Hola amigos! Kate here. Today we bid farewell to Gijón which was really sad. It was an amazing city and a wonderful place to spend our anniversary. Last night we went to Mass and then watched 20 hot air baloons take off! Then we ate some tapas, drank some wine, and watched the sunset from out hotel room. It was a perfect evening.
Today, though, was not perfect. It was rainny and cold. The walk out of Gijón is full of busy roads and views of factories. Combine that with the rain and it would have been a mess. We decided to hop a bus and take it to the next town over called Avelés. We got wet walking 8k to our alburge but it was worth it. The place we are staying in is the old rectory of Iglesia de San Martín de Laspra. It is run by José who did our laundry, cooked us an amazing meal, and told us wonderful stories. It is only us and one other pilgrim here so it has been a quiet and restful evening. We even went to Mass again at the church for Pentecost.
