Today I have reached a milestone. After 19 days I’ve covered 440km, which is halfway! To celebrate this I had been treated some great coastal views.
It was forecast to rain, but leaving the albergue this morning it was clear skies, and quite warm. A little bit of road walking ensued, but after 4km it went through woodland, under the flyover and down to the coast.
I took the coastal option to avoid the road. The path isn’t very well marked and I had to back track a few times. It also wasn’t easy, there was one point I crossed stone arch that had been carved out by the sea. Watery depths either side and the rock was razor sharp – A fall would either end in a splash or torn legs.
Thankfully it got better, walking along a soft gravel footpath through eucalyptus woods, fields of grazing cattle and peaceful meadows. Birdsong and the soft crunch underfoot added to the tranquility.
Once at Andrín it was the only significant uphill of the day, then road walking into Cue. I stopped for a cold drink then continued the last 2 km into Llanes.
Out of nowhere I heard a “hello”, it was Ronni from Isreal. I had caught him up! It is good to see familiar faces, hopefully I’ll be catching up with those I had been walking with until Santillana.
He had booked into the albergue I was aiming for. Shortly afterwards Jose who I was drinking with last night arrived. The albergue is another on the train station – Deba all over again!
I popped into town for some pinchos, then at 2000h grabbed a pilgrims menu at a bar, fuelling up for the big 30km day tomorrow.
Stu's Camino 