I got a great night’s sleep last evening at the Alburgue Allegro in Santander. I put in my industrial strength earplugs and then I was dead to the world and couldn’t hear the cacophony of snoring in the alburgue. Marco got to the Alburgue Allegro early Monday afternoon and got us both bottom bunks. I really appreciate that as I am getting too old to crawl up to a top bunk.
We slept until 8:00 AM and then had a very nice ham and scrambled egg breakfast at the alburgue. After that I had to finish packing my backpack and make sure I had everything I needed and nothing more. I tried to pack light but the loaded backpack still weighs almost 20 pounds.
I put everything I will need for my travels after the Camino in my suitcase and Marco and I trundled down to the Post Office to mail this suitcase to Santiago. The clerk at the Post Office knew a little English and I know a little Spanglish so we were able to get through the mailing process in about 45 minutes. Did I mention that the Post Office is not air conditioned and it very hot here in Santander? I was sweating buckets and the clerk was fanning herself with one of those old fashioned folding fans.
After we finished at the Post Office we walked to the beach for lunch.
After lunch we walked to another beach and found two benches in the shade and took a little siesta. It gets hot here in the afternoon and it sure was nice to take a nap in the shade at the beach. After nap time we were feeling a little peckish so we decided to get some ice cream.
After ice cream we walked to the train station to check on the schedule for the train from Santander to Mar. We are going to take a 20 kilometer train ride to avoid walking through the industrial area of Santander. Tomorrow should be an easy day’s walk from Mar to Santinilla Del Mar, about 15 kilometers.
That’s it from Santander. I hope you all had a good day.
Good night.
AbeAndMarkontheCamino 
Step carefully young man. I want to hear more about the “chicken” when all you see are pigeons!!!
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