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An early, eager start, even if the welcome mat is not laid out everywhere: It’s Wilbur and his Maaaa-maaaa! Oh, Wilbur, you have taken a vacation in Spain! How handsome you look! Guess what? Wilbur can count to dos! “¡U….no, d-o-o-o-os!” Here is Wilbur doing his special dance: Whoa! Glad I am not on wheels!Continue reading “Primitivo, day 1”

Two full days here, one more than necessary, but now, well fueled with pastries and too much ice cream, I am ready for the Primitivo. Apparently the good people of Oviedo think a lot. Some of the thinkers did not photograph well, but this lady, may be wondering how to cook all those fish forContinue reading “Oviedo”

The hotel in Villaviciosa, Carlo I, which, I learned, is Carlos el primero not Carlos uno, seemed a bit sketchy, but other than the thin walls about which I did report, it had some delightful and quirky features.  This lamp, e.g.,: Someone has had a complete makeover and gained a little weight: After bidding thisContinue reading “Gijon”

I will cease complaining about BlogPress, both its iPad and on-line versions except to tell everyone out there who might be thinking about it, FIND ANOTHER WAY! It is the clunkiest app ever. You would all probably use Facebook, but I can’t deal with that for other reasons. The hotel in Colunga was modest, toContinue reading “Intermezzo”

And today was no exception. Not a shabby beginning to a walk, wouldn’t you agree? (Does Yale Crew practice here?) An exterior mural on a rural dwelling: And another: One of those, “I don’t know why I am taking a picture of this, but I just love it:” Pleasant sounds: birds, cow bells, roosters, waves,Continue reading “One day is more gorgeous than the last”

Ohmygod, did it rain, and it was a 31K walk, which clocked in at a few steps short of 36K. Breakfast was at 9:00, absurd on such a long day, so we left at 7:00 a.m., in the dark.  Don, however, had gone out last night during which excursion he found a cafeteria that wasContinue reading “It RAINED today!”

Moving right along: On the way from Santillana del Mar to Comillas, I met Don, a dentist, from Seattle: We visited the Capricho de Gaudì in Comillas. The home of a wealthy patron, and one of Gaudí’s early commissions, it was joyously and fabulously decorative: Believe it or not, this chair was very comfortable: OneContinue reading “A little sightseeing on the way”

You see this guy?  He is David from Sevilla.  He is young, he has VERY STRONG LEGS, he is a member of the Guardia Ciivil.  I almost ran the 17 K from Santander to Santillana del Mar to keep up with him, which was utterly exhausting.  Not that the route was unusually tricky, but fourContinue reading “Short and Fast to Santillana del Mar”

When you know you have many a mile to go, it is nice to start out this way:                                                                          Continue reading “A long day and a rest day”

                                                                                                             Continue reading “Portugalete to Liendo, to Santaña”