Santander to Liencres

I opted for a much less traveled and "unofficial" coastal alternative and it was beautiful. There were no way markings so I followed a forum member's Wikiloc tracks. But it was pretty easy so long as the ocean was on my right. The terrain was pretty rocky, and I stopped to take lots of pictures and enjoy the scenery, so I didn't get to the hotel that I had booked until after 4:00.

At one point the path was overrun with cows, but a Spanish couple walking the opposite direction told me that they would let me pass 😊

I couldn't get an affordable room in the town where other forum members had stayed, so I booked a place a few km farther.Leia mais