Well, it took an Englishman, his beautiful Collie and Healer, and some luck to get me back on track with the posting.

The 5 of us stood on the cliff-face of Ribadesella talking about anything other than technical issues. He had been living with his wife and dogs, with Los Picos de Europa on one side, and the cliffs of Ribadesella on the other. In his words, it was the best of all worlds. We had started out that morning on the Camino del Norte on a gorgeous country road; for some reason we branched off to the amazing coastal walk. After sharing for a while, he informed us he had not completed the track due to a lovable but boisterous dog who might have dragged him over the cliff. We said we would finish it for him. I knelt next to booster, with his jaw on my knee, and he seemed to be listening. Unusually he did not move while we were talking.

We soon parted company and I started writing. Excited to be back on track, I was little prepared when we heard the news there was an electricity failure in all of Spain and Portugal, and some parts of France. And Corrie’s phone had 1% charge left on a phone I couldn’t use, next to an iPad who wouldn’t work.

We made our web again, but being practised web makers, we put the electronics aside and went to drink delicious Spanish wine and Pinchos at Los 4 Gatos. We were introduced to the owner, a cat called Gato, who then had to be deposited under the table to eat his biscuits and water while we sampled the Spanish Pinchos.

After eating we started collecting our candle and other lighting needs at around 8 pm and prepared for nothing!!!! The lights suddenly returned after many hours. We were back on track again.

This is what we came up with ….. the earlier pilgrim walk was in such a beautiful setting, with lush country and happy sheep, with thanks to the Englishman who showed us a narrow breezy coastal track. It was mostly flat and winding, the ocean 100 metres below us. After a couple of kilometres the track had more undulations. The challenges for me with my health had to be respected.

We passed a line of very large and beautiful gum trees, which soon ended with a large beach. A wonderful walk, we were relaxed and happy.

In between times, we have been walking along pilgrim tracks and taking the opportunity to chat with pilgrims along the way. We are getting used to the public transport system, where we interchange little trains with big buses, and an occasional albergue with pensions and hotels.

We hope life is good with you and you vote with your heart.