Camino Day 19: Gijon to Avilés 

Along the Camino, one finds that the larger the city, the more distressing entering and exiting it can be. Urban sprawl is definitely alive and well here, so not much to report until Avilés.   This is a town with rich medieval history. Back around the turn of the last millennium, the king of Castile …

Rest Days 3 and 4: Gijon

Grouping these days together as they were kind of two of the same.   Since we stayed on the outskirts of Gijon last night, we arrived very early in the morning. Much like San Sebastian, Gijon has a wonderfully inclosed beach in a sort of clamshell shape. High tide covers all of the sand in …