Spain.....ahhhhh....Spain.......

I arrived in Asturias after S fabulously made my life easier, by driving me to Stansted and with plane only mildly delayed,( 30 minutes) it saw me in Asturius by mid day.
What an incredible area. Lush and hot and green. K and family are even more wonderful in their own setting tan in Canada, and what a setting.
I am so honoured to be staying in such fantastic homes so far.
K's home has been constructed by she and her hubby's hands from the ground up. Sitting high above the town of Gijon and the ocean, the view is extraordinary. Truly breathtaking!!!!!!


Cuddled in with the girls and did some faery crafts :) then had a quiet evening and good sleep.

Today was the day for the town of Ovieddo.....whew.....will post more but wanted to update things and add some pics.

We hiked up a loooong steep trail to San Maria del Nicaranco, a 4th century, preroman ruin and was it worth the hike....wowowowowowowowowo!



I spent a lot of time running my fingers over the hand tooled chiseled stones and am amazed at how well preserved it all is.


We also went to San Miguel de Nicaranco as well.....similar but not quite as grand. The lacework stone was stunning however.

There was also much food, and beverage....did you know that here, 12:00pm is Vermouth time>?
Yup, casks of vermouth that are mixed with a variety of other yummy things, wione, fruit etc.....are kept and the base drink has existed for years as they just keep topping it up. That and Tortilla are a good way to kick off lunch :)

More to come...must sleep for tomorrow's adventures.....