Cuerres to La Isla

Moriah has really outdone herself this time! I don't know how she found these accommodations within our budget but I feel like we're at the Ritz. She gets five stars as a tour guide.

We decided yesterday that I would walk part way and bus the rest rather than do a 15+ mile day. We left our accommodations at about 7:30 so that it would be lighter, and took a coastal alternative route that was spectacular. Moriah had read about something up on the coast that was a must-see, but the translation said it was a place to contemplate the buffoons of Pria. We laughed and laughed about that, wondering what on earth it could mean and why we would want to contemplate buffoons anyway! Then we saw a sign for the Bufones de Pria. We looked it up and learned that they are water spouts up on the cliffs where the waves from the ocean burst through rock formations causing water to shoot in the air. Last night we watched a video of them and it was amazing, but because the ocean was so calm we were told there would be nothing to see. We went that route anyway and though we saw nary a buffoon, we did see some gorgeous sights. https://youtu.be/YtrzpvVcGRE?si=wsi_NO8Mw_E8ebak

We walked about 7 miles to Villaviciosa and then took a bus the rest of the way to La Isla, to keep from aggravating my foot any more. My tendency is just to mask the pain and push through, but my ankle is swelling and I probably need to use good judgement. Moriah bussed with me, as she was uncomfortable leaving me (it was 2 hours till the next - and only - bus). We ate there and did our grocery shopping. We were dropped of just a short distance from our accommodations.Leia mais