Surreal experiences in Villiviciosa

Well, really only one surreal experience, finding out there's a bagpipes festival this weekend, here in a tiny agricultural town, then listening to them practicing for tomorrow 

Not a great photograph, but sort of shows the Asturian bagpipes. They don't sound quite the same as the Scottish ones, but similar and similarly able to carry a very long distance. 

Very peaceful, quiet day, in this pretty, very apple-focused town, wandering the streets and enjoying doing, well, nothing very much. I tested the local sidre, of course, it's very pleasant, not as sour as the Basque sidre and slightly fizzy. You pour only a little at a time, from a height, to get the fizz into it. 

The first thing you see as you enter the town centre, a rather large apple sculpture

A tiny beautiful marzipan apple, down to the twig used to imitate the stalk. About twice the size of my thumb nail, and didn't last very long. 

This town loves it's festivals, I won't stay around but this weekend there's a religious festival, the bagpipes festival, a canoe race, and a cow festival ! The Spanish love their festivals, and put a lot of time and effort into them. 

I don't usually take photographs of my food, but I did eat one of the best salads I've had here, today.

On a more serious note, I walked too far yesterday, and while I managed it and was OK without any major problems other than my feet pounding a lot last night, it has made me consider what I can, and cannot do. Yesterday was 31km, way too far for me. So, I will be more careful in future to break the days up differently, if this means I have to catch the occasional bus, then so be it. Everyone's Camino is unique to them, and while public transport isn't the intention, it is an option. If it means that I do smaller stages, take more time, and don't manage to get to Finisterre, then that may be my Camino. 

I went to a beautiful service today, in the little church, very tranquil and meditative ( actually not what I'd expected from a Catholic service), and this gave me the time to think through the previous day, and realise that I have been given a timely reminder that while I can occasionally do the big days, I shouldn't do them, and don't need to do them.