After a great breakfast at the alburgue we headed out for Llanes – only about 15 k away so we will have a shorter walk today. Llames is on the coast and is a town where many Spaniards vacation. The first part of our walk was thru pastures and some forest and we again had ocean views from time to time. Through out the morning, we crossed paths from hikers the night before and even some from the days before.
when we made it to Llanes we had lunch while waiting to check in and then John went to rest while I checked out the town. I was on a mission to find another pair of socks. I had left a pair of socks drying on a chair a couple days ago and was having a hard time making do with just two pair. My feet sweat a lot and I like to change socks half-way thru the hike. It helps prevent blisters. My Darn Tough socks are great but take a long time to dry when washing by hand. The stores all close from 2:00 to 4:30 in Spain for siesta. Unfortunately the only socks I could find were Camino souvenir socks which are very thin but better than nothing so I bought a pair.
We met up with George from Czech Republic for dinner and conversation about classic rock and roll. George isn’t his real name but we couldn’t pronounce his name so he told us to go with George. He is our age and has seen a lot of change in the Czech Republic over the years. Of course we don’t speak Czech and he speaks only limited English but it was a great conversation nonetheless. On the Camino Norte. There are many people who speak no English. This was not the case on the Camino Frances which I walked about 5 years ago. We also have only met a handful of Americans on this trip it is nice to talk to people who have different cultural experiences and perspectives of the world and Americans. It shows that we really are all have a lot in common.
