As a contrast to the heat-free Albergue in Llanas, the 2 star pension in Ribadesella is comfy but overheated ... fine for drying socks, not so good for sound sleeping ... tonight it's back to an Albergue, this time with two others in the dorm ... Daniel from Germany and Mackie from the Czech Republic ... so far ...
Another early start and glorious over the bridge and along to Vega on quiet roads and tracks .. at Vega Beach there are several bars ... all closed at 9 on a Monday morning ... no pressure, since coffee was found in Ribadesella ... after Vega a Spanish pilgrim, Manuel, appears ... walking in stages from his home in Santander ... finishing today in Colunga and setting a swift pace ... possibly trying to escape ... a teacher of Spanish to immigrants in Torrelevega, a job he finds very satisfying, we converse in Spanish all the way to Colunga, where he heads for his bus ... the clock shows 9, but it is noon and after tortilla, juice and coffee its a more sedate pace for the afternoon 17km, with some climbing and no services until Vilaviciosa, where the people are really quite peaceful ... arrival is too late for lunch and too early for supper, so it's snacks and fruit and pilgrim conversation ... fascinating as always ... other pilgrims about, but not at this hostel ...
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