SpagnaAndalucíaMálaga36°43’23” N 4°25’52” W
3 febbraio, Spagna ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Arrived in Malaga during Carnival. Busy and festive.
SpagnaAndalucíaAlmería36°51’9” N 2°27’10” W 5 febbraio, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 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 knowLeggi altro
SpagnaAndalucíaGádor36°57’39” N 2°29’43” W
7 febbraio, Spagna ⋅ ☀️ 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 ourLeggi altro
Debi Brock It was a good day! Tiring, but we are on our way and looking forward to our walk!
Viaggiatore It's a long day indeed! I hope the closure of the albergue in Rioja is only temporary. My darling won't be able to walk all the way to Santa Fe de Mondujar from Almería.
Debi Brock Replying from Granada, I would say shorter days are best for enjoying the experience. Either that, or begin walking at dawn and take a good long break mid way!
Viaggiatore Very excited to follow you along the section I’ve walked .. you’re getting the most amazing weather !! Heaven sent ❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏
SpagnaAndalucíaAlboloduyAlbolodúyEl Peñón del Moro37°2’3” N 2°37’20” W 8 febbraio, Spagna ⋅ ☀️ 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 walkedLeggi altro
Debi Brock 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 walked alongside many orange groves, and sampled a few. We were impressed by how well we are already adapting to the altitude and climbs. Another good day. Not sure why G chose to focus on food, other than we didn’t have much to eat today and arrived at our destination pretty hungry.🤤
SpagnaAndalucíaAlboloduyAlbolodúyArroyo de los Catalanes37°3’1” N 2°37’46” W 9 febbraio, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 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 pickingLeggi altro
Viaggiatore Wow - that was a tough day. Any reason you couldn’t have stopped at Nacimiento? The bar there served good food in Oct 2022 .. was it open ? Or maybe you arrived too early .
SpagnaAndalucíaHuéneja37°10’36” N 2°56’53” W 10 febbraio, Spagna ⋅ 🌬 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 foodLeggi altro
Toch wel een beetje jaloers! Prachtige ruige natuur. Geen last van je rug? Mooie tijd, geniet van al het moois. Liefs Joke [Joke]
Viaggiatore Het blijft goed gaan. Achilles ok. Deb heeft een dingetje met haar rug maar ze zegt dat ze dat er wel uitloopt. Ze is wel in Almería naar een chiropractor geweest daarvoor.
SpagnaAndalucíaCalahorra, LaLa Calahorra37°10’49” N 3°4’41” W 11 febbraio, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 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 onLeggi altro
Viaggiatore
Is this roadside statue ‘new’? I don’t remember it. 👏👍 you made the most of the photo op.
SpagnaAndalucíaGuadixRío Verde37°17’46” N 3°9’9” W 12 febbraio, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 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. SomeLeggi altro
Laurie Reynolds
You may be having rain, but the rainbows you have photographed are gorgeous!
Debi Brock It is called Queva el Jaraiz. It is on the list provided by the Mozarabe pilgrim association (see my post: current resources for the Camino Mozarabe). Will you start at the pilgrim hostel in Almeria? Nely walks you through some of the details there. A very dedicated woman.
Viaggiatore Yes. Looking forward to meeting Nely on Monday and starting to walk on Tuesday. My adventure has just began as I am on the bus, heading towards Madrid. Loving your posts.
SpagnaAndalucíaGuadixAlcazaba37°17’53” N 3°8’16” W
13 febbraio, Spagna ⋅ ☀️ 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 andLeggi altro
Viaggiatore Wow. You’re doing some ‘many hours’ stretches …. You are both strong but I don’t know how you can keep going with little sustenance. I hope you find good food soon.
SpagnaAndalucíaPeza, LaLapeza37°16’22” N 3°17’52” W
14 febbraio, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 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.Leggi altro
Viaggiatore Hoping that the beautiful surroundings of Tocón de Quentar help you get better, Debi.
Debi Brock Thanks Andrew! I had a very long sleep and am much improved today. Hopefully will be fully well by Granada, where we will stay a couple of nights, and explore.
Laurie Reynolds Thanks for letting the forum follow along! Buen camino.
mary louise adams Laurie - 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 Brock Laurie, see my reply to Sue. Oops.😬
Laurie Reynolds Wonderful to make the connection!