La Espina to Tineo

Wednesday 12th:
A very long 15km. Mud, water and more rain.
Shortly after leaving La Espina we passed the Capilla de Cristo de los Afligadores and turned to the right between it and the hórreo.

The guide warns of the wet track near El Pedregal, but it was passable with care. We had much needed cafe con leche at the cafe in El Pedregal and then walked on. This was supposed to be the half way point. It might have been in kms but the first part had taken 2 hours, the second took about 3 hours before we arrived in Tineo. The track was very muddy with deep ruts, but again we managed by walking carefully along the side and leaning on our sticks. A group of horse breeders passed us at one point along the track.

We nearly lost the Way in Santa Eulalia (3.7kms before Tineo) but were redirected back onto the Camino with the warning that it was 'feo'. It was!! The last patch of mud, 2km before Tineo, was impassable so we copied others and walked in the field side over the barbed wire for a few yards. It kept our feet dry, the couple behind us had water in their boots.

We arrived in Tineo and found a bar and some lunch. The rain had stopped but the temperature was still very low. We have found a fantastic, warm pension (Pension Tineo), recommended and phoned up by the café-bar owner. Showered and washed our clothes and had a good nights sleep. Now we have found the internet cafe so have been able to put up some record of the past week.







Chapel and hórreo at La Pereda


The track near El Pedregal

with mojon



horses on track

muddy puddles









Outskirts of Tineo

Capilla de San Roque
and
Pilgrim sculpture