Oviedo Spain

What a journey!  I started in Louisville and flew to Charlotte.  As soon as I got to the Charlotte airport my fancy-smancy Garmin watch locked on vibrate. It vibrates to tell me to move if I have been sitting too long. And it will actually tell me to move after I have hiked twenty-eight miles...most annoying. So for two hours I felt like I had an angry bee attached to my wrist.  Finally, after I heard a couple of people ask what that noise was, I put it in my backpack until the battery ran down.  I sure hope when I finish recharging ti that it is back to normal because I rely on it for mileage.  That is how I know I am getting close to where I need to be.

The flight from Madrid to Charlottte was very rough.  Luckily I carry Bonine (the best motion sickness pill in he world) or I would have been airsick.  I got up to use the ladies room and the plane dropped and I practically landed in some young Spanish man's lap.  At least he was cute.  I am sure when he tells the story, it will be that some little old lady woke him up.  Oh, well.  I then had a seven...SEVEN hour layover in the Madrid airport.  I knew it was going to be that long but that is tough.

Finally my flight lands at the Asturias Airport and I go to the conveyor belt and no suitcase.  Now I have said many times that a girl can do anything with an extra pair of clean panties  but I didn't really want to start out testing that theory on the first day.  I sent some big arrow prayers up and they evidently worked.  I (and four other people) was at the wrong baggage claim.  Hallelujah1  I was really glad to see all my stuff.

I had arranged a pick-up service and there stood a nice Spanish man holding a sign with my name.  It was even spelled correctly.  We had a lovely thirty minute drive to Oviedo and I got a good look at the mountains.  They are pretty big.  Got kinda nervous and really excited!  When I got here all of the stores were closed today because it is a holiday...Asturias Day.  I was going to get a few supplies but I will have to wait until tomorrow

Lucky for me, the restaurants were open and I had Fabadas Asturias, one of my favorite things on earth.  I do love me some beans and these are definitely giganta beans.  They are cooked in some sort of heavenly broth with sausages.  I don't eat the blood sausage (the black thing ) but they usually only give you one small piece.  This little bowl of beans was nineteen euros.  My two glasses of wine totaled three euros.  I guess the motto in Spain is eat less...drink more. To Spain!  It was totally worth it.

So I am fading fast and will sign off here. You must excuse all typos, bad grammar, etc from a tired girl.  I have tomorrow to adjust to the time difference, buy supplies and play tourist. Hope your day was shorter than mine.