Today was a very satisfying day – some beautiful and varied terrain, a river crossing requiring removal of shoes. We had been warned that it might be very slippery, but it wasn’t. Then about 6 km along a highway but traffic was minimal. Made it to Valdeolivas in the nick of time when a baptism…

Started out wearing rain gear and trudged into a muddy/clayey area, which fortunately didn’t last too long. Those of you who have encountered this sticky Spanish clay will know what a pain it is to walk in. The weather has been surprisingly cool at times, warming in the afternoons only to the high teens or…

Today’s stage was to be 30 km. However, we had an 11 a.m. reservation for a tour at Noheda, 20 km from Cuenca. That meant walking  about 5 hours BEFORE 11 a.m. I will leave the math to you, but suffice to say, I elected to get taxi assistance. The indomitable Laurie got up at…

For starters, if you want to learn about the city of Cuenca, I recommend Google or Wikipedia, but make sure you get Cuenca in Spain, not in Ecuador. I will not be giving you any information! We had a lazy day. Started late, glanced at the cathedral,looked over the ravines. The zip line was closed,…

We left together after coffee at Las Cazadores. The first point of interest was an abandoned car plonked in the middle of a large plowed hillside – front bumper hanging, driver’s door open, but nobody seemed to be around. It was too far away to see details, but we managed to have extensive discussion about…

Three of us set off this morning, a change after my solitary 9 days. I am a bit slower walker than the others, but mostly we stayed roughly together. Accommodation in Fuentes at Hostal Palencares, with meal at Restaurant Cazadores.

Quick catch up… This was an important day because I met up with two Camino friends, both of whom I had met in previous years. They started walking the Camino de la Lana in Villajoyosa. We’ll spend a few days walking together before one leaves, and then Laurie and I will continue. The 29 km…

This was the day I was planning to do by bus, because it seemed too hard. Well, Vicente convinced me to do the bus part yesterday instead of today. Well, today WAS hard, but I survived. The first 23 km were varied terrain and interesting. There was some treacherous rocky descents and one stream crossing…