Monday, April 23: Islares to Laredo by Bus and then Laredo to Castillo by Foot

Post by Wynette: We walked 10.6 glorious miles today after bussing 10 of what would have been scary miles on a busy, narrow highway with frequently-absent shoulder. (We saw it all from the bus and couldn’t believe people actually walk it, several of whom we saw. Maybe if we were 30 years younger we wouldn’t mind being miserable for hours and risking our lives.)

But after that we walked along a beach sidewalk then took a fun ferry ride then walked along a loooong beach on the wet sand and then had an amazing steep climb up and over a hill back down to another loooong beach walking on the wet sand. Yes, in the photo above, trail and then beach below is actually the official Camino. Then on town streets and country roads to where we are spending the night. What a day! One thing I love about the Camino is you never know what to expect.