13/4 Wednesday at Castro Urdiales Slow start to the day for once! Out after 9am and found tostada con tomate - first time this trip and delicious! Who else but Mira should be walking past as I’m eating. Just a quick hello as he, and Toni his boxer, was just getting moving. I had a look at the impressive church, inside and out, over looking the harbour. Apparently 13C, gothic with flying buttresses and renowned across the region, Cantabria. Bought a long-slee...

12/4 Tuesday Ontón to Castro Urdiales 16km Decent sleep after a lively evening and a full Albergue. The original Camino from here took a fairly direct coastal route to Castro- only about 7km. Those in a hurry go that way but it is now blighted by the main coast highway and factories. The new Camino route wiggles inland for 16km with only a small climb up and out of the valley. This was a good choice as it dropped down to a "Via Verde" following a disused rail...