31 July - Day 6 - Santander to Comillas 0km Rest day
Last nights pension was across from the bus station and it was noisy until 4am. We are making good use of our ear plugs. The pension owner told us only paper in the toilet but even that managed to block the pump, and we awoke to sewage coming up through the drain in the shower! Kim’s smell hasn’t really come back yet after COVID so she was able to miss out on the stench. Quick pack and bee line to find breakfast. It’s Sunday morning and the streets are empty but we find a bakery for tortilla, coffee and wifi. The trifecta. Call our parents to check on them. Kim’s parents are recovering from COVID. Val had it bad and Dave only slight symptoms. Both have cabin fever. We can relate. Our journey is 686km from Bilbao to Santiago de Compostela. We have 25 days, hoping to average 20km a day so we need to take some legs by bus. Today is one of those days. Santander to Santillana del mar 31km. Touted as the prettiest town in all of Spain. We opt for 2 hours to check...