Villlaviciosa to Gijon 6/23/13

What a wonderful treat to arrive in Villlaviciosa and discover Carlos Hotel. The rooms were only 30€ so shared it was the cost of a noisy Hostel. An old Victorian home with a full modern bathroom! Proper shower (check) Very hairy legs shaved (check) Clean hair (check) ready to go out on the town!

We spent the evening with a girl from Madrid, my roommate for the night, a lovely doctor from the UK on a bit of a sabbatical and Raul a police officer from Madrid. We started out with the famous Cider of  northern Spain. I now know the proper way to serve and drink hard cider. One must pour the drink holding the bottle as high up as possible pouring only a few ounces in the glass. You drink the cider like a shot, not as I had been doing… sipping the drink like a beer or wine. We then went to a local restaurant with the promise from Raul that we were about to have an authentic Spanish meal with locals. We ordered the menu of the day, a four course dinner with wine. The food was fantastic and hands down the best meal I have ever had in Spain. So a late night for us as the Spanish eat very late, no earlier than 9pm.

We slept in this morning and now the debate of walking 31k or taking a bus to Gijon. Also thinking of moving to the Primitivo route for a few days and visit Oviedo as I’m told this is a must see destination.

Today I say goodbye again to the friends I have just met as they return to their lives in the real world 🙂 so I will let you know where I land tonight.

Buen Camino!
Bobbie