Monthly Archives: April 2018

Villar de Mazarife

The start of today’s journey. And in contrast, the view from the porch of tonight’s albergue. We’ve had a very pleasant stroll today from Leon. Plenty of stops for coffee with an avocado and tomato sandwich for lunch saw us … Continue reading

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Leon

We’ve finally made it back to Leon, thankfully this time without any significant medical problems. Mum’s little toe, painful for the first couple of days, has been tamed with the removal of ankle support padding and the soft gel around … Continue reading

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Mansilla de Las Mulas

This is where we stayed last night 😊 Mum found this on TripAdvisor. We turned out to be the only guests but the room was delightful, dinner was lovely and we had a great chat with the lady who ran … Continue reading

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Calzadilla de los Hermanillos

The hotel in Oviedo was strategically situated for the train station but also for the local municipal cleaning squads. Mum swears that during the night they swept, washed, shampooed, dried and finally polished the street before driving up and down … Continue reading

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Asturias

We’re back πŸ€—. We had a relaxed bus ride to Gatwick followed by a decent lunch of beautifully cooked salmon and puy lentils with two small glasses of Merlot. Hedonism run wild. The flight was remarkably turbulent but otherwise uneventful. … Continue reading

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