Tapia de Casariego to Ribadeo

It’s a later start to our day - due to lack of shut eye last night. We get ready, head up stairs for some coffee and brekkie, then hit the trail. Tapia is a far bigger coastal town than we originally thought, and as we make our way through town we find a small puppy that has escaped from his owner, this little fella is going ten to the dozen and his lead is trailing behind him, we manage to take hold of the lead and then we try to locate the owner, we end up leaving the puppy in a locals care where we found him, and hope he will be reunited with his owner shortly. It is another beautiful walking day, we are so grateful as this is our last day on the coast, we are going off trail today and will be following the E9 all the way to Ribadeo, it is a local coastal walking trail that hugs the coastline as much a possible. This is also our last day in the region of Asturias and at the end of our walk today we will cross a bridge and enter the region of Galicia and the city of Ribadeo. We seem to have every walking surface along our path today, from bitumen roads to paved walking tracks to dirt roads and paths to boardwalks and bridges, from towns to country and city walking, wow Asturias, you have thrown everything at us for this last day and we will miss you dearly, for you have been stunningly beautiful! We break frequently to enjoy the picture perfect views and to really soak this day up, it takes us close to 5pm to get to our destination today and when we do we find out that the city is in party mode. We are booked into a lovely hotel in the main square and there is a fair with rides, food trucks, 2 concert stages set up, and people everywhere! We find a lovely little restaurant for dinner and enjoy some Indian cuisine, it is absolutely beautiful and so are the owners, they spoil us and treat us so well. We then go to the fair, the vibe is electric, the music is banging and it’s so nice watching the kids on rides, laughing, giggling and jumping around with excitement and anticipation, we end the night sitting on the ground listening to the band before heading to bed. Life really doesn’t get any better. ♥️Read more