Salas to Tineo

A great nights sleep under a big warm duvet but still woke at about 5.45 which is too early! Ready to be on the road by just after 7 anticipating a big climb out of Salas. Luckily our Canadian neighbours with whom we were sharing the bathroom were sleeping in so we had it to ourselves which was a help.
Set off feeling a bit anticipatory about the gradient but it was actually completely fine - up but not unmanageable.
Walked with David from the hostel which was good - roughly the same speed for once! The one and only stop (La Espina) seemed to come quite quickly at around 11 k where I had tortilla (good and not too salty) and a great coffee and a green tea with real leaves! Cress caught up here too so that was good.
On from La Espina with stunning views and flowers and lots of mud - but again totally manageable with a bit of balancing! All that ballet is coming in useful!
After the breakfast stop the gradients were if anything a bit easier - still undulating but not on the whole as steep, tho have to admit the mud was worse.
It ended up being a relatively early arrival - was at a sunny cafe in the square with pilgrim friends by about 1. Tineo is beautiful set up high with a perfect view across to the mountains. Hopefully some of the pictures will give you an idea.
The hostel is good (slightly weird entry down dark stairs) but the room looks out over the view and is now, in early evening, full of sunlight.
We did a tour of the supermarket, picking up stuff for tomorrow and the next day, when there will be no food along the way. I’m just assuming I’ve sort of got enough now even if I do get stuck up on a mountain on the Hospitales route!
Have spent ages planning some more stays further along the line which is time consuming but probably necessary as there seem to be some pinch spots along the way where accommodation is scarce.
Going out for food with other pilgrims at local bar where I’m assured there will be some veggie fare for me.
Delicious real veggie burger and lots of chips. Great company, as well as Cress with Alex and David and three Canadians Garth and Darla and JP from Quebec. Very kind restaurant owners made us very welcome and gave us little gift packs at the end of the meal - La Griega - such a good place.Læs mere