La Caridad to Tapia de Casariego

We wake earlier this morning, get ready, then walk back up to a bar in a plaza to grab a quick bite and a coffee. We find a table outside in the sun and enjoy the morning vibes of the locals going about their business, then we set off on a beautiful walk to Tapia de Casariego. It’s a perfect walking day, around 15km in length and following the coastline, we stop at a homemade stall not too far out of La Caridad - a young girl has painted shells and made bracelets, Louie and I both buy a shell off her, then we continue on our way. Out of our 2 route options for today we have decided to stick to the coastline, we only have 2 more walking days along the coast, and want to make the most of it. The sounds of the ocean is strong and the smells of the sea air fills our nostrils, our next stop is at a small beach bar perched on top of a grassy hill, there are beautiful big shade trees to relax under, and from here we overlook the beach and way out into the ocean, we opt for ice-creams and settle in for a short break enjoying the views and watching some people swinging on a tree swing - creating social media content. We are then taken away from the coastline and are walking amongst fields and farms, a sun-shower cools us down, and goes just as quickly as it came. We continue our walk enjoying the scenery all the way into Tapia de Casariego. We pass the municipal aubergue that has prime position overlooking the ocean. Our first port of call is to find lunch, we walk into a small plaza packed full of eateries and pick one. We enjoy another local speciality dish that has been recommended by our waiter and it is delicious. Heavy rain comes out of no where and we move inside, we settle in here with wine and chats for the next couple of hours, our waiter is great and soon realises Lisa’s love of wine and brings her a 5 ltr bottle 😂. We then head to our accommodation, our room is teeny tiny, but we make it work. We are in a room above a bar and the last sounds of chatter, laughter and good times ceases at around 2am and finally we find sleep…..Read more