Again we only walked the last 12 km, from the Embalse de Alcántara to Cañaveral. I think we’re now finished with the motorized transport and will be able to walk the remaining 700 km or so. The absence of accommodation at the Embalse is a bit of a problem. (I emailed the fishing lodge, Pesca…
No, we didn’t walk it all. In fact we walked only the last 11.9 km from Valdesalor to Cáceres. After a bad night’s sleep and continuing jet lag we were feeling somewhat down, even though the day was crisp and sunny. The prospect of starting a 20 km section, with no amenities and no energy,…
The day started late, due to jet lag and not wanting to get up to a chilly rainy day. We had inevitable first day fussing and indecision about how to arrange things in our backpacks. I assured MB that it would soon feel like second nature to get up, dressed, stuff things into the pack,…
Today was a rest-up acclimatization day, after the flight to Madrid and 3-hour bus to Mérida. Some hostals and hotels were full because of the half-marathon taking place today. We stayed in the Hostal Salud (private room and bathroom) for €35. It’s OK. Spent the day wandering around the Roman ruins. The amphitheater is very…
Now, only 3 months after returning from Spain, I’m about to go again. Tomorrow I fly from Toronto to Spain with my sister-in-law MB, and on Monday we begin walking north out of Merida on the Via de la Plata*. Why so soon? Having been several times on the Camino Frances in late autumn, I…
Warning – This post will be boring unless you are a Camino fan. I started at St. Jean Pied de Port on October 14 and arrived in Santiago on November 27, exactly 6 weeks and almost 800 km later. For me, 6 weeks was the right amount of time. I found that 20 km/day was a…
Well, it’s done – 790 km, according to my guide book! I’ll have more to say later, I hope, but wanted at least to make a post to announce my arrival in Santiago. Having done the heroic job of posting every day of my Camino, I don’t expect to keep it up!
The weather was back to great today – cool and crisp at times, but mostly sunny. As my last cow photo of the season (unless something really interesting happens tomorrow) here is a woman taking her cows out for a walk. Do you think that is a pooper-scooper bag in her right hand. Today included…
Seeing Clarely 