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- Dag 1
- søndag 22. april 2018 15:40
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Høyde: 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’llLes mer
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- Dag 2
- mandag 23. april 2018 15:07
- ☀️ 35 °C
- Høyde: 10 m
De forente arabiske emiraterDubai Creek SPB25°14’54” N 55°20’36” E
Dubai sleepover
23. april 2018, De forente arabiske emirater ⋅ ☀️ 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.Les mer
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- Dag 3
- tirsdag 24. april 2018 16:35
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Høyde: 597 m
SpaniaPuente de Vallecas40°23’43” N 3°40’13” W
Puerta de Atocha
24. april 2018, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 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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- Dag 3
- tirsdag 24. april 2018 16:59
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Høyde: 478 m
- SpaniaAceca39°58’12” N 3°49’27” W
On the train to Seville
24. april 2018, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
It is sooo good to be back in Spain. The countryside looks green and beautiful.
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- Dag 3
- tirsdag 24. april 2018 19:58
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Høyde: 21 m
- SpaniaTorre de la Plata37°23’1” N 5°59’40” W
What did I do to deserve such delight?
24. april 2018, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 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 inLes mer
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- Dag 3
- tirsdag 24. april 2018 20:02
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Høyde: 22 m
- SpaniaSeville37°23’24” N 5°59’1” W
For Ian
24. april 2018, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
A ladder lift
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- Dag 4
- onsdag 25. april 2018 14:28
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Høyde: 28 m
- SpaniaPlaza de Santa Marta37°23’10” N 5°59’29” W
Seville
25. april 2018, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 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”Les mer
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- Dag 5
- torsdag 26. april 2018 08:07
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Høyde: 15 m
- SpaniaSoul Garden37°23’16” N 6°0’23” W
Walking out of Seville
26. april 2018, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 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 yellowLes mer
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- Dag 5
- torsdag 26. april 2018 12:50
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Høyde: 16 m
- SpaniaSantiponce37°26’38” N 6°2’38” W
Italica - Roman capital of Hispana
26. april 2018, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 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 muddyLes mer
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- Dag 6
- fredag 27. april 2018 07:59
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Høyde: 10 m
- SpaniaArroyo de Pie de Pato37°27’11” N 6°2’46” W
Love the truck stop for breakfast
27. april 2018, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Cafe con leche - with sugar. I’m told that it helps with muscle cramps.
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- Dag 6
- fredag 27. april 2018 14:50
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Høyde: 20 m
- SpaniaGuillena37°32’32” N 6°3’7” W
Guillena
27. april 2018, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 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 stepLes mer
ReisendeGreat to see that the Albergue has developed it was very primitive when I was first there. Well done on fording the arroyo!
ReisendeThe 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!
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- Dag 7
- lørdag 28. april 2018 08:33
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Høyde: 29 m
- SpaniaEmbalse del Gergal37°33’14” N 6°2’20” W
Breakfast in the industrial area
28. april 2018, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 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 theLes mer
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- Dag 7
- lørdag 28. april 2018 18:36
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Høyde: 334 m
- SpaniaCastilblanco de los Arroyos37°40’13” N 5°59’14” W
A perfect days walking
28. april 2018, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 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 andLes mer
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- Dag 8
- søndag 29. april 2018 14:49
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Høyde: 462 m
- SpaniaAlmadén de la Plata37°52’25” N 6°4’56” W
When you need a sweet red wine...
29. april 2018, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 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 - wadedLes mer
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- Dag 9
- mandag 30. april 2018 21:37
- 🌙 11 °C
- Høyde: 490 m
- SpaniaEl Real de la Jara37°56’53” N 6°8’60” W
Made it before the hail
30. april 2018, Spania ⋅ 🌙 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 theirLes mer
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- Dag 10
- tirsdag 1. mai 2018 15:17
- 🌧 8 °C
- Høyde: 755 m
- SpaniaMonesterio38°5’13” N 6°16’20” W
20km and still feeling good!
1. mai 2018, Spania ⋅ 🌧 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 theLes mer
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- Dag 11
- onsdag 2. mai 2018 21:01
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Høyde: 602 m
- SpaniaFuente de Cantos38°14’49” N 6°18’21” W
Walking in the Air
2. mai 2018, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 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 aroundLes mer
ReisendeGood 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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- Dag 13
- fredag 4. mai 2018 17:16
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Høyde: 415 m
- SpaniaPago de las Encomiendas38°33’31” N 6°20’18” W
Sunburnt feet and olives
4. mai 2018, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 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 churchesLes mer
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- Dag 15
- søndag 6. mai 2018 22:37
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Høyde: 232 m
- SpaniaTemplo de Diana Mérida38°54’56” N 6°20’37” W
Beautiful Mélide
6. mai 2018, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 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 byLes mer
ReisendeGood 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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- mandag 7. mai 2018 17:14
- 🌧 26 °C
- Høyde: 273 m
- SpaniaAljucén39°2’38” N 6°19’52” W
Storks and a walk through the Dehesa
7. mai 2018, Spania ⋅ 🌧 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, isLes mer
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- Dag 17
- tirsdag 8. mai 2018 21:14
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Høyde: 467 m
- SpaniaAlcuéscar39°10’46” N 6°14’3” W
Visigoth church and...wildflowers
8. mai 2018, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 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 hereLes mer
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- Dag 19
- torsdag 10. mai 2018 17:00
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Høyde: 364 m
- SpaniaCasar de Cáceres39°33’25” N 6°24’55” W
The joy of a washing machine.
10. mai 2018, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 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 onLes mer
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- Dag 20
- fredag 11. mai 2018 16:58
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Høyde: 235 m
- SpaniaArroyo del Castillo39°43’47” N 6°27’14” W
Luxury albergue by the embalse
11. mai 2018, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 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 andLes mer
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- Dag 21
- lørdag 12. mai 2018 13:57
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Høyde: 351 m
- SpaniaCañaveral39°47’32” N 6°23’26” W
Motorbikes in Cañaveral
12. mai 2018, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 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 weLes mer
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- lørdag 12. mai 2018 14:53
- 🌬 17 °C
- Høyde: 342 m
- SpaniaCañaveral39°47’31” N 6°23’26” W
There is always a fiesta...
12. mai 2018, Spania ⋅ 🌬 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,Les mer
ReisendeYou did it. Remember when you thought 12 kg was a good pack!