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- Ahad, 22 April 2018 3:40 PTG
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitud: 138 m
AustraliaFrogmore Park33°44’24” S 151°7’19” E
Packed!
22 April 2018, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
It fits. 5.4 kilos in the backpack, 1.5 in the front balance packs. Everything I need and nothing I don’t for 7 weeks. I hope! Laid out is “from the skin out” so it includes the clothes I’llBaca lagi
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- Isnin, 23 April 2018 3:07 PTG
- ☀️ 35 °C
- Altitud: 10 m
Emiriah Arab BersatuDubai Creek SPB25°14’54” N 55°20’36” E
Dubai sleepover
23 April 2018, Emiriah Arab Bersatu ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
Copthorne Airport Hotel courtesy of Emirates for a 17 hour stopover. A big bath (yes!) and a sleep. It’s 40 degrees out side but 22 inside. The hotel gold store looks like fun window shopping.Baca lagi
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- Selasa, 24 April 2018 4:35 PTG
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitud: 597 m
SepanyolPuente de Vallecas40°23’43” N 3°40’13” W
Puerta de Atocha
24 April 2018, Sepanyol ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Catching the Ave fast train to Seville. No time to take a photo because instead I had my first, for this trip, cafe con leche and bocadillo con jamón ibérico y tomate y aceite.
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- Selasa, 24 April 2018 4:59 PTG
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitud: 478 m
- SepanyolAceca39°58’12” N 3°49’27” W
On the train to Seville
24 April 2018, Sepanyol ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
It is sooo good to be back in Spain. The countryside looks green and beautiful.
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- Selasa, 24 April 2018 7:58 PTG
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitud: 21 m
- SepanyolTorre de la Plata37°23’1” N 5°59’40” W
What did I do to deserve such delight?
24 April 2018, Sepanyol ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
After a fast trip (train was averaging 259kph) through interesting countryside. First there seemed to be miles of new green wheat, then miles of olive trees, then suddenly a golf course - seemingly inBaca lagi
PengembaraOn my first night I need a hotel room to sort myself out - pack rearranged for walking - not to say anything of the 40 plus hours of travelling and jet lag. There are plenty of albergues to come!
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- Selasa, 24 April 2018 8:02 PTG
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitud: 22 m
- SepanyolSeville37°23’24” N 5°59’1” W
For Ian
24 April 2018, Sepanyol ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
A ladder lift
PengembaraDays start cool 12 to 15 degrees, but warm up to high 20s. So early morning walks for me - up before dawn and finish by lunchtime if I can.
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- Rabu, 25 April 2018 2:28 PTG
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitud: 28 m
- SepanyolPlaza de Santa Marta37°23’10” N 5°59’29” W
Seville
25 April 2018, Sepanyol ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
A very pretty city with the Guadalquivir river flowing through it. This morning visited the worlds largest gothic cathedral, very impressive and extremely well preserved. Got my first “sello”Baca lagi
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- Khamis, 26 April 2018 8:07 PG
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitud: 15 m
- SepanyolSoul Garden37°23’16” N 6°0’23” W
Walking out of Seville
26 April 2018, Sepanyol ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
So I lay awake from 3am. My sleep pattern has obviously not yet transitioned to Spanish time. I left as soon as the first birds started tweeting but it was still deep night. As I could see no yellowBaca lagi
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- Khamis, 26 April 2018 12:50 PTG
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitud: 16 m
- SepanyolSantiponce37°26’38” N 6°2’38” W
Italica - Roman capital of Hispana
26 April 2018, Sepanyol ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
A short 12km walk from Sevilla, made slightly longer by my bad map reading. Once I was back on track I had no problems following the yellow arrows. I took the river route which was slippery and muddyBaca lagi
PengembaraTrue. And I don’t fancy dancing with death along a main highway, which is the alternative to the flooded arroyos. Tomorrow hopefully they will have gone down, which apparently they do quickly.
PengembaraSomething like those flooding rivers on the Hollyford Track that Brian and I took as normal and proceeded to wade across knee deep with three children in hand. Madness!
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- Jumaat, 27 April 2018 7:59 PG
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitud: 10 m
- SepanyolArroyo de Pie de Pato37°27’11” N 6°2’46” W
Love the truck stop for breakfast
27 April 2018, Sepanyol ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Cafe con leche - with sugar. I’m told that it helps with muscle cramps.
PengembaraI’ve been told sugar and mustard and calcium (yoghurt) and now you want to add whiskey as well? Lol!
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- Jumaat, 27 April 2018 2:50 PTG
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitud: 20 m
- SepanyolGuillena37°32’32” N 6°3’7” W
Guillena
27 April 2018, Sepanyol ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
After my breakfast with the very cheery gentlemen truckies in the industrial area, I walked the 11km to Guillena. The flooded Arroyo dos Molinos proved to be easy - used a broken wooden pallet to stepBaca lagi
PengembaraGreat to see that the Albergue has developed it was very primitive when I was first there. Well done on fording the arroyo!
PengembaraThe albergue is not wonderful. If I could find a broom (I can’t) I’d give it a sweep. And the bins are all full. Cleanliness is not its strong point. Still, the beds have the good blue plastic covers, the shower was hot, and there is a line outside in the hot sun!
PengembaraThe municipal was closed last October when I passed through. So I stayed at the private place Luz del Camino. Very pleasant.
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- Sabtu, 28 April 2018 8:33 PG
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Altitud: 29 m
- SepanyolEmbalse del Gergal37°33’14” N 6°2’20” W
Breakfast in the industrial area
28 April 2018, Sepanyol ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
I can’t go past a truckies cafe! After a strenuous 2 km time for coffee. Besides, I know there are no other refueling possibilities between here and Castilblanco. It is countryside all theBaca lagi
PengembaraI hope the weather stays good for you. Loved that section through to Castilblanco.
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- Sabtu, 28 April 2018 6:36 PTG
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitud: 334 m
- SepanyolCastilblanco de los Arroyos37°40’13” N 5°59’14” W
A perfect days walking
28 April 2018, Sepanyol ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Today was simply stunning. Sunny, but with a cool breeze, firstly olive groves, then orange groves and then kilometres of beautiful path through a garden of wildflowers. Every few steps I’d stop andBaca lagi
PengembaraEnjoy. Weather here is brisk and bracing this morning. I’m off for a quick lap of Balmain with Joan before back home to play with Heidi
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- Ahad, 29 April 2018 2:49 PTG
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Altitud: 462 m
- SepanyolAlmadén de la Plata37°52’25” N 6°4’56” W
When you need a sweet red wine...
29 April 2018, Sepanyol ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
A beautiful walk through a national park, part of the Sierra Nevada Norte. Wide gravel path, soft green grass, masses of wild lavender in bloom, chestnut trees. A few clear streams to cross - wadedBaca lagi
PengembaraA cold wind sounds good. I was dried out and baked by the time I got to Almaden. Can't remember ever wanting a cold beer more!
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- Isnin, 30 April 2018 9:37 PTG
- 🌙 11 °C
- Altitud: 490 m
- SepanyolEl Real de la Jara37°56’53” N 6°8’60” W
Made it before the hail
30 April 2018, Sepanyol ⋅ 🌙 11 °C
A lovely days walk again, through the Sierra Norte National Park, filled with wildflowers and lush green grass. The park does have private landholdings, strictly regulated, so they can graze theirBaca lagi
PengembaraHacienda? It all looks so gorgeous. We’ve got good weather here today too. Clear blue skies and a calm zephyr of a beeeze.
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- Selasa, 1 Mei 2018 3:17 PTG
- 🌧 8 °C
- Altitud: 755 m
- SepanyolMonesterio38°5’13” N 6°16’20” W
20km and still feeling good!
1 Mei 2018, Sepanyol ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
Set out from Al Real in crisp cold weather. The skies are quite spectacular in this weather - cold air streams must be interesting the cloud patterns. Again, another beautiful day of walking, for theBaca lagi
PengembaraSuper albergue. You're making progress Jill. Are there many other pilgrims? Reports today of the Albergue in Cáceres bring full. But it is a public holiday!
PengembaraGreat that you are staying there. Lovely priest and what about that bathroom!!! Simple pleasures. Ultreia peregrina!
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- Rabu, 2 Mei 2018 9:01 PTG
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitud: 602 m
- SepanyolFuente de Cantos38°14’49” N 6°18’21” W
Walking in the Air
2 Mei 2018, Sepanyol ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Today was a day that I’ll remember forever. A day of thin places. Moments of sheer joy. I walked most of the 22km alone - apart from an eagle soaring over me - and was absorbed by the beauty aroundBaca lagi
PengembaraGood to hear it is all going well. I think most of those trees dotted around in the middle of pastures are oaks - the same ones that produce the acorns that eventually end up as jamon iberico!
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Hi Jill Walking strong. Loved the embellished A and L. I wonder who and when. Your blue flash is running well. Hot here today. Cheers Robyn
Pengembaraloving those wildflowers. Hope there are some still around when we get to Europe in a couple of weeks.
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- Jumaat, 4 Mei 2018 5:16 PTG
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitud: 415 m
- SepanyolPago de las Encomiendas38°33’31” N 6°20’18” W
Sunburnt feet and olives
4 Mei 2018, Sepanyol ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Last night I was too pooped to write up the blog, but for the record - Zafra is a dear little town with a couple of pretty squares, a nice medieval centre, a couple of interesting Mudejar churchesBaca lagi
PengembaraAh Zafra, like a mini Seville. Great pics Jill. The flowers are beautiful! It sounds as if there is a great bunch of pilgrims around. Give Scottish regards to my Catalán cousins 😁
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- Ahad, 6 Mei 2018 10:37 PTG
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitud: 232 m
- SepanyolTemplo de Diana Mérida38°54’56” N 6°20’37” W
Beautiful Mélide
6 Mei 2018, Sepanyol ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Wow! What a gem. No wonder it is a world heritage site.
The day started early, leaving our rather primitive albergue before dawn. There was a wedding last night and the locals seem to celebrate byBaca lagi
PengembaraGood morning, Jill. What splendid photos. I wonder whether the citizens of Merida realise how rich in history their home is. You look happy as do fellow pilgrims. Back from flying visit to Brisbane for Heidi’s birthday. She was quiet unwell but managed some fun once loaded with sugar.
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We need that dance in Sydney. I reckon I could learn to do it - except it might expose my growing middle.
Pengembaragreat photos of the ruins(and I'm not referring to the pilgrims)....happy travelling.
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- Isnin, 7 Mei 2018 5:14 PTG
- 🌧 26 °C
- Altitud: 273 m
- SepanyolAljucén39°2’38” N 6°19’52” W
Storks and a walk through the Dehesa
7 Mei 2018, Sepanyol ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
The stork season is well and truly here. So many flying overhead - I can’t tell if they are scouting for food or flying further north. But certainly every storks nest I pass, and there are many, isBaca lagi
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- Selasa, 8 Mei 2018 9:14 PTG
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitud: 467 m
- SepanyolAlcuéscar39°10’46” N 6°14’3” W
Visigoth church and...wildflowers
8 Mei 2018, Sepanyol ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
A lovely walk on a perfect surface in perfect weather - not cold but with enough cloud cover that my sunburnt feet were happy. About 17km from Aljucén to Alcuéscar, through national park. Once hereBaca lagi
PengembaraI tried socks the day before and ! A blister popped up. So no socks. But more sunburn cream.
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- Khamis, 10 Mei 2018 5:00 PTG
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitud: 364 m
- SepanyolCasar de Cáceres39°33’25” N 6°24’55” W
The joy of a washing machine.
10 Mei 2018, Sepanyol ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Last night I stayed in Câceres in a nicely situated but rather dingy old hotel, tonight I’m in a spacious and bright modern apartment in Casar de Cáceres. With a washing machine, oh joy! I have onBaca lagi
PengembaraI’ve been watching the red dot too. Steady as you go. Winter hit today. Sport was windy and cold.
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- Jumaat, 11 Mei 2018 4:58 PTG
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitud: 235 m
- SepanyolArroyo del Castillo39°43’47” N 6°27’14” W
Luxury albergue by the embalse
11 Mei 2018, Sepanyol ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
A 22 km walk today.
Casar de Cáceres was an unexpectedly pleasant village - obviously great local pride as they had made a very welcoming green arcade into town - vine covered trellis walkway andBaca lagi
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Looks like a party. Hope they go on to Salamanca. How are you? How is your body?
PengembaraThat tree covered walk into Casar De Caceres ihas been the background on my facebook profile for donkeys years....
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- Sabtu, 12 Mei 2018 1:57 PTG
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitud: 351 m
- SepanyolCañaveral39°47’32” N 6°23’26” W
Motorbikes in Cañaveral
12 Mei 2018, Sepanyol ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Maggie (Oz, remote area RN) and I rejected the road route taken by most of the other pilgrims this morning, and instead took the “alpista” path or Camino Naturale. A bit of a climb and then weBaca lagi
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- Sabtu, 12 Mei 2018 2:53 PTG
- 🌬 17 °C
- Altitud: 342 m
- SepanyolCañaveral39°47’31” N 6°23’26” W
There is always a fiesta...
12 Mei 2018, Sepanyol ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
There is a fiesta here tonight - in the Playa Major (the place that looked dead this morning is now hopping). And tomorrow a Romería to the ermita this side of Grimaldo - followed by on-site food,Baca lagi
PengembaraYou did it. Remember when you thought 12 kg was a good pack!