25 Sept. 2019, day 52: La Caridad - Figueres, 22 km (1007 km)

 It is not my favorite day today.  It starts and ends in a minor.  Must be due to fatigue.
 The hostel in La Caridad is fantastic, but why do people have to get up at 5:30 when it doesn't start tot become light until 8:00?  Slept too short, but remained in my bed stoically until 7:00.
 The weather is good, dry and a good temperature.  The start of the route is nice. 
After a Roman bridge, a choice point comes and I choose the coastal route. 

That route is said to be nicer and tomorrow I will go into the mountains and will no longer see the coast.
 Until Tapia de Casariego the route is rather boring with only paved agricultural roads, including a long straight road to Tapia.  After more than 2 hours of walking I am in Tapia on the coast.  Then suddenly it is beautiful again.  My coffee break with a view on the waves that hit the rocks.  I share my coffee with a Danish man, who shares his cookies with me.

 I walk further into Tapia, visit the town hall (for a stamp in my credencial), the church and the supermarket (I have finished all my food).  Then I decide to leave the Camino for a while and walk to the harbor of Tapia and along a boulevard with a beautiful view of the rocky coast.

 Also after Tapia I follow an alternative route to enjoy the coast for a while.  My next break is at the Playa de Penarronda.

I sit with a group of French people in the shelter of a chapel. 
 I feel a blister coming under my right heel.  That is very unusual for me.  Perhaps because of the many paved roads or the wet socks of yesterday?  Fortunately it is not far to the hostel in Figueres.  It is a beautiful hostel.  Perfectly clean, good beds and real sheets!
At the hostel, I have a look at my schedule.  I am still 3 km from Ribadeo, which means 31 km from Lourenza.  With the climbs that I have to do tomorrow 32 km is actually too much.  I try to find an alternative overnight stay, but all options before Lourenza are completo.  That is disappointing.  I decide to call for a reservation in Lourenza, then I can at least take my time for that long walk.

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