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We awoke to the sound of the alarm at 7 a.m. Heavy clouds on the mountain presaged rain that never arrived. Still tired and with aching feet we headed down to breakfast. Breakfast at La Mesa was the typical coffee, … Continue reading →

Yet again it’s been a very beautiful day in amongst the mountains. We set the alarm for 6:40, woke and headed down for breakfast which was included in the price of the room but was awful. The Spanish really do … Continue reading →

We’ve arrived at a hotel in a small town at the foot of long climb up into the mountains. This thankfully will be tomorrow’s problem. Today’s route took us out of the small pension we stayed at inTineo and out … Continue reading →

We’ve stopped early today in Tineo, some 20km from the albergue we stayed in last night in Salas. Salas was a really pleasant medieval town with lots of bars clustered around the albergue. The photo was taken early this morning … Continue reading →

We’ve arrived in Salas. We briefly popped into the albergue where we’re staying tonight, dropped off our bags and poles and came across to the bar where we’re currently watching England play Sweden. It’s 16:34 and England have just scored. … Continue reading →

It’s been a gorgeous day. The weather has been kind, a very slight drizzle, hardly noticeable on the way out from Oviedo but warm and on occasion, sunny, thereafter. The hotel was excellent, a quick 200m walk from the main … Continue reading →

It’s 16:47, we should have left at 16:25 but the flight has been delayed. We have a bus ticket for 20:30 to take us from Asturias airport to Oviedo but it looks increasingly like we’re not going to make it … Continue reading →

Last day today and it was a cracker. We drove to Los Gigantos, booked a boat ride back from the beach at Masca, jumped in a taxi and were driven to our starting point, the village at Masca. After a … Continue reading →

Mampa was tired this morning from yesterday’s walk and so we chose to do a more gentle stroll today. We drove up into the mountains to a hotel called the Parador which is just across the road from the highest … Continue reading →

We’re in a really nice hotel half way up a mountain so it’s quite cold but it has a swimming pool and a Jacuzzi which we used today after our long walk up into the mountains. We decided to walk … Continue reading →