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Malpartida de Plasencia

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    • Day 14

      Merida

      September 28, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

      Wir sind heute weiter Richtung Süden, denn für morgen ist etwas Regen angesagt.
      So führt uns der Weg nach Mérida. Der Campingplatz liegt direkt an einer Zufahrtsstraße in die Stadt und ist kaum gepflegt. Aber wer die Stadt sehen möchte ist darauf angewiesen.

      Eine kleine Radtour in die Stadt und wenige Stunden reichen um die Sehenswürdigkeiten zu besuchen.

      Es gibt hier noch eine Stierkampfarena. Anfang September war sogar noch ein Event dort. Ob die hier tatsächlich noch Stierkämpfe veranstalten?

      Ein längerer Aufenthalt kommt nicht in Frage. Morgen geht es weiter. Endlich nach Portugal 😊
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    • Day 8

      Nationalpark Monfragüe - Extremadura

      March 25 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

      Unser zweites Ziel auf unserem diesjährigen Roadtrip über die Iberische Halbinsel ist nach der Halbwüste Bardenas Reales in Navarra, im Nordosten Spaniens, der Nationalpark Monfragüe in der Extremadura, im mittleren Westen, gar nicht mehr weit von der Grenze zum Nachbarland Portugal.

      Schon gestern sind wir nach langer Überlandfahrt...
      und nein, die Umgehungsautobahnen um Madrid herum machen so gar keinen Spaß... und das sagen wir, obwohl wir in NRW wahrlich an volle Autobahnen gewöhnt sind....
      im Camp Monfragüe angekommen und haben uns erst einmal von den Strapazen erholt.

      Nebenbei war dann noch Womo und Hänger putzen angesagt, und Wäsche wollte auch noch gewaschen werden. Das Camp gefällt uns gut, es liegt absolut ruhig am Nordrand des Nationalparks... und Vogelgezwitscher ist hier die einzige 'Lärmbelästigung'.

      Heute haben wir dann mit dem Motorrad den Nationalpark erkundet, die EX208 schlängelt sich durch die weite hügelige Landschaften, übersät mit Korkeichenhainen, unterbrochen von Wäldern, Felsen und den Flüssen Tajo und Tiétar.

      Monfragüe ist weit bekannt bei Ornithologen oder auch einfach nur Menschen, die Spaß daran haben, Vögel zu fotografieren. Möchsgeier, Gänsgeier, Schwarzstörche, Wanderfalken, Kaiseradler, Schlangenadler, Blauelstern, Uhus... um nur einige zu nennen. Dementsprechend riesig sind die Teleobjektive, die an den Aussichtspunkten gen Himmel gehalten werden.

      Wir haben nur unsere Handys dabei und können vor allem die vielen Geier zwar sehen, aber nicht toll ins Bild setzen. Spaß gemacht hat uns der Anblick der fliegenden Riesen trotzdem.

      Ein weiteres Highlight ist das Castillo de Monfragüe, das hoch über dem Fluss Tajo thront. Der sehr steile Weg hinauf vom Parkplatz fordert uns einiges ab, aber oben angekommen werden wir mit einer grandiosen Fernsicht belohnt.

      Unser Resümee: Es lohnt sich so sehr, statt immer nur der Küste zu folgen, das Inland Spaniens und seine Nationalparks und Biosphärenreservate zu besuchen. Morgen fahren wir weiter, um den südlichen Teil der Extremadura zu erkunden. Trotz der vielen Korkeichen haben wir bisher noch kein Ibericoschwein gesehen... das müssen wir ändern!
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    • Day 2

      Cabon Blanc naar Plasencia

      October 22, 2022 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 18 °C

      Als een blok geslapen vannacht. We waren wel tot de conclusie gekomen dat we een uur te lang hadden door gereden. We hadden slecht zicht door ondergaande zon en veel wind.
      De eerste stop vandaag was de super U en de patisserie. Espresso-tje maken in de auto wordt al een handig ritueel. We maken weer meters, eerst langs de dennenbossen en later langs de Pyreneeën. Robert zat weer te glunderen. Daar, bij die bergtop, daar liep ik met Frank in september. Oh ja, en deze brug, daar ben ik overheen gelopen op de trip naar Santiago. “Natuurlijk Robert”, ik denk echt dat jullie over de snelweg hebben gelopen. Maar hier zijn we er echt onder de snelweg door gegaan hoor!
      De één na de andere tolpoort gaan we door, het wordt een sport om zo snel mogelijk er door te komen. Wel even opletten dat er geen max. hoogte is. Ja, hoe hoog zijn we eigelijk met deze auto en daktent. We hebben er nog geen antwoord op. We hebben tijd voor een Spaanse lunch. We rijden van de snelweg af op weg naar een willekeurig dorp met Team Yellow voorop. We spotten een leuke tent met terras, Tonny zegt “niets meer aan doen”, tegelijkertijd staat Bowy op de rem en wijst vanuit het raam naar dezelfde tent. Typisch Spaanse tapas, buiten in het zonnetje. Top!
      De middag doorgereden door enorme vlaktes met niets, zelfs geen dieren op een enkele koe na. Daarna met regen door de bergen. Via booking een hotelletje even buiten Plasencia gevonden. Met de taxi naar het centrum om hapje te eten. Mooie oude stad, zeer sfeervol, gezellige avond met overdadig kaas, chorizo en wijn.

      Wij zijn nu heerlijk gestart met onze reis, ons avontuur naar Gambia. We willen jullie ook vertellen dat we naast onze eigen bijdrage aan deze X-RAY CHALLENGE, namelijk de auto, een totaal bedrag van €6570,- aan sponsoring en donaties hebben ingezameld. Hoe waanzinnig is dit!!!! Heel heel veel dank daarvoor!!!
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    • Day 20

      Day 20 - Carcabosa - 10 km

      October 10, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

      Had a really good sleep and a slow start to the day. There was one other person in the albergue. In the evening he watched soccer on his tablet in the lounge area - and he didn’t snore. 🙏🙏🙏
      However when I woke this morning I realised I had missed a live online event that I was looking forward to. I somehow can’t get any time conversions right at the moment. This is the second time this has happened. Of course I felt like I had completely missed out.
      Well never mind; get ready; head to the bar for a coffee and start your day.
      The TV was on - bombing in Kiev, floods and fires elsewhere……. Suddenly I was filled with gratitude for my life, my incredible good fortune to be here where I am now, safe, secure, loved, I haven’t missed out on anything.
      As I began my walk I found myself joyfully singing mantras aloud in an exuberant and creative way that reminded me of my meditation teacher. I felt at one with her and realised I absolutely hadn’t missed out on anything. Joy and love live within me and all I need to do is to turn my attention to that never ending spring inside.
      I am now in the ‘heart of Via de la Plata’ according to one commentary.
      Today was an easy walk along a side road with some traffic - but not enough to be a problem. More cows and milk sheep, as well as poplar plantations and the start of autumn colours emerging.
      I strolled through the morning with a very occasional sprinkling of rain (thank you to my umbrella) and many stops to rest, stare and snack.
      I arrived in Carcabossa around 11.30 am to be greeted by an enthusiastic gentleman who stopped me before I walked right past my booked accommodation. He took my back pack, sent me off for coffee and taught me how to say - I am from Australia- in Spanish.
      There is a very well stocked supermarket where I was able to purchase a pencil and eraser so I can better plan my days and then rub out my plan when I end up doing something different. They also had a head lamp which I really need as the sun rises later each day and I will need to be on my way byt 7.30 am latest - and sometimes earlier - when it is still dark. Who would have thought.
      Walking alone is great for my Spanish. I look up what I want to say and give it a shot - and to my surprise they understand me!!!
      Late lunch
      The local cafe has a restaurant room attached. A bit more up market than usual. I had a 3 course lunch with wine and bread €12, 50 ($20) - totally full. This is my regular one big meal of the day. Today I had a huge salad (my usual daily choice), calamari with roasted red peppers - delicious - and Nutella mousse for desert - out of this world. How lucky can a girl get.
      The TV is on showing the weather forecast. No rain for where I am heading but lots of rain to the west. Hopefully the weather gods are on my side.
      There are at least 9 people in the hostel tonight. All peregrinos - French, Korean, Spanish, Scottish - it’s always nice to have an English speaker around.
      Tomorrow i am walking 20 km and am looking forward to an early start and a longer day. I hope my dodgy foot is up for it. I am pretty sure the rest of the body is fine.
      Buen Camino

      PS. I went for a walk in the evening and found a big sign explaining the history of this town. It seems that while on the past there was a small population, the town itself is relatively new as a result of public works in the area. I thought that maybe this is why it had a different feel than the other older towns and villages - and the services were really good.
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    • Day 15–16

      zurück in Plasencia

      October 15 in Spain

      Ich hab ja schon bei unserer letzten Durchfahrt erwähnt, dass Plasencia einen eigenen Besuch wert wäre. Stand natürlich auch auf unserer Liste, ich hab es nur nicht gerafft. Aber jetzt passte es auch gut in unseren Zeitplan. Also gab es am Montag einen Stadtrundgang durch die alte Stadt, die auch seit dem 12. Jahrhundert Bischofssitz ist. Die Altstadt ist wirklich sehenswert, die Erweiterung aus den letzten Jahrzehnten drum herum absolut nicht. Teilweise mit Hang zum Hässlichen.Read more

    • Day 16

      Riolobos - Carcobosso 22km

      May 15, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

      I had a really comfortable, and cool night - thank you ceiling fan - it was dark when I left about 0530 but already 18° but the forecast was good, it was expected to be cloudy with sunny spells all morning with a light breeze, good walking weather.

      The walk to Galisteo was great, I had hoped I might get a coffee there but it was too early. The rest of the walk was not so great, it was 9 km on the tarmac with no verge. Fortunately it was a very quiet road and also Sunday and so very few cars passed me. It was however, tedious and eventually sore on the feet. My Salewa boots are terrific but they are designed for walking off-road, not on it, so I was glad to arrive in Carcobosso. It being a Sunday the town was dead, everything was shut except for a cafe with a private albergue attached, the albergue was fully booked but the cafe was open so I had a fab coffee and tostada. I went along to the other private albergue, which was also closed but the owner had a bar next door so he let me leave my mochila and I went back to the cafe.

      Once I got in the albergue I had a shower, washed my clothes etc. did all the usual stuff then went to look for a shop, but every shop was closed. To be honest Carcobosso looks like a place on its way to extinction, it's very run down looking, and I have no photographs of it, because there was nothing to photograph. Speaking of run down looking the albergue had a very 'Bates Motel' feel about it, but it had a good toilet and shower and the owner was friendly enough. A group of French ladies were in the kitchen making dinner and they invited me to join them, I thanked them but declined. I was going to the cafe for dinner and I'm glad I did, the food was very good, and I was able to buy some cake for tomorrow.

      When I got back to the albergue I discovered that the American man who hated everything about Spain that I met in the bus station on Cáceres was my roomate. Apparently he had also been in Riolobos the day before but had arrived late, having gotten lost - he didn't have a camino app, or a guidebook or map of any kind and always walked on his own because, he said, for some reason people didn't like him - who would've guessed. He kept getting lost, and he genuinely had no idea why, and my suggestion that he should get a guidebook or download a camino app seemed ludicrous to him. I had to endure a repetition of everything he thought was wrong with Spain, and of course why I was wrong about every single thing. The next morning I left before he was awake and never saw him again. I shed no tears.

      It was noticeable that there was a larger number of peregrinos than is usual for the VDLP, and it was becoming necessary to book a bed in advance where possible. In Carcobosso, three peregrinos had to sleep on a bench outside. The next day I met a girl who had been on the bus to Cañaveral but who had gotten off further up the road at Grimaldo, she had been unable to get a bed in Riolobos, and Galisteo and Caparra and ended up getting a bus to Plasencia well off the camino, and then getting a bus back to Galisteo the next day.

      Tomorrow I will be walking to the Roman arch at Cáparra, but there is no albergue open on the camino between Carcobosso and Aldeanueva, however, thanks to Rita I knew that the Hostal Asturias some 10 km further away would pick you up from the Roman arch. From the Hostal there's a direct route to the next town on the camino, Aldeanueva del Camino. So, that was my plan.
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    • Day 21

      Day 21 - Olivia de Plasencia - 20 km

      October 11, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

      Another lovely day through through rolling hills of cows and cork oak trees.
      I met an Italian man on the road who has to be in Santiago by 1 November, so we parted ways after a couple of km as his pace was much faster than mine.
      I came across the lovely Korean couple from last night having a picnic along the way. They had food, coffee and music - so well organised. We all walk our own Camino.
      I turned off the main Camino route to the quaint town of Olivia de Plasencia so that I could stay within my 20 km limit.
      The last 6 km was along a sealed road which was a bit busy but not too bad. The last 2 km was hotter with minimal shade. I was glad I wasn’t going any further and my foot started to hurt at that dreaded 18 km mark.
      This village is so sweet. Tiny narrow streets and very old houses. The village is situated at the foot of some beautiful hills. The albergue is full of character in a very old building and has a well equipped kitchen and great bathroom.
      The crochet trend is alive and well here. Not only crochet squares but crochet people as well. Check out the photos.
      Many of the group from yesterday are here too. One from Korea, two from France, two from Spain and a ‘new one’ from Portugal - and two on bikes just arrived. A hugely social night compared to my solo days of the past.
      It seemed we were all making our own dinner tonight in the well equiped kitchen but now it looks like it will be a communal meal after all. My contribution is the salad - tomatoes, cucumber and roasted capsicum.
      Just discovered tomorrow is the Spanish National Day. All of Spain is celebrating and nothing is open.
      I am going ‘of piste’ again tomorrow to stay within my 20 km but only 2.5 km off the offical Way. The only accomodation is a hotel for €25 but there is a restaurant attached so I should be able to get a good meal even though it is Spanish National Day.
      Dinner will be ready soon so I will say …
      Buen Camino
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    • Day 25

      D21 to Galisteo, the walled city

      March 15 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F

      Well my plans for a long and leisurely camino seem to have come to a screeching halt. Had planned for some very short days today and for the next few but all of the sudden inundated with people. Feeling the pressure for ‘space’ not sure if I’m just in a bubble or but did here that there is a lot of folks following.
      That’s not exactly what I had hoped for, I can do the fast thing but it involve mentally shifting it to a ‘physical endurance challenge’ (covered almost 40 miles the last 2 days) and not just a mind-freeing trek.
      I went ahead and booked the next 8 days or so including the last 3 as rest days in the large UNESCO town of Salamanca. I’ll reevaluate then and see if it’s worth it for me to fight the people or just call it quits and come back another time when it’s off peak.
      Still a good days trek today, and that will never change!
      …. Just all those damn other people 😏🤣
      (Ps. Salamanca is also just past 1/2 way)
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    • Day 35

      Tag 35

      May 5, 2021 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

      ♡ Happy birthday Philipp Lässer ♡
      Oisi Reis hät grad erscht aagfange & mir händ scho so vill erläbt.
      Ich danke dir für jede Moment woni mit dir teile dörf.
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    • Day 3

      Von San Sebastián nach Caceres

      March 1, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      Von San Sebastián nach Caceres. UNESCO Welterbe. Wussten wir zwar nicht. Aber das hat zur Folge, dass wir (wenn das Wetter mitspielt) doch länger bleiben als 1 Nacht. Zumal der Acsi Campingplatz für jeden Stellplatz auch ein eigenes Badhaus hat. Hammer! Und das für 18€pro Nacht.Read more

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