Monat: September 2021

The day started with breakfast and a good Cafe con leche in the pensión. Then I walked in the dark and had a very pretty sunrise.

Later on I was in a bar with 2 Spanish guys and a woman from Colombia. They only spoke Spanish and I was like a little child that only understands a part of the conversation.
Today was a longer walk with about 28km and many ups and downs. And some point I felt my left knee. I was glad that this did not get worse and was gone again some time later.
Shortly before Pola de Allande I was “in the flow‘. I was grateful for being there and liked the walking very much.
After arriving in town I had the normal routine: taking a shower, washing, buying snacks for the next day and eating with some pilgrims.

I slept in a dormitory with about 9 other pilgrims. The albergue was tidy and normally everyone wears a mask… But while sleeping it is not necessary I think… And I tried it but it felt very inconvenient for sleeping. So I put my mask away in the night. I think it is not really good if you think of covid and aerosoles and a room with bad ventilation and many people without masks…. So I will try to have a room for my own if it is possible.

Today I walked about 20 km from Salas to Tineo. The biggest climb was in the morning when it was still fresh.
We had again great views, cats, flowers and blackberries.

I walked for maybe one hour with Tobi, a student of a teaching degree for mathematics and history. Today I had a room in a pension and then I wanted to buy some snacks for tomorrow…. Until Tobi told me, that it is Sunday. So probably I am in holiday mode if I forget the day of the week.
At 8 pm we want to have a pilgrim menu in another albergue in a group of 6 pilgrims.

Today I walked from Grado to Salas about  22.2 km.
I stood up and then started to walk at about 7.00. Almost one hour later I saw the sunrise.

The ups and downs make it harder then the distance seems to be.
The most interesting church looks old and is closed.

I have not booked today and the first albergue is full (completo). The second is full as well and as I wanted to go, the hospitalera looks in her book again and says: It is an mistake, one bed is still free.
I ate in another albergue with 2 Dutch, 2 Belgian and 2 Austrian pilgrims. It was fun and now I will post this and then I will go to bed.

I went from Oviedo to Grado about 25 km. There are many well-tasting blackberries. I think they have more sun than in Germany and more rain than in the Tuscany.
With the hills and the rain from the sea it looks a little bit like Bavaria close to the mountains.

There are many cats and I miss my cat.

In the sun of the early afternoon I am glad that I arrive… I feel that my feet are less trained than at the end of my two last caminos.

Today I went by car with my family to the airport of Munich. After saying good-bye I took my flight to Bilbao. I had checked in online and my Spanish Health Travel App knew already that I was vaccinated… So I had no problems at the air port. I liked the flight and my window seat as I do not fly often. This was somewhere in France…

The bus from the airport drove to the bus station Bilbao intermodal…. And from there the Alsa bus to Oviedo.

The cathedral of Oviedo was already closed.