Laredo, sunshine after greyness

Arrived in Laredo today, and it was lovely to arrive somewhere in bright sunshine, after a few days of damp greyness. The past few days, since leaving Bilbao, the walking has been rather dreary, on a lot of pavement and hard shoulder. The weather has been very grey, and uncomfortably warm and humid, so the walking hasn't been that pleasant compared to the first spectacular days. 

However, coming into Laredo ( by bus, we cheated for the last 10 km or so, just couldn't face the hard shoulder in that heat) the sun came out, the scenery looks lovely, and we've been told by a fellow walker that the next couple of days are lovely .... so the Camino is looking up. 

We're also staying in a fantastic albergue, privately run by the local order of nuns, it's full of Catholic saints looking down on us, flowery sheets, comfortable sofas with yet more saints looking down in us. Just great, one of the best we've been to yet, and the nuns are certainly providing lovely support to the peregrinos. Given it's run by the nuns, interesting there's no curfew or great restrictions, very different to the monastery in which we stayed. 

Kittens exploring Lisa's rucksack and hat

Castro Urdeiles, lovely harbour town with Roman ruins. 

Shame about the noisy street right outside our bedroom window, no aircon and the streetlight shining through the virtually non-existent curtain. Not my best night's sleep ever

Laredo, today's lovely town, and 13th century church