Packed!
22 апреля 2018 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 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’llЧитать далее
Dubai sleepover
23 апреля 2018 г., Объединенные Арабские Эмираты ⋅ ☀️ 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.Читать далее
Puerta de Atocha
24 апреля 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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.
On the train to Seville
24 апреля 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
It is sooo good to be back in Spain. The countryside looks green and beautiful.
What did I do to deserve such delight?
24 апреля 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 inЧитать далее
ПутешественникOn 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!
ПутешественникCan only imagine how that would feel😳 Within 2,5 hours I'm in Madrid.
For Ian
24 апреля 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
A ladder lift
ПутешественникDays 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.
Seville
25 апреля 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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”Читать далее
ПутешественникAh, it’s Spain - lots of Seville oranges and juice, but no marmalade!
Путешественникhow much would one of those horse drawn carriages charge to Santiago?
Walking out of Seville
26 апреля 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 yellowЧитать далее
Italica - Roman capital of Hispana
26 апреля 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 muddyЧитать далее
ПутешественникTrue. 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.
ПутешественникSomething 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!
Love the truck stop for breakfast
27 апреля 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Cafe con leche - with sugar. I’m told that it helps with muscle cramps.
ПутешественникI’ve been told sugar and mustard and calcium (yoghurt) and now you want to add whiskey as well? Lol!
Guillena
27 апреля 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 stepЧитать далее
ПутешественникGreat to see that the Albergue has developed it was very primitive when I was first there. Well done on fording the arroyo!
ПутешественникThe 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!
ПутешественникThe municipal was closed last October when I passed through. So I stayed at the private place Luz del Camino. Very pleasant.
Breakfast in the industrial area
28 апреля 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 theЧитать далее
ПутешественникI hope the weather stays good for you. Loved that section through to Castilblanco.
A perfect days walking
28 апреля 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 andЧитать далее
ПутешественникEnjoy. 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
When you need a sweet red wine...
29 апреля 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 - wadedЧитать далее
ПутешественникA 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!
ПутешественникCold here this morning 12 only. But clear now and good. Cool walking
Made it before the hail
30 апреля 2018 г., Испания ⋅ 🌙 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 theirЧитать далее
ПутешественникHacienda? It all looks so gorgeous. We’ve got good weather here today too. Clear blue skies and a calm zephyr of a beeeze.
20km and still feeling good!
1 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ 🌧 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 theЧитать далее
ПутешественникSuper 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!
ПутешественникGreat that you are staying there. Lovely priest and what about that bathroom!!! Simple pleasures. Ultreia peregrina!
Walking in the Air
2 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 aroundЧитать далее
ПутешественникGood 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
Путешественникloving those wildflowers. Hope there are some still around when we get to Europe in a couple of weeks.
Sunburnt feet and olives
4 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 churchesЧитать далее
ПутешественникAh 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 😁
Beautiful Mélide
6 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 byЧитать далее
ПутешественникGood 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.
Путешественникgreat photos of the ruins(and I'm not referring to the pilgrims)....happy travelling.
Storks and a walk through the Dehesa
7 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ 🌧 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, isЧитать далее
Visigoth church and...wildflowers
8 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 hereЧитать далее
ПутешественникI tried socks the day before and ! A blister popped up. So no socks. But more sunburn cream.
The joy of a washing machine.
10 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 onЧитать далее
ПутешественникI’ve been watching the red dot too. Steady as you go. Winter hit today. Sport was windy and cold.
Luxury albergue by the embalse
11 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 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 andЧитать далее
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Looks like a party. Hope they go on to Salamanca. How are you? How is your body?
ПутешественникThat tree covered walk into Casar De Caceres ihas been the background on my facebook profile for donkeys years....
Motorbikes in Cañaveral
12 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 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 weЧитать далее
There is always a fiesta...
12 мая 2018 г., Испания ⋅ 🌬 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,Читать далее
ПутешественникYou did it. Remember when you thought 12 kg was a good pack!