Malaga
3–5 feb. 2024, España ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Arrived in Malaga during Carnival. Busy and festive.
Almeria
5–7 feb. 2024, España ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Gerard: Two nights in Almeria before our walk begins. Nice tapas bars! Casa Puga was a happening. Total chaos in the place (according to me) however food was excellent, service perfect, I donot knowLeer más
Almeria to Santa Fe de Mondújar
7–8 feb. 2024, España ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Gerard: First day of our walk. Originally we would walk to Rioja, but there the albergue was closed. we were advised to go to the next albergue in Santa Fe. It was only 24km.... It was hard on ourLeer más
Santa Fe to Alboloduy
8 de febrero de 2024, España ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Debi: Today was a lot of climbing (3 peaks) with some steep downhills. Only about 15 km, but that took 5 hours, with breaks. It is a dry rugged landscape unlike anything I have seen. We also walkedLeer más
Alboloduy to Ocaña
9 de febrero de 2024, España ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Gerard: This day was 800 meters up and down, with very narrow tracks at some parts. We were intimidated but everything worked out fine. During the night we already noticed that the wind was pickingLeer más
Ocaña to Huéneja
10 de febrero de 2024, España ⋅ 🌬 6 °C
Debi: We began with a 7km walk to the next village, where we could have coffee and omelette. The wind was extreme headwinds and driving rain. We were soaked through. My boots were ponds. After foodLeer más
Huéneja to Alquife
11 de febrero de 2024, España ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
Debi: what a beautiful day, despite the cold and a bit of rain. Snowy mountains in the distance, and an undulating path through almond orchards, in bloom. Walked through La Calahorra, with castle onLeer más
Alquife to Guádix
12 de febrero de 2024, España ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
D: what a beautiful 24 km walk today!
The scenery is outstanding. The last half reminded me of the US south west landscape, so it is understandable that Hollywood used the area to film westerns. SomeLeer más
Guádix to La Peza
13 de febrero de 2024, España ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
D: The first half of the walk was stunning, winding through the mountains. The second half was an unpleasant dirt path and a winding mountain highway. Great views, but we did quite a lot of up andLeer más
La Peza to Tocón de Quentar
14 de febrero de 2024, España ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Debi: I was sick today from dehydration and so took a cab while G walked and met him at the Albergue in the next village. Only a very short stage, but it involved steep climbs, and I was not up to it.Leer más
Tocón de Quentar to Quentar
15 de febrero de 2024, España ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
D: It’s difficult to do justice to the beauty of this landscape and the variation we encounter in photos. Very glad that we stopped in Tocon yesterday instead of pushing through to this village. WeLeer más
Quentar to Granada
16 de febrero de 2024, España ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Debi: It was a fairly gentle 16 km today. Lots of uphill for the first 10km, but not difficult and perfect temperature. We were joined for some time by two friendly frolicking dogs. I wonder how manyLeer más
Rest day in Granada
17 de febrero de 2024, España ⋅ 🌙 11 °C
D: It’s a strange shift from mountains and villages to a big urban centre. We really like Grenada, where the plazas in the old town flow from one to another (some similarities to Barcelona, minusLeer más
Pinos Puente to Moclin
18 de febrero de 2024, España ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
We took the suggestion of Andrew G and took the bus (nbr. 225 from Calle Rector Marin Ocete, close to the train station) to Pinos Puente as the walk out of Grenada is through an ugly industrial area,Leer más
Moclin to Alcalá la Real
19 de febrero de 2024, España ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
D: What a beautiful start to the day! A steep descent out of Moclín into a misty valley. Much of the rest of the day was through olive groves, although there was still quite a lot of uphill and weLeer más
Alcalá la Real to Alcaudete
20 de febrero de 2024, España ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
D: This 24 km day was likely our easiest so far, simply because we walked through rolling but not at all challenging landscape. We were accustomed to some much longer stages on the CF and VDLP, so itLeer más
Alcaudete to Baena
21 de febrero de 2024, España ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
D: Today was a fairly easy 25 km, but the scenery is less interesting away from the Sierra Nevada. There was a long stretch toward the end that was a somewhat rocky and mainly flat road through theLeer más
Baena to Castro del Rio
22 de febrero de 2024, España ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
D: Today was an easy 20 km stretch, although a bit heavy on paved surfaces. We made the acquaintance of a large dog whose job is to protect the sheep, although he was willing to tolerate our picnicLeer más
Castro del Rio to Santa Cruz
23 de febrero de 2024, España ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
D: We got a slightly earlier start today because we were aiming to be in Santa Cruz in time for the menu del dia. We managed to get one yesterday (although the restaurant staff were not happy aboutLeer más
Santa Cruz to Cordoba
24 de febrero de 2024, España ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
It was a fairly easy 24 km day, but our feet continue to complain about the uneven rocky surfaces, which comprised about a third of today’s walk. I enjoyed the undulating hills surrounding us andLeer más
Cordoba to Cerro Muriano
25 de febrero de 2024, España ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Today was a short walk (18km) but one of the heaviest climbs of the CM so far. We walked about 4 km to get out of Cordoba and began climbing soon after. The climbing didn’t stop until 1-2 km beforeLeer más
Cerro Muriano to Villaharta
26 de febrero de 2024, España ⋅ 🌬 9 °C
The day began cool and invigorating, but a strong headwind appeared, followed by rain and hail on and off all day, with brief periods of sunshine. Much of the path was very wet from overnight rain,Leer más
Villaharta to Mina Guillermin
27 de febrero de 2024, España ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
D: Today’s walk was mostly lovely, largely through a natural area. It was cool with light wind, but also sunny and no rain. The last part was an uneven uphill rocky path.
We were glad to stop atLeer más
Mina to Alcaracejos
28 de febrero de 2024, España ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
We were excited last night to hear that today is a holiday in Andalucia and expected festivities in the town. Unfortunately the celebrations are happening at a place we passed 7km out of town, and weLeer más
Alcaracejos to Hinojosa del Duque
29 de febrero de 2024, España ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
D: Today was a sunny pleasant 21 km walk, mainly through farm land. We chatted with lots of animals along the way, and G also talked with a Shepherd who spoke some English and plans to walk part ofLeer más

























































































































































































































































Laurie ReynoldsThanks for letting the forum follow along! Buen camino.
mary louise adamsLaurie - Debi is an old friend of mine from grad school! Debi - I met Laurie on day 2 of my first camino, just leaving Roncesvalles in 2000!!!! So fun to see you in conversation. :) And so great to see these photos Debi!!!!
Debi BrockLaurie, see my reply to Sue. Oops.😬
Laurie ReynoldsWonderful to make the connection!