Luarca to La Caridad: Not a short stage

Today was 20 miles, giving a total of 352 miles walked.screenshot_2016-09-21-16-48-17 While a very long stage, the countryside was beautiful and the coastline was visible just a couple of miles to our right hand side, so we enjoyed most of the walk. To be fair, the last few miles were mostly about where IS this place we’re staying at?

Two things to note. When walking on the Camino, it is very important to keep your head up and look for signs of where the Camino goes. It is very easy to miss an indicator that the trail goes to the left or to the right, etcetera. Here’s a photo of a Camino indicator which can easily be missed unless you’re paying attention.screenshot_2016-09-21-16-54-00 For the last three hundred miles I’ve been thinking of photographing some of the poorest signs, and haven’t done it. So we’ll have to settle for this one, which is really not too bad.

The last thing is all about horreos. During the Middle Ages, when rodents or a significant problem, horreos were a great idea. We have yet to see a rodent, chipmunk, squirrel, or any animal like that in Spain in eight weeks of walking. Yep, the Spaniards continue to build horreos. They do look pretty interesting, though.20160921_083906

The internet is not good, so I will stop the post here. Thank you for being a part of our journey.

4 thoughts on “Luarca to La Caridad: Not a short stage

  1. Been delinquent reading your adventures but managed to catch up with you this afternoon. My feet hurt just thinking about those ups, downs and miles at a time. I am quite impressed with the two of you (even more so that your feet haven’t been more problems than noted)!! Will catch up with you again after your next post. Love to you both!!

    • Thanks fir checking in, Sandy! The reality is that everything hurts, but it’s too much fun to let those things get in the way. Hope all is well with you.

  2. Good work on the long stretch today. How is dad’s foot holding up? How many miles remaining on the Camino?

    • Short answers: My foot is good enough, but Diane is having some challenges. More on that, later. We have about 150 miles to go before santiago, then we’ll add about 90 more to walk out to Finnestre and Muxia. Best to just focus on today …
      Take care of yourself Micah. Dad

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