Thursday, August 11 – Santillana Del Mar to Comillas Spreading Anna’s Ashes

Spreading Anna’s Ashes.

We got a late start to the day and after enjoying breakfast at the Convento Alburgue we hit the road at 8:30. We almost immediately got out into the country and ran across these two goats.

Two cute goats along the Camino.

After feeding the goats we decided to take a break so we stopped at a bar and I had an Aquarius.

Aquarius – A great thirst quencher.
Spreading Anna’s ashes at Playa de Luana.

I told you yesterday that I was going to spread me in Anna’s ashes at a beach along the way. Halfway along the way today we found this beautiful beach.

Playa de Luana

As far as I am concerned this beach will be forever known as Playa de Anna, or Anna’s Beach. I waded out into the water and let the surf take Anna’s ashes out into the Cantabrian Sea. I got a strong feeling that Anna was watching and was pleased to be part of this journey and was pleased to be part of such a beautiful place. Rest In Peace Anna.

Great lunch at Anna’s Beach. To the right is a plate of anchovies and pimentos and to the left is tuna with pimentos.
This is a view of Anna’s Beach as we climbed up the never ending hill leading away from the beach.
Off to the right you can see the Picos de Europa and at the very right edge of the picture is the ocean.
Comillas!

We finally got to Comillas at about 4:30 PM. The alburgue is at the top of the hill so it took another 30 minutes to drag our tired sweaty carcasses up the hill to the alburgue.

What a great alburgue! We got a friendly reception and an ice cold glass of water.

The alburgue is nice and clean and they give each pilgrim a curtained off sleeping cubicle. It will be nice to have a little privacy.

Downtown Comillas. The first three weeks of August are vacation time in Spain and a flock of Spaniards decided to vacation in Comillas.
We decided to splurge and get the marisco plate for two. It was a shellfish 🦐 🦪 lovers dream dinner.

Today was a very hard day. It was very hot and humid and the whole walk seemed to be uphill. I am very tired and hope to get a good nights sleep tonight.

Kilometers walked – 28.

Steps walked – 34,000

Floors climbed – 23

I hope you had a great day today. Good night from Comillas, Spain.

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