Hostal Extremadura in Monesterios is not on my recomended list. Freezing cold and no charm, but the price was right. On leaving Monesterios, go left around the far side of the stadium. I didn’t,  and walked a km or 2 before checking my GPS track. On returning, from the WRONG direction, there is a very…

This morning I woke up feeling reasonably rested and thinking that a 20 km walk was a reasonable thing to do. The weather included a bit of everything except snow (and that would not have surprised me). I started out wearing full rain gear, for warmth, took it off, put it back on, etc. Generally…

Today I spent entirely alone, except for exchanging greetings with the couple from Montreal when I passed them. (It is nice to know there is someone behind me on the trail.) Sometimes I think about how it would be nice to company and other times I think how much people miss in their experience if…

Two others joined me in a taxi for the first 16 km, which is along a road. Once into the Natural Reserve, the walk was extremely pleasant. Temperatures had dropped and some clouds came in to provide shelter on the 400 m ascent to  “Calvary Hill.” In Almaden de la Plata, the Municipal hospitalera introduced…

Another tiring day, I’m exhausted. I have decided that I have a cold (minor, I think) that could be a cause or effect of the jetlag and no sleep. In any case, it explains my low energy level. I left Guillena alone, after most of the others. Occasionally it is fun to be part of…

I have been transported around the world and to my pilgrim personna. In other words I’m on the Camino in Spain again. Taking just 31 days and planning to walk from Seville to Salamanca or Zamora (500-600 km). My first flight saw me feeling a bit anxious and guilty – Why am I doing this?…