SpanyolAgustinos37°14’21” N 3°23’18” W
15 Februari 2024, Spanyol ⋅ ☁️ 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. WeBaca selengkapnya
SpanyolDúdar37°11’11” N 3°29’3” W 16 Februari 2024, Spanyol ⋅ ☁️ 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 manyBaca selengkapnya
PelancongI'm really enjoying your blog, Debi. Thanks for posting the link on the Camino forum. That's a wonderful photo of what I'm guessing are the remains of the Canal and Aqueduct de los Franceses that carried water to the French gold mines. Excellent background and access notes plus video: https://wastemagazine.es/canaldelosfranceses.htm
Debi BrockThank you, Elaine, for your research! I need/want to dig in more, but that will require shorter, less demanding days. I tend to focus on the contemporary socio-political context first, but Spain does demand that history come to the fore-front.
SpanyolIglesia de Santo Domingo37°10’20” N 3°35’38” W
17 Februari 2024, Spanyol ⋅ 🌙 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, minusBaca selengkapnya
SpanyolMoclín37°20’27” N 3°47’12” W 18 Februari 2024, Spanyol ⋅ ☁️ 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,Baca selengkapnya
PelancongThat's sound advice. I usually want to walk every step of the way but maybe that's an area to skirt as a solo woman? What do you think?
Debi BrockLots of solo women do walk here. However, It is an ugly stage and not worth your day, and hard on the feet as well. I now get on a bus or in a taxi when faced with many km of pavement as it took years to recover from plantar fasciitis and I don’t want a reoccurrence. The tourist office can show you where to get the bus.
PelancongThanks for the advice. Another hour and my bus will be in Granada, then another tomorrow to Almeria- nearly there 🙃
SpanyolMoclín37°20’28” N 3°47’22” W 19 Februari 2024, Spanyol ⋅ ☀️ 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 weBaca selengkapnya
SpanyolAlcaudete37°35’15” N 4°4’58” W
20 Februari 2024, Spanyol ⋅ ☀️ 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 itBaca selengkapnya
PelancongGreat photos! We were also captivated by the long, long lines of the pine processionary caterpillars ... only to find out a year later that they are poisonous.
Debi BrockYes! We would actually prefer it to be a bit cooler during afternoons!
SpanyolRío Salado37°34’49” N 4°10’2” W 21 Februari 2024, Spanyol ⋅ ☀️ 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 theBaca selengkapnya
SpanyolCastro del Río37°41’27” N 4°28’55” W 22 Februari 2024, Spanyol ⋅ ☁️ 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 picnicBaca selengkapnya
Pelancong
Still beautiful views - your weather is amazingly warm for February. This year seems to be very gentle at the moment.
PelancongMy eyes lit up when I read that you had met Hieu! I talked on the phone with him before he left, and have been hoping he was making good progress. How lucky that his path crossed with yours.
SpanyolCastro del Río37°41’36” N 4°30’60” W
23 Februari 2024, Spanyol ⋅ ☀️ 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 aboutBaca selengkapnya
PelancongI'll keep an eye on the weather forecast. Snow predicted overnight in Hueneja!
SpanyolUniversidad De Córdoba / Facultad de Filosofía Y Letras37°52’51” N 4°47’1” W
24 Februari 2024, Spanyol ⋅ ☁️ 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 andBaca selengkapnya
Debi BrockOur ‘bar hopping’ was over by 9 and we were in bed by 9:30! It was a bit overwhelming to be in such a busy heavily tourist area!
