Day 58 - Laredo to Noja

We were up and off to find breakfast in a local bakery before setting off on the long promenade walk to Noja.
Laredo is like a long spit of sand so the promenade to the end was about 4km. We then had to work out where the ferry went from as we needed to cross the sea to Santona.
As we hit the beach the rain started- it came down in earnest on the ferry and we had to hide in the only sheltered section.
So as we got off the boat we had to don our ponchos- yes and guess what 10 minutes later bright sunshine and hot, soupy air!!
We headed out towards Noja and much to Simon’s horror a mountain loomed!
He utterly refused to climb it as he is now suffering from man flu and lack of energy 😟
So we rerouted to the road and despite our way being a further 4km it was better than climbing the mountain!!
The Plodicus has become the plidicus today with Mary forging ahead leading the way.
We arrived in Noja and had a chicken and chips lunch to share before finding our accommodation where Simon had space to recover for the afternoon.
However the rain came back and when it was time for dinner all was shut until 8.30pm 😫
We booked in at the restaurant in our hotel and entered a ghost ship at 8. Our dinner was uninspiring and our red wine was served chilled. The most entertaining aspect was that they served scallops from the Isle of Man 🇮🇲
At least we have a lie in in the morning as we have a rest day and a hop along on the bus day to avoid Santander and some of the urban sprawl we experienced in Bilbao.Read more