PortugalDistrito da GuardaAlmeidaPraça-Forte de Almeida40°43’30” N 6°54’19” W
15 de abril, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Last night, we said goodbye to 5 members of our group (Alana, Issy, Libby, Ruby and Qwinnetta) who were leaving after the first stage and welcomed 3 (Neville & Sandìa from Australia, & Tony fromLeia mais
PortugalDistrito da GuardaTrancoso40°46’36” N 7°20’50” W
16 de abril, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
After leaving our village in the High Atlas mountains, Mohamad surprised us with a drop in visit to his family so we got to meet his parents and his sister and his wife. I’m not including a pictureLeia mais
MarrocosDrâa-TafilaletZagora30°19’19” N 5°50’20” W 17 de abril, Marrocos ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
This was a very full day! We started just across the dry river bed from Ait Ben Haddou, and visited a well- established rug maker. Then we got back into the bus for a drive through the desert along anLeia mais
MarrocosDrâa-TafilaletZagora30°19’5” N 5°49’44” W 18 de abril, Marrocos ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
We traveled in a small bus from the beautiful oasis town of Zamora to this location where we visited an ancient library, full of academic and religious texts, a Koranic school, and what is called anLeia mais
MarrocosDrâa-TafilaletOuarzazateZaouia Sidi Abdallah Ou Mhand30°29’28” N 7°19’56” W 18 de abril, Marrocos ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F
Camel riding in the Sahara Sand dunes was not exactly something I’ve always dreamed of doing, but it was still was beyond my expectations. It was really cool to be able to ride on these majesticLeia mais
EspanhaCastilla y LeónCarrascal de BarregasCalzadilla de la Valmuza40°55’58” N 5°47’21” W 26 de abril, Espanha ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Viajante
I heard the story of this astronaut on TV. did you ever heard of Erich von Däniken? His theory is that aliens visited us. This astronaut would be a hint for him. He would ignore the truth
Viajante It was sculpted by Miguel Romero (a resident of Salamanca and not an extraterrestrial, as far as we know) in 1992 during a restoration that was carried out on the facade. Here's a link to read about it: https://shorturl.at/aCLW3
Viajante That’s funny, Marlies, I think he probably HAS seen this photo and he’s already using it as proof for his wild theories. 😂 Of course, maybe aliens HAVE visited the Earth, but it doesn’t explain this particular astronaut. 😆
EspanhaCastilla y LeónCalzada de Don DiegoCarnero40°53’3” N 5°52’22” W
27 de abril, Espanha ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
Our second day of walking was pretty rough because the weather is very cold for this time of year and it rained and hailed most of the day. Also, there were blustery winds so we were pretty cold.Leia mais
Laurie Reynolds I had snow today about 25 km outside of Ponferrada. Looks like the weather is changing here for us, for the better. Hope it is for you too.
EspanhaCastilla y LeónSan Muñoz40°46’48” N 6°7’42” W 28 de abril, Espanha ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
The day before had been very rainy, so we were warned to take the route for the wet season, which avoids walking through knee deep water for period of time. We were happy to do that!
After walkingLeia mais
EspanhaCastilla y LeónAldehuela de Yeltes40°39’37” N 6°15’4” W 29 de abril, Espanha ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
Today was supposed to be a day of 24 km with zero population and the possibility of three water crossings, which we could have gotten very wet feet if we didn’t find the right ways to go around.Leia mais
EspanhaCastilla y LeónCiudad RodrigoBocacaraRío Tenebrilla40°40’27” N 6°24’5” W 30 de abril, Espanha ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
Today was a short day for me, but Roel and Connie walked the entire stage. I had to quit after the first 8 km when we got to the village of Bocacara. We stopped there for some café con Leche, and theLeia mais
Laurie Reynolds Hoping you are able to work some magic with that blister and continue walking. I love Ciudad Rodrigo. I remember leaving town in a heavy rain storm, I hope you have a better departure!
Viajante Thank you,Laurie, yes we also are enjoying the city and wish we could stay an extra day!
