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Plaza de la Escandalera

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    • Day 14

      Not in Kansas anymore

      September 18, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      Today's KMs - 0 kms (official Camino kms)
      Total KMs - 256.7 KMs
      Total blisters - 7 + same

      Oviedo is big! Definately not what we've been used to over the past week. It has a McDonald's and Starbucks - the first set of junk food we've seen. So much good food, coffee and shopping here with lots of brands we can't get back home (not in Adelaide anyway). Not tempted though considering I'll have to carry any extra weight in my pack for another 350+ kms. The Camino markers here are even more up market - gold shells 😊

      In the end it seems like we made the right decision to take a rest day. I've been icing and elevating my "cankles" with Simon's ice cold beer cans. Beer is so cheap here, from 40 - 65 cents a can, with so much variety. A can of coke costs more than a can of beer! Wasted on me but Simon is making full use of the opportunity.

      Can't wait to start the challenging Camino Primitivo tomorrow. It should be good heading into the mountains. It will be more remote with fewer albergues and limited/ no wifi. I'm mentally ready for the long up and down hills. I just hope my feet will hold up!
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    • Day 25

      Getting ready to leave Oviedo

      June 10, 2017 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

      How I love this beautiful city. But visiting here and living here are two different things. My camino friend Helena, who is from Lisboa, has married an Asturiano and has found it next to impossible to "break in" and be accepted. And if she can't do it, no one can! But as a city for tourism, it can't be beat. Obsessively clean public places, beautiful old core and a museum or two. The statuary in the streets is like no other city I've seen. A Botero, a Woody Allen look alike(he fell in love with Oviedo while filming Vicki Cristina Barcelona), and many others. The cathedral is going the way of many in Spain, now charging 6€ (4 for peregrinos) for entrance.

      Yesterday I noticed that the mesh on the top of my shoes was starting to rip open. But since this is Spain, where many people still repair things, no problem. The friendly zapatero down the street from my hotel came up with an ingenious solution. 3 hours and 9€ later, my boots were good to go.

      Heading to the bus station after a good cafe con leche and then onto the first flight of the day.
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    • Day 15

      Oviedo

      July 29, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

      Oviedo is a city in Asturias province that I have enjoyed. The first pic is the cathdral. The next pics are various looks at the town. The last is a bagpiper in traditional Asturian dress. Apparently the pipes are also traditional here.Read more

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