25 May 2023

Gijon to Aviles

Stage: 20

Walked: 32,6 km

Planned: 24,7 km

Steps: 38,505

I started my day very early. I didn’t have a great night but I felt fully rested. While heading out of town, a senior man yelled at me for help. I approached him to find out he was just starting his first Camino and seemed a little worried.  He said his name was Vicente and we started to walk together, he invited me for breakfast and I got him water. We talked about Zoe, his 6 y/o grand daughter with a one in a million medical condition that has impaired her brain. He said he was walking for her. We reached the albergue and he was so exhausted he almost fainted. I tried to help with pretty much everything I could.  Vicente was very grateful.  We showered and he took me for lunch.  I helped book his next two stays including one in which I will see him in Cadavedo. In the afternoon I walked around the town (very medieval and pretty) and took some pictures. It was a lovely day.