Camino Norte 2024

Day 27: From Cadavedo to Otur Date 10 Aug ( Saturday ) Weather Late afternoon sun and humidity were a bit of a drag. Believe humidity was up around 90%. Sun was out full force. But we started early, so we managed to avoid it for part of the day. Today's Distance: 15 miles /  24 km Route and Stats Route Video Total This Camino: 210 miles. Total 2024 Caminos: 324 miles Total All Caminos: 2324 miles Lodging: Albergue Via Vitae @ 20 $ Total Lodging: $ 1415 Planes: $ 1500 (round trip) Total Planes / Travel Insurance: $ 2100 / $ 246 Buses / Trains / Taxis: $  Total Buses / Trains / Taxis: $ 240 Food: $ 20 Total Food: $ 730 On The Road Interesting stretch of trail this morning. Although almost everything else is relatively easy: pavement, farm roads, old highways sections. Random Thought of the Day Just two more days of hiking. Tomorrow will be hot with lots of sun. Never fun The day after will be shorter by about a mile, but waiting on the w...

Day 26: From Soto de Luiño to Cadavedo Date 9 Aug ( Friday ) Weather Nice weather. Cloudy most of the day but the sun came out at the end which always makes things more challenging. But overall, a good hike. Today's Distance: 13 miles /  21 km Route and Stats Route Video Total This Camino: 195 miles. Total 2024 Caminos: 309 miles Total All Caminos: 2309 miles Lodging: Apartamentos Casa Ina @ 25 $ Total Lodging: $ 1395 Planes: $ 1500 (round trip) Total Planes / Travel Insurance: $ 2100 / $ 246 Buses / Trains / Taxis: $  Total Buses / Trains / Taxis: $ 240 Food: $ 20 Total Food: $ 710 On The Road 6:45 a.m. Wake up by Elena for breakfast  7:45 a.m. On the road to Cadavedo 9:30 a.m. Probably for about half an hour now, we have been on a much more challenging trail. Lots of loose rocks 4 to 6 inches in size but more challenging is the clay underneath the rocks which makes things slippery.  It's a real blessing that it is not raining to...

Day 25: From La Corrada to Soto de Luiño Date 8 Aug ( Thursday ) Weather Good weather . Temperature in the high 60s, low '70s with cloud cover all day. Today's Distance: 14 miles / 23 km Route and Stats Route Video Total This Camino: 184 miles. Total 2024 Caminos: 296 miles Total All Caminos: 2296 miles Lodging: Albergue La Reguera ( donativo ) € 30 Total Lodging: $ 1370 Planes: $ 1500 (round trip) Total Planes / Travel Insurance: $ 2100 / $ 246 Buses / Trains / Taxis: $  Total Buses / Trains / Taxis: $ 240 Food: $ 5 Total Food: $ 690 On The Road 7:00 a.m. Up and at'em. 8:00 a.m. Host gives us ride to Soto de Barco. We grab a  morning coffee. 8:45 a.m. On the way. 10:25 a.m. Quick orange juice break in Muro de Nalón 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Nice long walk in a primeval forest. Extremely tall trees, providing a leafy covering of vegetation over our heads as we walk down a dirt and stone trail. 12:00 p.m. Taking the detour to Cudillero as recomm...

Day 24: From Avilés to La Corrada Date 7 Aug ( Wednesday ) Weather Started with a light misting. Cloudy almost the entire day with temperature in the high 60s / low 70s and moderate humidity. Great day for walking. Today's Distance: 11 miles / 19 km Route and Stats Route Video Total This Camino: 169 miles. Total 2024 Caminos: 282 miles Total All Caminos: 2282 miles Lodging: Casa Rural Los Sombradales @ $ 55 Total Lodging: $ 1335 Planes: $ 1500 (round trip) Total Planes / Travel Insurance: $ 2100 / $ 246 Buses / Trains / Taxis: $  Total Buses / Trains / Taxis: $ 240 Food: $ 40 Total Food: $ 685 On The Road 7:00 a.m. Wake up to the two alarms. We both turned them off and changed it to 7:30 a.m. 7:30 a.m. Up and washing and then downstairs for breakfast.  8:45 a.m. On the road.  10:15 a.m. Bypassing Salinas where we originally planned an energy stop. Following the more pastoral shortcut instead. 11:00 a.m. Coffee and orange juice break i...

Day 22 - 24: Avilés Date 5 - 7 Aug ( Wednesday ) Weather We had to mix it both cloudy and sunny with warm and cool days. Overall, really great weather here. Today's Distance: Total This Camino: 158 miles. Total 2024 Caminos: 271 miles Total All Caminos: 2271 miles Lodging: Hotel Alda Palacio Valdez @ $ 75 / night Total Lodging: $ 1280 Planes: $ 1500 (round trip) Total Planes / Travel Insurance: $ 2100 / $ 246 Buses / Trains / Taxis: $  Total Buses / Trains / Taxis: $ 240 Food: $ 76 Total Food: $ 645 Monday Evening Iglesia San Nicolas de Bari Avilés City Hall Long day of walking, wine, Sidra ( The local alcohol cider ) and ending with a fantastic meal. Bottle of Asturian Sidra ( cider ). You can only buy it by the bottle. I did the heavy lifting but Deb helped drink the bottle. Best salad I've had on this camino yet.  Salad was a mix of mushrooms, Asturian cheese, shrimp and greens, served warm. Wished I had taken a picture of our main course. ...