May 27th, 2017 Ribadeo to Mondonedo (Alburgue de Perigrino) Km walked: 36 km Km total: 657 It was a misty and cloudy morning as we walked out of Ribadeo, but it wasn’t really raining, and that was okay. The forecast for the next three days looked glum- lots of rain and thunderstorms. We climbed up […]

May 26th, 2017 Tapia de Casariego to Ribadeo Km walked: 12 Km total: 621 I woke up and stepped outside to see the sunrise over the ocean, the first I’ve seen on the trip. I snapped a picture and then got my things together. I asked Carolyn on our way out of the Alburgue, “How

May 25th, 2017 Penera to Tapia de Casariego (Alburgue de Perigrino) Km walked: 26 Km total: 609 We slept in and got a late start, not hitting the pavement until about 9:30. It was nice to sleep in, but the heat was already strong and the humidity was fierce and it made me wish we

May 24, 2017 Camping Regalina to Stealth Campsite outside Penera  Km walked: 31 Km total: 582 The walk today wasn’t too bad, and we mostly followed gravel and dirt roads through a bunch of small towns and one larger town, Luarca. It was a touristy place with a large outside market and lots of people

May 23rd, 2016 Camping Cudillero to Camping Regalina Km walked: 35 Km total: 551 Today was spent walking in and out of single track trails through dense and lush woods as we mostly followed the winding highway N-632a. We were offered some great views of the ocean and hillside cliffs on several occasions which was

May 22nd, 2017 Aviles to Camping Cudillero Km walked: 27 Km total: 516 We left Aviles late, around 10 AM, after getting the buffet from the hotel, which left a lot to be desired. The morning walk was again a slog, first out of the city and then through a network of suburbs. We had

May 21st, 2017 Camping Deva to Aviles Km walked: 32 Km total: 489 Today was mostly spent walking on pavement through two different industrial parks, broken up in the middle by a fairly long road walk through a farm. It was hot and mostly miserable, but we listened to some tunes and this made the

May 20th, 2017 Villaviciosa to Camping Deva Km hiked: 23 Km total: 457 Today we had to make a decision, keep going along the coast on the Camino del Norte, or drop into mainland Austurias on the Camino Primitivo. Both go to the same place and are about the same distance, so we didn’t really

May 19th, 2017 Camping las Sauces to Villaviciosa (Alburgue Congreso) Km walked: 36 Km total: 434 It rained cats and dogs all night long- loud ones that barked and meowed as they struck the tent. We woke up around 6:30 and decided to sleep more to let the rain let up. Eventually it did and