SpanienPrincipality of AsturiasOviedoEdificio Historico de la Universidad de Oviedo43°21’48” N 5°50’43” W
29. april 2023, Spanien ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Today I arrived in Oviedo, planning to spend the day relaxing and keeping off my feet before starting the Camino tomorrow morning. Fat chance!
I spent most of my day trying to get the officialLæs mere
SpanienPrincipality of AsturiasGrado43°23’19” N 6°4’20” W
30. april 2023, Spanien ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We start with one of the longer days of hiking. I was surprised how scenic this walk was immediately, less than an hour from starting in the middle of the city it gets very green andLæs mere
SpanienPrincipality of AsturiasSalas43°24’38” N 6°15’57” W
1. maj 2023, Spanien ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Today was very hilly and I ate a lot of jamon.
Highlights:
- Jamon
- Baby horses
- Dragonflies
- Epic views
- Cows, cows, cows (even on a roundabout)
Lowlights:
- Bad sleep due to insaneLæs mere
SpanienPrincipality of AsturiasTineo43°20’1” N 6°24’58” W
2. maj 2023, Spanien ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Day 3: Salas > Tineo (22 km)
I started the day like a gorilla in the most but rose above it, literally and figuratively, as you can see.
Easy walk today other than getting my ass kicked for an hourLæs mere
SpanienPrincipality of AsturiasTineoColinas de Abajo43°18’48” N 6°35’32” W
3. maj 2023, Spanien ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
Day 4: Tineo > Colinas de Arriba (21km)
Another reasonably relaxed one today though noone seemed to tell my feet that. I arrived at my hostel to find it has mini golf, but I don't want to stand forLæs mere
SpanienPrincipality of AsturiasAllandeBerducedo43°14’3” N 6°46’1” W
4. maj 2023, Spanien ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
The most famous part of the route. I took the hospitales path which takes you high into the mountains with epic views. Weirdly today felt the easiest despite being up hill all day, probably because itLæs mere
SpanienPrincipality of AsturiasGrandas de Salime43°13’5” N 6°52’33” W
5. maj 2023, Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Today consisted of wanging down a giant hill down to a dam and then wanging back up the other side to a nice little town.
10/10 would wang again.
Highlights:
- Frogs
- Omelette Sanger
- Hotel withLæs mere
SpanienGaliciaFonsagrada43°7’37” N 7°3’59” W
6. maj 2023, Spanien ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
The wet one.
Highlights:
- Getting a "Buen Camino" from the most famously awful bar owner on the route. almost a smile but not quite...
- Waking up in my own room
- Home made pastries forLæs mere
SpanienGaliciaBaleiraCádabo43°0’57” N 7°14’45” W
7. maj 2023, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
The famous leg wrecker day. Hours of downhill interspersed with some very steep climbs. Another day of slightly too beautiful weather leading to sunburnt hands of all things.
Highlights:
- CuteLæs mere
SpanienGaliciaLugoPlaza Anxo Fernández Gómez43°0’46” N 7°33’1” W
8. maj 2023, Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
A long walk back to civilization, where we have to pretend to be normal human beings again around the washed public.
Highlights:
- Playing photographer for a group of old ladies in a stream.
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