6) Oviedo, Aviles and the Praya de Silencio

From Santander we continued to Santillane del mar (17.08.). It is the village of three lies, as it is not holy (santi), flat (llana) nor near the sea (del mar). It looked like a friendly village, but big caravans of tourists were there waiting to go to the nearby cave. So we decided no to stay here for. Instead we continued straight to Oviedo.
A lovely town we spent some hours strolling through the city, getting lost (as it was much smaller than we expected, hence we walked out of the area our map covered^^). Finally we got our hands on internet to get some news and answer some mails...
After Oviedo we went to see the new Centro Niemeier building in Aviles. Unluckily the building is not very pleasent. A huge square made from beton missing any charme. But that is what Brasilia is infamous for...
So we continued to Praya de Silencio, which was supposed to be an awesome beach. And indeed, the setting was great. We arrived late, enjoyed a bbq and went to sleep in our tent. Unluckily the next morning when we wanted to enjoy a swim, it was raining and temperatures dropped a lot. Thus we left to see the north-western coast of Spain.

chilling Oviedo

New opened Centro Niemeier building in Aviles

Praya de Silencio

Good morning view after leaving the tent :D

5) Castro Urdiales and Santander

After a good morning swim in San Sebastian (16.08.) we left early taking the coastal road towards Castro Urdiales. On the way we stopped for a brunch. Quite some great views along the coast.
Arriving in Castro Urdiales the next Fiesta waited for us. The centre of the small town was filled with people and tents. They seemed to be grouped by T-Shirts sharing the same tents. They didn't intend to sell anything but just enjoy their party at the docks.
Everyone seemed half naked, texts written all over the body, mixing 50 litre pots of Sangria - simply enjoying an awesome party :D When the needed a refreshment, they simply jumped from the docks into the water... a rescue boat was waiting there, just to be sure^^ As well as 5 ambulances around the docks. I guess they know why they need it :P
Everywhere BBQs... Grills filled with steaks and spare ribs, yummy :D Water was cooled in the huge Sangria pots, where else?
But we just had a short stop here to enjoy the folks and then continued on our road towards Santander. Famous for it's bank the city is much more sophisticated. Quite stiff compared to the partying cities before. But we found a convenient spot at one of the plenty beaches to spent the night. Unluckily we forgot about the truck renewing the beaches every night... so that one woke us up... but we just turned around and continued sleeping :P
The next morning a refreshing swim waited for us before we continued to Oviedo.

BBQ at the coast :P

Party folks in Castro Urdiales

Banko Santander

Good morning swim after a night at the beach