Day 42 Saturday 16th ,boring ,Muxia
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Sick of walking ,but this is Spain, it's Saturday so there are few buses and people don't pick up hitch hikers; so I walk 20 Km+ anyway. I hate Spain !
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Day 43 Sunday 17th
,Ponte del Puerta, Camille - Laxe (walk 20 Km), Coruņa ,
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8:00 bus to Puente del Puerto
10:30 walk to camelle
11:30 arrived
12:30 walk along coast
3:30 arrived in Laxe, look around
6:35 bus to Coruņa - look around
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Monday -
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heavy rain, lighthouse , body museum, to Bentanzos- museum etc
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Tuesday - Bentanzos
| Wednesday -
Cariņo- San Andres de Teixado-Mereide (walk)
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Viveiro (old town) - Ribadeo -(nice place stayed at pilgrims hostel
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To Oviedo, to Cangas de Onis
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| Valley de Cares (walk), Arenas - local Castralles cheese - strong like Danish blue
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No bus so hitch hike -Panes - San Vicente - Santillana
| (well preserved and picturesque) - Santander
| Monday - to Santander
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Tuesday -
Castro
- Caldo -thin chicken soup with croutons OK for 125pts
to Bilbao
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Wednesday - to Durango -
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to Urquiola - closed
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to Vitoria-Gal - look around, museums cathedral repairs porch amazing carvings
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Thursday - |
walk in countryside outside, Roman village -closed - all pensions full so bus to Laguardia really cold at night.
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Friday -
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in Laguardia - cathedral most amazing painted wood carvings in the porch -photo. Walk through countryside Walk through countryside dolmens La Hoya Roman village -closed , walked over the sierra to Berado, just before dark, no hotels so slept in church porch.
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Saturday -
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bus to Vitoria, to Arrete to boring village walk 6 Km to next boring village - festival in Ermua .. But dark had to take train to San Sebastion to sleep
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Sunday -
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Go to Honderria - walled fishiny village , balconies.What is Basque ?A punkish atmosphere - rough looking youths smoking dope in bars whilst heavy metal music blares out. A large number of women with their hair dyed fiery red. |