9 julio 2018. Picos de Europa, Spain

https://www.asturiaspicosdeeuropa.com/tourism/picos-de-europa/tourist-atractions

https://www.turismoasturias.es/en/descubre/naturaleza/reservas-de-la-biosfera/parque-nacional-de-los-picos-de-europa

http://www.vvww.net/articles/fuentedespain.html

Estamos en las montanas.

We woke up behind a bakery in a small little village 45 minutes from the entrance to the lakes in Picos de Europa, lagos de Covadonga. We woke up early before they close the roads to only shuttle buses and tour taxis. Everything was closed and I still had not found a bathroom to use. I was uncomfortable. Everything was beautiful. We hiked up a trail to view both lakes and see the clouds over the mountains. By the time we came back down again, the bathrooms were unlocked. We were let down that the lakes were not for swimming. The person in the info booth recommended that we go visit Fuente De and take the cable car up. In order to do that we had to drive all around the Park to get to the other side. We were both tired. Carla found hot springs to stop and rest at La Hermida. Unfortunately, the river was strong and had risen above the area. We were tired and spent the entire afternoon sleeping. We tried to bathe in the cold river wary of the current. Eventually, we got up and started driving to make it to Fuente De before the last rips. It was stunning. It would have been a 4.5 hours hike and 15 km to the bottom. If we had more time and were in a better headspace, it would have been good. It only took 4 minutes to get down in the cable car.

We decided to drive to Leon to sleep there. That was a journey as you can read.