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    • Day 5

      Pajares or Payares

      June 11, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      The albergue is very clean and the hospetalero has just done our very muddy washing. The pathe was very wet, the mud very deep and the streams were difficult to cross but the walk was excellent. Lunch of local dishes and drinks at a local bar which we had to temporarily leave to collect drying boots and washing when the clouds burst.Read more

    • Bendeunos To Pola de Lena

      October 3, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

      It was a great little albergue last night in the mountains, and I had a good breakfast of cereal and coffee that was put there by Sara the great hospitalerio.

      It was an extra 1.5 kilometres to get back to the trail signs from the albergue. Our trail friend Nicholas is pushing on an e tea amount today, since he is anxious to continue onto the Primitivo way. Nicholas has been a great fellow perigrino. Buen Camino Nicholas!

      Juan and I have taken a shorter day stopping in Pola de Lena. A nice town with all the services. Juan found a great menu del did place. It started with oxtail lentil soup that was to die for, followed by pork cutlets, and for poster a fantastic cheese cake! Of course a bottle of wine with it all for less than a Big Mac and fries at home.

      It is a lovely municipal albergue here. Juan found a game of chess here and has challenged me tonight!

      After we went out for cider which is famous here. The have a particular way of pouring it. (See video)

      Anyway getting closer to Oviedo.
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    • Poladura To Pajares

      October 1, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

      Set out early this morning, and the sun rise in the mountains was fantastic. Again it was up up up. At the summit today, the views where fantastic. Our little group had great fun taking photos up there. Nicholas from Sweden had a fancy GoPro that he could control with his phone.

      The second half of the day was down down down. It was a short distance, but took a lot of time on the narrow trails.

      Today we also entered the province of Asturias.
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    • Day 3

      Poldura to Llanos de Someron 20kms

      May 1, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

      I had a pleasant meal in a nearby Casa rural with four other peregrinos.
      I returned to the adjoining Albergue to find some lunatic in combats checking in. It was a little surreal but the night was uneventful. This morning, he got up, grunted and left without saying a word.
      I set off on the Camino just before dawn at 6.45am and as I left the village had a steep climb for the next hour or more to the famous Collado del Canto de la Tisa cross at almost 1600m. The view was amazing as the mountains were bathe in the morning sun.
      I crossed over the pass towards a small village. There were still patches of snow on the trail. Little did I know that most of the day would be spent descending to the valley floor.
      I joined a fellow peregrino Jacque and we walked together to the Puerto de Pajares 1378m. This pass separates the provinces of Leon and Asturias.
      Jacque and I walked short parts of the descents together until his knees caused him pain and he slowed down. I eventually got to the base of the valley and stopped under a tree in a small valley for a pilgrim lunch - bread, cheese and chorizo. Jacques joined me and we continued on our way until we reached a small hamlet called Santa Marie. We came across a small gathering outside a building that we quickly realised was a bar so we joined in on wetting a baby’s head ceremony. The last few kilometres took us along a dirt track to our Albergue for tonight.
      The Albergue is very modern and an oasis in these mountains for pilgrims.
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    • Day 4

      Llanos to Pola de Lena 20kms

      May 2, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C

      Camino San Salvador

      Llanos to Pola De Lena 20kms

      Our little band of peregrinos settled into our fantastic Albergue last night. The hospilardos were incredible. Our simple evening meal was traditional Austrias white beans, chorizo and meat stew. We had a few glasses of wine and chatted about our other Caminos.

      Our dorm was warm and cosy. We all got a bottom bunk which is always a bonus.

      This morning, we all had breakfast at 8am. This was included in the price. We set off into the clouds. It was very chilly and we had to follow the road until it descended rapidly to the valley floor. What we didn’t know was that we had to climb back up around 1500ft on a trail through the woods. This was brutal but the views were worth it and we followed along the steep valley wall.
      The weather has only reached 13C. It’s ideal for walking. We were so lucky to cross the Cantabrian Mountains in fantastic weather.
      I came out of the hills via a very steep mud path down to a small village. My knees certainly felt it. Two alternative routes were offered to my final destination. Both we’re about 5kms long but one route was described as a short arduous climb to follow the river to Pola de Lena. The other was to walk the low lying road all the way. Whilst this is hard on your feet, you move quicker on the road. I’ve had enough of arduous today 😬 and walked the road.
      The Albergue is closed due to the pandemic so we have arrived to share twin rooms between us to keep costs down.
      Tomorrow may be my last day on this Camino as it is 32kms to Oviedo so I might just go for it.
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    • Day 6

      Bendueños

      June 12, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      Arrived at this wonderful old word Church albergue run by a wonderful woman called Sandra. It was a long walk through high level wooded tracks that were very muddy and crossing streams was tricky. Only here an hour and the most violent thunder storm hit, as predicted, and we have had a succession of thunder storms that will continue through the night. When you can see through the mist clouds and rain, the view is wonderful. Sandra prepared a soup for lunch using lumps of meat that are not identifiable.Read more

    • Day 6

      Herias or Erias

      June 12, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      This is the turn off from the camino to my albergue for tonight. I have now lost my Spanish and Venezuelan friends who need to continue walking to the next town to meet travel deadlines: very sad. The climb for the next 1.4 km is brutal but necessary to experience the hospitality of this albergue keeper.Read more

    • Day 7

      Iglesia Christina

      June 13, 2023 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 14 °C

      Going slowly down towards Pola de la Lena which is my stop tonight; a very short day to avoid the predicted rain storms. The next two days look much better weather in which to complete my journey to Oviedo. Stopped at this ancient Word Heritage site of some importance, apparently! Leaving the mountains behind and following along the river valleys where it is more built up. Looking forward to seeing my first food shop in 50 km.Read more

    • Day 7

      El Miño, Pola

      June 13, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      This is one reason I love Spain. The menu de dia in El Mino is €10. It is known as a rough sidraria (Astorian cider house ) but look at my lunch. The waiter is huge like Bifo the bear has a deep booming voice and slams everything; plates, drawers, bottles and glasses. When he delivers anything with a crash you just smile at him and he is more than compliant even helpful. He even interpreted the choice of sweets.
      Bread (large hunks, unlimited), bean and rice stew with lumps of pork, sausage and black pudding. A huge taurine and you eat as much as you want/ can. It is enough for a family. Small pieces of veal in batter with chips, a slice of local cheese cake with strawberry sauce, a whole bottle of wine, a bottle of sparkling water and a coffee. All for less than £10?
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    • Day 7

      Pola de Lena

      June 13, 2023 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 17 °C

      What a difference a day makes in the type of albergues. I am on the first floor of a municipal office block that has an area set aside as a municipal albergue and the building receptionist is the hospitalera. All very clean and souless but only one other pilgrim has booked for tonight. The rain started just as I entered the town but those who walked further will be soaked. Waiting for a break in the weather to go and get a lunch. The receptionist has recommended a restaurant called El miño and indicated its potential qualities by rubbing here belly and saying very cheap (mas barato). I shall take her advice.Read more

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