiders brother. We read that today's walk was through an industrial area, following some feed pipes for the first couple of miles and to be honest we weren't looking forward to it at all. However, it really wasn't all that bad Yesterday we met Clair from Czechoslovakia … Continue reading Day 15 Cudon to Santillana del Mar 8.8ml 726 ft – Total 204.9mls 24461ft →

Breakfast this morning at the Posada was not served until 9:00 so we were in two minds whether to hang on or push on at 8:00ish as per normal. We decided to treat ourselves and have a little lie in with a late start. How glad we were as it was the best breakfast we … Continue reading Day 14 Soto de la Mar to Cudon 14.3ml 1764ft – Totals 196.1ml 23735ft →

I may have been a bit mean to Santander yesterday, it wasn't a bad place, it just didn't do much for me. Walking out of the city this morning there were lots of lovely sandy beaches and it's got a big long promenade. Strangely there was no sign at all of where the car ferries … Continue reading Day 13 Santander to Soto de la Mar 14.4ml 1278ft – Total 181.8ml 21971ft →

It was so much more like the Camino I know and love today and I think that was almost certainly down to being able to stop in an Albergue last night. All meals were communal and we had different tables and different company for each meal. That meant this morning, when were all kicked out … Continue reading Day 12 Guemes to Santander 12.6mls 715ft – Total 167.4ml 20693ft →

A lovely short day today which meant we arrived at our Albergue whilst they still had plenty of beds remaining. The two bars in town were both closed but luckily the Albergue was due to serve a communal lunch just after we arrivedAll hard surfaces today but at least it was down quiet country lanes.Not … Continue reading Day 11 Noja to Guemes 8.4mls 770ft – Total 154.8ml 19978ft →

Well the theory about booking the week ahead at the Pilgrims office in Laredo was a good one, however, the gentleman there wasn't the slightest bit interested in helping us out. Plenty of accommodation all along the route in his opinion so it was a lost cause.One coffee and one hour later, after ringing around … Continue reading Day 10 Laredo to Noja 11.2ml 479ft – Totals 146.4ml 19208ft →