29th May

29th May
Colunga to Villaviciosa  about 22k

We climbed a lot today, it was overcast and a pleasant temperature for walking once again.  We started out on country lanes that were quite nice.  There were no cafes anywhere along the way today so nowhere to get a nice cafe con leche all day.  We were inland away from the coast and went through a few villages that were very tiny, just a few houses and some ruins.  We found a nice little church that was build in 921 and according to the guide book it still has some original paintwork.  The key is supposedly available from a nearby house but everything looked deserted so we didn't get a look.

The only other people we saw today were a couple of Italians and a couple of Germans and at one stage they were walking back towards us.  They told us that up ahead it was too muddy to pass through so that meant we had to backtrack a bit and take a different route.  That added 4.5 k to our walk today and meant we had to walk for a few k on a fairly busy road with hardly any shoulder.  We were very glad to arrive in town and find our accommodation. 

We got settled and cleaned up and had a look around the town.  It's quite a nice town.  We finally relaxed with a beer and enjoyed being off our feet.