Day 61 - Colombres to Puertas de Vidiago

We headed out for breakfast and ended up with the odd Spanish omelette thing which is a thick slice of egg, cheese, onion and potatoes- strange for breakfast!
Then headed off on the way.
We had good walking weather, bright, chilly with a breeze, started bold in our T-shirts.
We passed through La Franca where we will return in a month to meet Lucy and Graham - hopefully for a beach day 🤞
The track was along road and through more eucalyptus woods.
We headed off the path to walk along the coast which was beautiful on this bright day - added a further 3km to our journey, but it was worth it.
We crisscrossed the railway line and motorway. We gazumped a group of pensioners to a bench under cover as we paused to enjoy our orange and lemon cake for our power rush - they looked put out as they had to make do with the alternative bench for their roadside picnic of wine and sandwiches - we were sure there were more scenic places 😂
We continued on our coastal adventure and came across a couple of fairly secluded beaches and coves.
The cloud cover increased and grey got greyer - we thought ‘here we go’ and decided to abandon the coastal route for the quicker version- along dual carriageways, roundabouts and the long walk in to Puertas de Vidiago. However it didn’t rain 🙌
What a very cute Spanish village it turned out to be.
We had a lovely fish dinner in the local restaurant with walnut cake, vino Bianco and coffee - eating at lunch time is definitely an improvement.
Our hotel is friendly and a central attraction.
A large crowd of locals drummed down the hill to watch a Charlie Chaplinesque mime artist on a stage out the back - slightly surreal - we hope for a good sleep and onto day 62!Read more