Back to Madrid

Last night we walked around Cangas, and David was sad to see that his favorite restaurant had closed. We also walked over the bouncy suspension bridge, which made me kind of queasy. Finally, the temperature started to cool off. Charlie wanted a pizza, and David’s go-to place was still there.

Since our flight leaves tomorrow morning, we had to spend a lot of today getting back to Madrid. First a 6:30 bus to Oviedo, and from there a train to Madrid. I had never seen the new train station from the outside, since I am usually just there to transfer from one train to another, but this time we took a cab into town so I could see the new building. Pretty spiffy, but who knows how long all this construction will take

I’ve bought turrones for all the staff at Joe’s place, and the “boys” are enjoying the pool at the hotel. We will brave the heat one more time for some last-minute shopping, then one more dinner, then home tomorrow.

I thought a lot about Charlie’s Camino and how he was able to power through even though it was hard for him sometimes. The three days we walked were not easy; they had a lot of elevation gain. Here are our wikiloc tracks for the three days:

Day one. Salas to Tineo
https://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/spatialArtifact…

Day two. Tineo to Colinas de Arriba
https://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/spatialArtifact…

Day three. Colinas de Arriba to Puerto del Palo
https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/colinas-d…

Never too early to start thinking about the next Camino, and I do have the Viejo from Miranda De Ebro to finish up!Read more