My own travel and hobby blog observations…

Inspired observations gained from my travels up and down, matched to an eclectic music track of my choice (probably indie/soul) and made into a quirky blog from this old recalcitrant rɪˈkalsɪtr(ə)nt Lancastrian adjective 1. having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline. 1. a person with a recalcitrant attitude. "a stiff-necked recalcitrant and troublemaker" Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable. Franz Kafka. Next trip coming very, very soon….

Wednesday, 13 May 2026

The Bends…

“Punctured bicycle, on a hillside desolate”…

Day 2 - Camino del San Salvador from Pajares to Oviedo.

Started the day with a flat, luckily it was before I set off, but being the rear, this was the awkward one, especially with new tyres on. Dry day though!

Headed down all the hairpin bends following the river and almost into Oviedo until I had issues with the chain tensioner. All sorted and then had an afternoon looking around the old parts of town and then got my certificate of achievement signed by the Padre at tonight’s digs in the Albergue de Peregrinos El Salvador…I’m going to be curing lepers soon!!

Famous for cider(sidra) here apparently.

Did think of joining this fine institution while I was here but on second glance, I’d read it wrong….

Going to go with ‘The Bends’ by Radiohead just cos it’s easy, an amazing track, and I’m tired, Yeah, I know you thought it was going to be a Smith’s track.