MB is getting into this nomad life, and decided that we should go to Africa. So, from Malaga we took a bus to Tarifa, the southernmost point in continental Europe. It was quite exciting to see the Rock of Gibraltar appear, and it was interesting to glimpse the massive port facilities. Tarifa has two main…
Some walking was in order for a change – Stage 5 of the Gran Senda de Malaga, about 15 km from Cuevas de Nerja to Frigiliana. It was perfect weather, being generally cloudy with a few sun breaks to keep things cheerful, and not too warm. MB had just this morning figured out how to…
I have to catch up with the posts! As we approach and enter Galicia, the amount of water in the environment increases. The camino follows and crisscrosses rivers and streams, and streams of water cross our path. There was a high overcast on the hike up to O Cebreiro. We missed Easter Sunday services, but…
From Villafranca there are 3 routes to choose from: the traditional valley bottom route, which I have enjoyed twice in the past; the Dragonte route than goes way up and way down several times too many; and the Camino Duro, which is somewhere in between, although the name is a bit off-putting. We took the…
Did you see that? We did all 32 km walking!!! Going through an agricultural area, we spent quite a bit of time examining the irrigation system. This is the way one passes the time (and learns a lot) on a long walk. A farmer told me they couldn’t harvest last year’s sugar beets until now…
Today was the start of our Camino Frances from Leon to Santiago. We took the city bus out of Leon to La Virgen del Camino (8.5 km) to avoid the urban sprawl and more importantly, give us just a 13.3 km walk to test MB’s recovery from her injury (whatever it was). I fussed about…
We will switch to the Camino Frances, where logistics should be easier. So, from Baños we took a bus to Salamanca to spend a night, and then will go to Leon. The rest of Plan B has not become evident yet! In Salamanca I walked down to the Roman Bridge crossing the river, to see…
We wandered around Hervás, where the Jewish quarter from the 1400s (before their expulsion) has been well preserved. Then we strolled down the hill to rejoin the Via de la Plata and then walked only to Baños de Montemayor. We didn’t get very far off the highway. Here we are 3 women and 3 men…
Seeing Clarely 