Day 1: Almería to Rioja, 15.3km, Spain

Traveler Camino Mozárabe 2023
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- Apr 26, 2023, 4:15pm
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 140 m
- Spain Andalusia Rioja 36.945849, -2.46161536°56’45” N 2°27’42” W
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Day 1: Almería to Rioja, 15.3km
April 26, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
We have been warned that a heat wave was impacting Spain. So we bid farewell to Nely and Umberto early, and started our first day on the Camino Mozárabe. Almería to Rioja, 15.3km. There was a little breeze, but it wasn't enough to bring the temperature down as we walked the ramblas.
A quick sello stop in Huércal, at the library, where the staff are very helpful, and we stopped to cool down in the shade at Pechina.
At the albergue in Rioja, nothing has changed: the water in the swimming pool is still green 😄 Tonight, apart from us two, the distance challenged slow walkers 😉, there is a peregrino from Poland, a peregrina from France and one from the Netherlands.Read more
Traveler I was thinking of the two of you as we plotted our way from one shady spot to the next this morning, and wondering how you were faring in your treeless zone. Even with the shade, we were hot! Early starts are the name of the game for the rest of the week, I think.
4/26/23Reply
Traveler Early starts are definitely the name of the game, Elaine. We're told that this heat wave will only last until the weekend, and then it will be 'normal' again. Tomorrow will be a short day, as we did last year 😊
4/26/23Reply
Traveler Back in your stomping ground !! You’ll know the way . I hope temps come down a bit but you are in southern spain. . Enjoy .. buen camino.
4/26/23Reply
Traveler Thank you Annie!
4/27/23Reply
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