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Day 9, Rest day in Pola de Allande

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Friday, 11 September, a rest day We have decided on a rest from walking today. Pola de Allende is a reasonable size town and I want to give my blisters a chance to heal. So not a lot to write about, but I will explain the Pilgrim meal we had at the Hotel restaurant last night. €26 for non pilgrims and €20 for pilgrims. Four courses consisting of soup of potato, kale and beans with a basket of bread, then a vegetable frittata with tomato sauce (more like a thick tomato soup), next shredded roast veal wrapped in cabbage, followed by a choice of four different desserts. We chose the lemon cream dessert. All this accompanied by a one litre carafe of red wine and another carafe of water. I only thought to take a photo of the dessert but it was all very good. Today we have had a wander round town, bought some fruit etc from the supermercado (we have also bought supplies for avocado and ham sandwiches for our evening meal), and had coffee at a cafe where we met a group of a dozen or so motorb...
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Day 8, Campiello to Pola de Allende

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 Thursday, 10 September, 14.2 kms We both had a good night's sleep in the albergue and went to the restaurant across the road for breakfast at 7.30.  The first part of today's walk was fairly cold, first time I have worn all 4 layers. By the time we reached the split in the Camino I was down to 2 layers and by 11 am had changed into my long sleeve cotton shirt. Fortunately we had decided to do the easier route to Pola de Allende instead of the Hospitales route to Berducedo which is the  more difficult way with no stopping points and no services along the way. While we were on the easier route it was still our hardest day so don't think we would have coped with the 25km Hospitales. We have a hotel room in Pola de Allende and are assessing our options for the next few days. In the meantime, today's photos: This photo was taken at the spot where the camino splits, the Hospitales route goes off to the right and the Pola de Allende way carries on to the left. Leaving Campiel...
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Day 7, Tineo to Campiello

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Wednesday, 9 September 2026, 13 kms Leaving Tineo The route today and tomorrow  Falcons or hawks or eagles flying above our lunch stop. We left Tineo after 9 am after finding an open cafe for coffee and I then used my best Spanish to procure our lunch. Pointed at a tray of prosciutto rolls and said "dos (2) por tarde (for later, I think), por favor (please). She wrapped them individually in tinfoil with a serviette each👍and we put them in our insulated lunch bag. A decent climb to start the day. We reached the top at 11.15 a bit chilled and damp. It was 10° when we left Tineo but the temperature dropped as we climbed. Put on something warmer and had a picnic, that's when we saw the falcons. There were about 6 of them circling overhead. An equally challenging descent but from there a moderately flat walk. We were grateful that we are only doing half sections and had stopped yesterday before the rain. We could see from the state of the track today that it would have been unplea...
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Day 6, La Espina to Tineo

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 Tuesday, 8 September 2026, 12 kms After breakfast at the albergue we started walking at 8 am. Not any steep climbs or descents today but still plenty of up and down hills. We continue in a mostly rural dairy farming area. Lovely pastoral views along the way.  We had been warned that with today being an Asturian public holiday we may find no cafes or shops open. For most of the way we didn't pass through any villages but we had some supplies with us so we were ok. At noon as we came into Tineo, our destination for today, the first cafeteria we came to was open and fairly busy so we sat at an outside table and ordered coffee and used their toilets. A welcome break. We continued on through the downhill streets to our pension for the night, La Posada. It is the law now in Spain that you must check-in by registering online giving all details. This is to protect minors. However the online registration form seems not to like New Zealand as a country of origin even though it is one o...
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