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- Dag 1
- söndag 22 april 2018 15:40
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Höjd över havet: 138 m
AustralienFrogmore Park33°44’24” S 151°7’19” E
Packed!
22 april 2018, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 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’llLäs mer
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- Dag 2
- måndag 23 april 2018 15:07
- ☀️ 35 °C
- Höjd över havet: 10 m
Förenade arabemiratenDubai Creek SPB25°14’54” N 55°20’36” E
Dubai sleepover
23 april 2018, Förenade arabemiraten ⋅ ☀️ 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.Läs mer
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- Dag 3
- tisdag 24 april 2018 16:35
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Höjd över havet: 597 m
SpanienPuente de Vallecas40°23’43” N 3°40’13” W
Puerta de Atocha
24 april 2018, Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 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
- tisdag 24 april 2018 16:59
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Höjd över havet: 478 m
- SpanienAceca39°58’12” N 3°49’27” W
On the train to Seville
24 april 2018, Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
It is sooo good to be back in Spain. The countryside looks green and beautiful.
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- Dag 3
- tisdag 24 april 2018 19:58
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Höjd över havet: 21 m
- SpanienTorre de la Plata37°23’1” N 5°59’40” W
What did I do to deserve such delight?
24 april 2018, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 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 inLäs mer
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- Dag 3
- tisdag 24 april 2018 20:02
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Höjd över havet: 22 m
- SpanienSeville37°23’24” N 5°59’1” W
For Ian
24 april 2018, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
A ladder lift
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- Dag 4
- onsdag 25 april 2018 14:28
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Höjd över havet: 28 m
- SpanienPlaza de Santa Marta37°23’10” N 5°59’29” W
Seville
25 april 2018, Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 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”Läs mer
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- Dag 5
- torsdag 26 april 2018 08:07
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Höjd över havet: 15 m
- SpanienSoul Garden37°23’16” N 6°0’23” W
Walking out of Seville
26 april 2018, Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 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 yellowLäs mer
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- Dag 5
- torsdag 26 april 2018 12:50
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Höjd över havet: 16 m
- SpanienSantiponce37°26’38” N 6°2’38” W
Italica - Roman capital of Hispana
26 april 2018, Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 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 muddyLäs mer
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- Dag 6
- fredag 27 april 2018 07:59
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Höjd över havet: 10 m
- SpanienArroyo de Pie de Pato37°27’11” N 6°2’46” W
Love the truck stop for breakfast
27 april 2018, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 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
- Höjd över havet: 20 m
- SpanienGuillena37°32’32” N 6°3’7” W
Guillena
27 april 2018, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 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 stepLäs mer
ResenärGreat to see that the Albergue has developed it was very primitive when I was first there. Well done on fording the arroyo!
ResenärThe 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
- lördag 28 april 2018 08:33
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Höjd över havet: 29 m
- SpanienEmbalse del Gergal37°33’14” N 6°2’20” W
Breakfast in the industrial area
28 april 2018, Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 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 theLäs mer
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- Dag 7
- lördag 28 april 2018 18:36
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Höjd över havet: 334 m
- SpanienCastilblanco de los Arroyos37°40’13” N 5°59’14” W
A perfect days walking
28 april 2018, Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 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 andLäs mer
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- Dag 8
- söndag 29 april 2018 14:49
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Höjd över havet: 462 m
- SpanienAlmadén de la Plata37°52’25” N 6°4’56” W
When you need a sweet red wine...
29 april 2018, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 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 - wadedLäs mer
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- Dag 9
- måndag 30 april 2018 21:37
- 🌙 11 °C
- Höjd över havet: 490 m
- SpanienEl Real de la Jara37°56’53” N 6°8’60” W
Made it before the hail
30 april 2018, Spanien ⋅ 🌙 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 theirLäs mer
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- Dag 10
- tisdag 1 maj 2018 15:17
- 🌧 8 °C
- Höjd över havet: 755 m
- SpanienMonesterio38°5’13” N 6°16’20” W
20km and still feeling good!
1 maj 2018, Spanien ⋅ 🌧 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 theLäs mer
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- Dag 11
- onsdag 2 maj 2018 21:01
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Höjd över havet: 602 m
- SpanienFuente de Cantos38°14’49” N 6°18’21” W
Walking in the Air
2 maj 2018, Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 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 aroundLäs mer
ResenärGood 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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- fredag 4 maj 2018 17:16
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Höjd över havet: 415 m
- SpanienPago de las Encomiendas38°33’31” N 6°20’18” W
Sunburnt feet and olives
4 maj 2018, Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 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 churchesLäs mer
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- söndag 6 maj 2018 22:37
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Höjd över havet: 232 m
- SpanienTemplo de Diana Mérida38°54’56” N 6°20’37” W
Beautiful Mélide
6 maj 2018, Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 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 byLäs mer
ResenärGood 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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- måndag 7 maj 2018 17:14
- 🌧 26 °C
- Höjd över havet: 273 m
- SpanienAljucén39°2’38” N 6°19’52” W
Storks and a walk through the Dehesa
7 maj 2018, Spanien ⋅ 🌧 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, isLäs mer
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- tisdag 8 maj 2018 21:14
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Höjd över havet: 467 m
- SpanienAlcuéscar39°10’46” N 6°14’3” W
Visigoth church and...wildflowers
8 maj 2018, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 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 hereLäs mer
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- Dag 19
- torsdag 10 maj 2018 17:00
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Höjd över havet: 364 m
- SpanienCasar de Cáceres39°33’25” N 6°24’55” W
The joy of a washing machine.
10 maj 2018, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 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 onLäs mer
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- Dag 20
- fredag 11 maj 2018 16:58
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Höjd över havet: 235 m
- SpanienArroyo del Castillo39°43’47” N 6°27’14” W
Luxury albergue by the embalse
11 maj 2018, Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 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 andLäs mer
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- lördag 12 maj 2018 13:57
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Höjd över havet: 351 m
- SpanienCañaveral39°47’32” N 6°23’26” W
Motorbikes in Cañaveral
12 maj 2018, Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 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 weLäs mer
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- lördag 12 maj 2018 14:53
- 🌬 17 °C
- Höjd över havet: 342 m
- SpanienCañaveral39°47’31” N 6°23’26” W
There is always a fiesta...
12 maj 2018, Spanien ⋅ 🌬 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,Läs mer
ResenärYou did it. Remember when you thought 12 kg was a good pack!