Ribadesella

Today was a short rest day so we only walked 14km to the town of Ribadesella. It is an old resort on one side of the estuary and the old town on the other. It has a surfing beach with waves so strong they just snapped a guys surfboard in half as we watched. Also a peaceful river with canoeing and every sort of watersport you could want. Not much happening even though it's Friday night, and finding the elusive goats cheese salad took quite a bit of wandering about. It was very good though, despite the tatty looking restaurant. Our hotel is the opposite of last night. Spotless, everything white and bright, and a river seemingly running underneath it. Unbelievably there was nowhere for coffee for the whole 14km this morning, so we have stocked up with fruit, nuts and flanes(caramel pud)to get us through the weekend when there will be even less available. We are very much in a populated area and in summer but the season hasn't started at all and a lot of things are closed.Read more