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Walking Day 11
I går, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Almendralejo to Mérida
~32 km/20 miles

I started out just after 6:30 this morning because I knew that I had a long day ahead of me. The Mapy app gave me several options, so naturally I chose the shortest one, which ended up with me encountering a fence in a very dark industrial area where I couldn't see if there was any way around it, despite using my headlamp and flashlight on my phone. There were a couple more wrong turns in the dark, so my actual distance walked was a kilometer or two farther.

I eventually made it to a road which led me to the Camino trail as the sun was peeking over the horizon.

I stopped in Torremejía (the only town on the route today) around 10, and had a breakfast of toast with ham, cheese, and a tomato spread.

Another four hours on the trail after that and I arrived in Mérida where I immediately passed by several Roman ruins. I'm spending two nights here so I can explore more — and have a rest.Læs mere
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Rejsende Wow!
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Rejsende That’s an upgrade from your previous room 🤣
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RejsendeAnd 13€ cheaper per night!
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Walking Day 10
5. april, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Villafranca de los Barros to Almendralejo
15.8 km/9.8 miles

I chose to stop in a slightly off Camino place because it's actually a city — about 35,000 inhabitants. I wanted to be somewhere on Easter where I would have a good chance of finding a variety of options for lunch and dinner. Almendralejo has plenty of restaurants open today plus several "bazaar" type stores that sell a wide variety of items.

Since I had a short day, and have to walk a bit to get back on the Camino I'll have a longer day tomorrow to Mérida, but I'm planning to spend two nights there, so I can rest up and sightsee.

Today's theme was grape vines — there were vineyards as far as I could see in some places.Læs mere
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More from Almendralejo
5. april, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
A few more photos from around Almendralejo.

Since I wanted to get to bed early I tried to find a restaurant where I could have dinner around 7pm — the only one that I could find was McDonald's 😂. But I had an absolutely delicious Korean BBQ crispy chicken sandwich.Læs mere
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Walking Day 9
4. april, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
Zafra to Villafranca de los Barros
~20km/12.4 miles

Got a later start today because my hotel offered breakfast starting at 8.

Another day with little shade walking between vineyards and olive groves.Læs mere
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RejsendeThanks for the regular posts
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RejsendeWildflower time adds to the hike
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Rejsende Significance?
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RejsendeI don't know. I just like to take pictures of the murals.
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Walking Day 8
3. april, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Fuente de Cantos to Zafra
~23.8 km/14.8 miles
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RejsendeI like the way you are DONE with text on this Camino 🤣
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RejsendeYou’re “ok guys, you can figure it out for yourselves” 🫢
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RejsendeThe person who was sapping my energy is now gone, so I may write more. 😉
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RejsendeOr not 😂
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RejsendeWell it certainly saves some mental energy
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Rejsende😁
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Walking Day 7
2. april, Spanien ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
Monesterio to Fuente de Cantos
~20.6 km/13 miles

Photos - with captions!
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Rejsende ❤️
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Jzionna's Wanderings I love this feeling when walking the vast, windy road!
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Jzionna's WanderingsAlready 7 days? All so lovely!
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Walking Day 6
1. april, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
El Real de la Jara to Monesterio
~20 km/12.5 miles

Photos only - again
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Rejsende 🐂
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RejsendeIt’s all so verdant
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RejsendeIt's amazingly green!
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Walking Day 5
31. marts, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Almadén de la Plata to El Real de la Jara
~13.7 km/8.5 miles

I'm behind on this blog, so here are the pictures. Details later (maybe)
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RejsendeYou're walking through some nice scenery!
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Rejsende So true.
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Laurie ReynoldsDehesa in springtime is absolutely beautiful.
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RejsendeIt really is. It's a wonderful time to be here!
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Laurie ReynoldsI remember once coming across a peregrino just leaning against one of those big boulders with tears coming down his checks. You are so lucky to be there with good weather , the pictures are beautiful
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Walking Day 4
30. marts, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
Castilblanco de los Arroyos to Almadén de la Plata
~12.7 km/7.9 miles

I'm behind on this blog, so here are the pictures. Details later (maybe).
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Rejsende Love!!
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Rejsende Looks like great weather!
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RejsendeIt’s not over-developed there, is it? Splendid photos
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Walking Day 3
29. marts, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
Guillena to Castilblanco de los Arroyos
~18km/11 miles

Walked with Barbara again. It seems that each day's walk has been an hour longer than the last. My first day was two hours, the second was three, and today we covered the distance in four hours.

I'm staying in a nice casa rural which is actually in town.

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Rejsende Mojon looks very new!
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Rejsende 😂
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Walking Day 2
28. marts, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
Santiponce to Guillena
~13.5 km/8.4 miles

I'm really easing into this Camino. Another short day today.

As I was leaving Santiponce I saw another pilgrim ahead. When I caught up with her I learned that she's Barbara from Ireland — yay an English speaker I can talk to!

We walked together to Guillena, which took less than three hours. I didn't take many pictures today, but it was a lovely sunny day. We walked through an agricultural area where farmers were readying their fields for planting.

I'm staying in a hostal tonight that's apparently popular with pilgrims. My room with double bed and private bathroom is only 25€.

Downstairs is a bar/restaurant where I had the menú del día for lunch. My first course was salmorejo, which is similar to gazpacho, but thicker and creamer. Second course was pork loin and French fries.

Today's quote was "Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great."-
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RejsendeHow nice to meet Barbara on just day 2!
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RejsendeLovely photos. Great to find a company to walk with. And seems you got a pretty good deal with that albergue 😀
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Rejsende Love that quote.
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More photos of Italica
27. marts, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Rejsende This is so incredible isn’t it? To think some cities in US still have septic tanks. Including the most expensive Coral Gables in Miami-Dade
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RejsendeWhat a beautiful place! Thank you!
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Rejsende That Hadrian; he really liked his walls 😄
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Rejsende Isn’t it amazing that these works have survived so beautifully for so very long - wow!
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Day in Sevilla
27. marts, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
I started the day by going on a walking tour. The highlight was the Plaza de España with its 47 tiled alcoves representing every Spanish province.

I finished at a tapas restaurant where I had mushroom risotto, a salmon crepe, slices of pork tenderloin in a whisky sauce, and spinach and garbanzo stew.Læs mere
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RejsendeSo beautiful.
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RejsendeGorgeous..and the food is not bad either 😉
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RejsendeGreat place!
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Via de la Plata Day 1 walking
27. marts, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Sevilla to Santiponce
8.9 km/5.5 miles

Although it was a short walking day on the Camino I logged 37,978 steps and 16.8 miles on Fitbit!

I spent the morning walking around Sevilla a bit, then after mailing my suitcase to Santiago from the post office I set out a little after noon. But not without stopping at Gloria & Rositas Casa de Helados to try the lemon basil sorbet recommend to me by forum member Sherri. It was delicious!

After crossing the bridge and walking through the Triana neighborhood I was quickly on the outskirts of Sevilla. The Camino path follows the river for a bit on a dirt track shared by cyclists, cars, and today a horse and buggy.

I'm staying in a studio apartment in Santiponce, which is compact but we'll appointed.

After arriving here I headed over to the highlight of this town — the ancient Roman city of Italica. Italica was the first Roman city in the Iberian Peninsula, and was the birthplace of Emperors Hadrian and Trajan. https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/6376/

The amphitheater is huge, and there are several intact mosaic floors in the ruins of the buildings.

Before I left home my friend Jzionna gave me 30 tiny "Vita-moral" scrolls to open each day containing travel related quotes. Today's quote is from St. Augustine — Solvitur ambulando / it is solved by walking ♥️Læs mere
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Jzionna's Wanderings Very impressive, old Roman ruins.
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Rejsende Love this idea!!❤️
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RejsendeI’ve always wanted to see Itálica. Thanks for all the photos.
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To Sevilla
25. marts, Spanien ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
I arrived by train in Sevilla around 2pm. I was surprised that the street that I exited on was called Avenida Kansas City! I asked my tour guide about the name and he told me that KC is a sister city to Sevilla. I forgot to ask if it's KC MO, or KC KS!

I taxied to my hotel and set to work organizing my stuff. I will send my small suitcase to Santiago before I start walking, so had to move some items from the suitcase to the backpack.

Then I walked across the river to the Triana neighborhood to meet up with Sherri from the Camino forum who had invited me to a Flamenco show and dinner. The Flamenco was good, but I'm afraid that I was too tired to fully enjoy it.

The restaurant that Sherri chose was very nice. We split several dishes. The standouts for me were artichoke in a burrata cream sauce, and solomillo de atún (tuna loin) over salmorejo.

Then we walked over to the Cathedral to see it all lit up before we went to our separate hotels.

On my way to my hotel I couldn't resist getting ice cream from La Abuela, a forum recommended place.Læs mere
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Rejsende What is that ???
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RejsendeIt's my chicken croissant sandwich at the train station.
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RejsendeI’m sure it was delicious 😋
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Travel day - Medford to Madrid
23.–24. mar., Spanien ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
Just a quick post to update my journey thus far. My flights from Medford to Madrid went off almost hitchless. The minor hiccup was a 40 minute delay in my flight from Medford to Portland where my connection time went from 1:45 to 1:05. And the gate for my international flight was the farthest possible from my arrival gate.

I managed to read 20% of a book and sleep several hours on the long flight, waking up when I smelled breakfast being served. Then a 2.5 hour flight from London to Madrid and I'm now 25% through the book.

I caught the very convenient airport express bus to central Madrid and only had an 8 minute walk to Hostal Delfina — the same place I stayed last year. A smaller room (and smaller price) this time, but there was still a dish of hard candies and artificial flowers in my room.

I went for a little walk, then had dinner across the street at Honest Greens, which was delicious and felt virtuous at the same time.Læs mere
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Jzionna's WanderingsA good start, it sounds like! We look forward to watching your wonderful wanderings in Spain! ✨️
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RejsendeGreat start to a wonderful tri. Buen Camino Terri 🙏
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RejsendeYou are off and running. Buen Camino friend!
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