Another pretty day of walking again today! Our accommodation in Ballota was fantastic but, although it looked like a quiet seaside town when we got in, it’s festival time in northern Spain at the moment, so we had music until about 4am last night! A bit of a late start – breakfast at 8:30 and on the road at 9:10am. 3 ravines/river crossings under our belt by morning tea at 11 or so at Cadavedo, just under 7kms away. We can manage about 4 1/2 km/h on the flats but in the hills it’s a lot slower going – we were rewarded by views over some beautiful little beaches.
The walk to QueruĂ¡s for lunch was more rural and a lot flatter but after lunch a big descent down to the Rio Esva and, after a lovely walk along the river, a big ascent followed by a long walk into Luarca, which is a beautiful little port town. It’s festival is tonight, so not a lot of sleep coming up!!
22kms today and 577km in total!
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