We knew we wanted to go towards the ocean in Spain so we randomly picked a town between Porto and the ocean. We landed in Oviedo which just so happens to have a statue of a character from one of Dasha's favorite books. We just had to get a picture with La Regenta. We also had to find a place for dinner. Dasha did some quick research online and found someplace that had yummy looking desert. We had an address and a desire to find this place. We stopped to ask an older gentleman where this restaurant was and he asked us where our car was. That should have been our first hint we were in for something special. We asked some other girls if we were on the right path, they looked at us like we were crazy. Another older gentleman walked ahead with Dasha trying to locate this restaurant high up on the hillside. We must have walked for an hour on a slow incline. I hobbled most of the way and Melissa talked to the locals. We must of looked ragged when we walked in because when we tried getting a table the waiter pointed us down the stairs to where the toilets are. We explained that we wanted to eat to a staff that spoke no English. We were in over our heads but we ordered dinner anyways. A fancy bottle of wine, jamon, rice with carne, fish in cheese, and just like we were promised, a yummy desert. It set us back a pretty euro but the waiter was nice enough to call us a taxi so we didn't have walk back down the hill. It may not have been what we wanted or what we expected but it was a fun evening out filled with a good story. We even stayed at the restaurant till 11:45pm! We have been working hard to get on this Spanish schedule for eating but it is hard to eat so late in the middle of the night. Vacationing is hard.
After Oviedo it was time to stop at another port city, Santander, for our next hostel which we found on the outskirts of the city. We rang the bell but they never picked up. We improvised. After some quick food we settled down in a chocolateria that had Wi-Fi (pronounced WEE-FEE) and pulled out Rosita. Oh, did I mention that I bought an iPad before my trip. I love it and Rosita got us out of a jam. We could not get a bed for Saturday night in Bilbao because of an awesome sounding concert. Think of it as Outside Lands in Spain. The concert series of three days has an amazing lineup and a good price for all three days meaning every hostel and hotel was sold out. Instead we got a room in a tiny beach city called Naja. It was just what we needed. After a quick walk on a quiet beach we sat at a restaurant overlooking the water, drinking wine and chitchatting with some jamon. The sun went down and things got cooler but it was still wonderfully gorgeous. It felt very nice to be in such a lovely place where it was mostly locals going to the beach. I'm sure there was not many Americanas around. I got some photos on the beach for all of you who miss my face and silly poses.
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