Wednesday 1st October.
I shared a room with a French couple who were early rises, bit I delayed departing until 0730, sunrise is now 0840 and stop at a bar not far away for coffee and croisant. The way markings are clearly defined out of Oviedo but through several kilometers of suburbia. Then into pretty countryside with lovely valleys, hills and everything is so green. So far not bad going. Lunch at Penaflora, overlooking a large river, coke and pintxos where I met Catrina an Australian living in London with her husband. She has previously worked as a tour guide for Intrepid in Japan. A steep climb out of Grado after doing some shopping as there are no facilities at San Juan so pasta and salad for cena. We arrive at 1600 hrs, San Juan is an isolated collection of 6 houses in the remote mountains. Number of peregrinos increases to 14 quite a sociable group very chatty and friendly it finally feels like being on a camino. A late night, bed at 2215 hrs.
I shared a room with a French couple who were early rises, bit I delayed departing until 0730, sunrise is now 0840 and stop at a bar not far away for coffee and croisant. The way markings are clearly defined out of Oviedo but through several kilometers of suburbia. Then into pretty countryside with lovely valleys, hills and everything is so green. So far not bad going. Lunch at Penaflora, overlooking a large river, coke and pintxos where I met Catrina an Australian living in London with her husband. She has previously worked as a tour guide for Intrepid in Japan. A steep climb out of Grado after doing some shopping as there are no facilities at San Juan so pasta and salad for cena. We arrive at 1600 hrs, San Juan is an isolated collection of 6 houses in the remote mountains. Number of peregrinos increases to 14 quite a sociable group very chatty and friendly it finally feels like being on a camino. A late night, bed at 2215 hrs.
