Walking Day 4 - Aviles to Muros de Nalon - 14 miles

 The day started in the dark bunk room of the Albergue with the almost forgotten sound of zippers opening and closing. This is the official alarm clock telling all it is time to make ready to depart. So we dressed in the dark, headlamps on red, brushed our teeth, zipped our backpacks and headed out the door at just after 8 am, still not completely light. City workers were washing the streets after Saturday’s night’s revelry.  

Again we thought of coffee but opted to wait until we had walked an hour. Big mistake as coffee came 4 km from end of the days walk. 

The ups and downs were steep which made the going slow. The good news was we were no longer in an industrial area, but it was still drudgery.

We have now met a few pilgrims and have began to share experiences with them. They are all younger and much faster, so meet ups are short, but it is nice to share the Camino experience.  We spotted a 12 century battlement which I am sure was a Fortelaza.  

We are now at Albergue Casa Carmina and have enjoyed the best pilgrim meal so far.  Tomorrow is steeper than today.