The hills were filled with dark clouds. We decided to avoid the mountain portion of the trek and took the bus to Peon, which is on the other side of the mountain and 15km from Gijon. I checked my 2015 notes and the ascents and descents back then were brutal. The walk in to Gijon followed a twisted road with many blind curves. Thank goodness for the Buen Camino App and were able to connect with the official Camino trail, which followed back roads that eventually took us into the outskirts of town. The sun came out and we meander the back roads for a few hours. At a traffic light I asked a man for directions and, since he was going into the town centre he took us on a different route. He is a retired doctor and usually walks into town going through parks and shady areas. He spoke no English, which allowed me to practice Spanish. At long last we found our hotel, which was near a Chinese restaurant. And we went out for a delicious lunch.
This was a very unique fountain.
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