We were away from the Albergue by 0715 in desperate need of good coffee knowing it would be hours before that would happen. It was a gentle climb out of Castro past 2 small hamlets that had not awakened. Well the bars were closed so no cafe. Some 8k into the walk we found our cafe con leche and life was better.
We chose to take the highway variant into Liendo, saving km's and ascent. Arriving in Liendo we found a nice bar for a short beer and coke. There we met an English woman who clearly had local knowledge. She told us of another way to Laredo that was along some craggy oceanfront bluffs. This was in none of our guide books but she said there were yellow arrows along the path. So we took a gamble and sure enough she was right. It was a bit of a slog as she had stated but well worth it. And yes it was part of the Camino as another young walker past us on one of the many uppies.
We were about 200 m above Loredo when it appeared. The sight was awesome. Beautiful beach with 200m of sand with a 5k long peninsula lined with vacation homes, apartments, and hotels. We decided to do a hotel stay on the strand which was just perfect. We found a laundromat which had no soap dispenser. So off to the store I went looking for the smallest package. Made a mistake, bought blanco, on the back realized blanco meant bleach. So back I went to exchange which was a challenge in itself. Got the laundry soap but now it was a 20 load size. But what can you do. Anyway I get back to the laundromat and went to put the soap in the machine only to be told absolutely not. There were 2 local women JL had been talking to who were explaining how to use the machines. The reason there was no soap dispenser was because the machine added it. So what to do! I gave 1 of the women the soap. Laundry done we had some beers, dinner and were tucked in 10PM. Late for us after a 7 hr and 40 min walk and 654m of total ascent.
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