Visigoth church and...wildflowers
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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 hereRead more
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 hereRead more
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 onRead more
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 andRead more
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 weRead more
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,Read more
I think there will be some sore heads! Short video under.
My night was interesting. I headed back to the albergue early. It’s a lovely place run by a young couple with two small children. GoodRead more
A quick holiday from the holiday while I visited Salamanca by bus, to meet up with a friend. More of Salamanca when I walk there, in a couple of days.
So from Salamanca I bused back to the CaminoRead more
28 km today with nothing in between, no villages, no water, no services, and rain and thunderstorms are forecast. There are also lots of ups and downs. I have a plan B - the hosts at our nextRead more
A good day of walking. The threatened rain held off, but cloud cover provided relief from a hot sun. It is hard to keep coming up with superlatives but it really was another beautiful day of walking.Read more
Traveler
Hi Churros. What a brekkie for champions. Love the wildflowers.
Traveler I have some socks I can lend you for your sunburnt feet.
Traveler I tried socks the day before and ! A blister popped up. So no socks. But more sunburn cream.