Place was ok last night with surprisingly good food. In the season there are more than 1000 campers on site. The pilgrims accommodation comprises around 14 'cabins' read garden sheds! Each with 6 beds. It was fine except even though there were only 6 pilgrims there last night they insisted on putting us all in the same hut! Got up earlier than usual this morning at 0640 as we were awake and headed off. The start of each days hike invariably begins with the Pilgrim's Pat when we touch each pocket to confirm we have all of our valuables. We had a 6km walk into Gijon which was ok for a city scape and once we got out the other side and up the inevitable hill the was a pleasant hike through meadows and trees. Unfortunately, this degenerated into a 10km slog along a busy road next to a string of heavy industrial factories - see photos. Stopped in Gijon to get a new watch battery as my watch had been stuck on 0900 for the last two days. Was disappointed about the lack of silage for the first part of today's walk as we have become quite accustomed to its sweet aroma for most of the walk. In fact I think we can detect the different material used in its brew. Two other common sites are the Horres, which are the largish wooden buildings supported on stones that are used for storage and drying produce and the old sites where the washing used to be done in the cold springs. Today was a very clear blue sky day with the temp getting very near to 30degs. I asked Rosario, an Italian friend of mine, to try to add a comment to the blog last night which you should have seen that he did successfully. So either all the Brits trying to post are technically challenged or it is a uk problem? Got to Aviles at about 1530 to the type of AdP that Ian really loved last year. 5€ for the bed - 60 beds in a single room and all a little worse for wear. I think mike will be demanding better for the next stop. Still at least there is a washing machine. Both a bit sore tonight after two consecutive 30km plus days so hope for a shorter one tomorrow. Each days hike tend to be a bit longer on the Norte than on the Francis as the accommodation options are less frequent. 
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ReplyDeleteIt works! Hope you are both OK. How far are you now and how much more to walk? Any idea how much long it will take?
ReplyDeleteWe have done about 390km so far with about 320 to go if we just stick to the Camino Norte in which case we will be in Santiago de Compostela in about 11 to 12 days. If we choose to go one to finisterre or walk the rest of the northwest coast then a little longer. First route descison will be in about 4 to 5 days.
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