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    • Dag 19–20

      Day 16 Hornillos Day 17 Castrojeriz

      26. april, Spania ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

      Today we begin the dreaded Mesaeta, mostly flat, mainly farmland and little shade for the next 10 days. Seems perfect to me? 22km today and people are having difficulties finding accommodations so tonight will try to book to Leon.
      It took 17 days but today (Sat) it rained HARD for a couple hours with a nasty wind. Of course we were ready with our rain pants in the backpacks 🤣 At least raincoats and poncho worked so we survived!
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    • Dag 18

      Tag 17 von hornillos del camino nach cas

      20. mai 2022, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      Hola a todas, heute stand eigentlich die Etappe von hornillos del camino nach castrojeriz an. Ich habe mich dazu entschlossen, diese und auch die nächste Etappe aus den schon genannten Gründen nicht zu gehen und mich zu schonen. In castrojeriz angekommen, habe ich eine wunderschöne Kirche besucht, bei der Gestaltung dieser Kirche wurden auch deutsche Künstler und Handwerker eingesetzt. Zb die Runde Bleiverglasung und ein Altarbild. Schon sehr beeindruckend, was spanische Kirchen zu bieten haben. Erkenntnis des Tages: Vorsicht ist besser als Nachsicht. Hasta luego.Les mer

    • Dag 134

      Campo Maior 🇵🇹 Corral de Calatrava

      30. april, Spania ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

      Heute Morgen entschied der Wetterbericht unsere Reiseroute: es wurde eine Regenfront von West nach Ost erwartet - und wir wollten ihr einen Schritt voraus eilen 😆.
      Unsere Überlegung war, dass wir ab Mittag im Regen säßen, nichts unternehmen könnten und dann lieber die „Flucht nach vorne“ ergreifen.
      So fuhren wir - zunächst ohne konkretes Ziel - gen Osten.
      Gab es anfänglich noch Nieselregen blieben bald nur dicke Wolken, die sich dann mit teilweise lichten Stellen und Sonne auflösten.
      Wir fanden den ersten Teil durch Extramadura von der portugiesischen Grenze aus eher langweilig - war die Landschaft des Alentejo sehr abwechslungsreich erwartete und auf der spanischen Seite viele Kilometer nur flaches Land, was von Ackerbau und Viehzucht geprägt war.

      Unsere Reise ging, zunächst ohne ein festes Ziel, Richtung Ciudad Real und so gelangten hinter Mérida von der A5 auf die Nationalstraße N 430.
      Ein absolutes Muss für alle, die sich von einsamen, prachtvoll blühenden Landschaften angesprochen fühlen.
      Wir konnten uns nicht satt sehen an immer wiederkehrenden lila blühenden Wiesen, auf den der Natternkopf (Echium plantagineum) sich auf den sanften Hügeln ausgebreitet hat.🍀🍀🍀🍀 La Mancha!
      Wir waren vor ein paar Jahren (2018) schon einmal in der Nähe - nördlich von hier - nämlich in der Gegend der Wundmühlen und damit auf den Spuren von dem Romanhelden Don Quijote … 😀
      Aber hier bewegen wir uns in unberührten Naturparks, die nur verzaubernd sind 🍀🍀
      Ein Tag mit bewegenden Eindrücken geht zu Ende - auf einem Stellplatz, der wie Fort Knox gesichert ist 😆 und der einen Blick auf eine Burgruine und weite Landschaft bietet.
      Herz, waaaas??? willste mehr…😍
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    • Dag 31

      Campanario to La Haba

      4. mars, Spania ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

      D: Today’s walk began with misty long views, including of Magacela, perched on the side of the only mountain half way along today’s 20 km route. It was a pleasant walk today in mildly variable weather. The route was to take us a little ways up the mountain but G found a diversion and we bypassed the town. My main issue today is my sore Achilles, but La Haba offers a pleasant opportunity for rest. The Albergue is only 5 years old and really nice. Clean, great beds, great showers, a nice common room and cooking facilities. Angelina, who is in charge of the Albergue, is quite sweet and reminds me a bit of Nely. She said that G and I can share the showrr/washroom because we are married and there is no-one else here! 😇 Such a contrast to the horrible Hostal Maya we stayed at yesterday.

      About the photos: obviously they are mainly taken by Gerrard as I am in so many of them. His phone has a much better camera, I ask him not to post so many photos with me in them, but he insists that the backgrounds are nice. Oh well!

      G: debi en ik schrijven alletwee in deze blog. Soms overschrijft de een de bijdrage van de ander. Zo ook deze keer. Ik laat het hierbij, heb geen zin om het hele verhaal nog een keer op te schrijven. Morgen maak ik mijn verhaal eerst in Word dan kan ik het altijd terug halen… weltrusten.
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    • Dag 32

      La Haba to Medellín

      5. mars, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

      D: We began the day with a cold but quick walk to Don Benito, where we had our first coffee of the day. By that time it was sunny and warm (although we are quite fine with the cold for walking…no complaints about weather). After Don Benito the walk was quite uninteresting, on or near a highway. Part of the walk along the highway was on a very narrow side of pavement with a constant stream of vehicles passing us at great speed. Gronze warns about the danger of this part of the walk.

      We had arranged with the local police to sleep at the sports hall and had told them when we would arrive, but when we arrived at the police station it was closed (oops, wrong station!). We decided to walk to the nearby sports hall to investigate access before trying to phone the police. Coincidentally (?) a police officer pulled up and showed us into the building, providing us with instructions and keys. We were to sleep on some sports mats in the corner of the gym. We were totally ‘game’ for it, and G began to try a bit of gymnastics, but after the officer left the cleaner informed us that the area would be used by small children from 5-6, and from 6-9 the gym would be used for athletics, so it was not available to us until after 9, when it would also presumably be filled with the scent of perspiration. That was all a bit too much for us, so we went for a menu del dia and then headed to the hostel, which is cozy and comfortable, with great beds.

      I took an anti-inflammatory this morning and that did wonders for the discomfort of my Achilles. Yay drugs! Last January we walked the Via Serrana, which is a much shorter route, and G had trouble with his Achilles (his first time with a walking injury…he was indignant). We had to skip the final two days and take the train to Seville to hang out on patios drinking sangria. I feared (?) a repeat.

      Still, I am hoping that the remainder of the way to Merida will not be dominated by hard surfaces. We will need to check with the police in the morning about the river crossing as we forgot go ask the officer who assisted us this afternoon.

      G: Vanmorgen op zoek naar de bakkerij in het dorp. We vonden die maar er was geen winkel alleen de bakkerij. Debi ging naar binnen en vroeg of ze iets kon kopen en koffie. De bakker verwees haar naar het restaurant in de richting waar we net vandaan kwamen. Dan maar koffie in het volgende dorp, acht km verder.

      De koffie was in Don Benito zo gevonden, de Camino liep er bij doorheen. Na de koffie lopen we het dorp uit en zien dan al snel het kasteel op de berg waar we naar toe moeten, Medellin. Na twee uur wandelen zijn we er.

      Bij de politie konden we de sleutel van de herberg ophalen. De agent leidt ons binnen in de sporthal. Er is een schoonmaakster bezig. Hij wijst ons douche en waar we kunnen slapen. Dan gaat hij weg. We slapen in de conditie ruimte met een grote judomat en allemaal toestellen.
      Het is half drie en Debi begint alvast haar bed te maken, door een paar extra matten op elkaar te leggen. Het is improviseren maar daar kunnen we wel op slapen.
      Dan komt de schoonmaakster, ze is klaar en wil weggaan en ziet debi bezig op de mat. Ze vertelt in rap Spaans dat er om vijf uur kinderen komen spelen op de mat. En nog iets… we halen de google vertaal app erbij.
      Ze zegt dat er van zes tot negen volwassenen komen trainen op de apparaten en dat we daarna in de ruimte kunnen slapen.

      Misschien is het toch maar beter om een pensionnetje op te zoeken… wat we dan ook doen.

      We scoren vervolgens ook nog een menu del dia dus onze dag kon niet meer stuk. Welterusten.
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    • Dag 33

      San Pedro de Mérida to Mérida

      6. mars, Spania ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C

      D: And, more quickly than expected, it was over! We were informed in the morning that we should not attempt to cross the river as the water would be waist deep and there would be a current. G wanted to walk on to Torrefresnada, but I balked at the prospect of the highway walk, esp. Given my Achilles problem. We asked the fellow behind the bar at the hostel to call a cab for us. Someone showed up and drove us to San Pedro de Merida for 30 euros.

      The walk to Trujillanos was along the side of a highway, or on a parallel road. We listened to music/podcasts to block out the roar of the trucks. The remainder of the way in to Merida was along a red dirt path, which was fine. Certainly the last 2-3 days of the CM are missable, unless you want to walk every step. If you want to walk into Merida, as we did, walking from Trujillanos is a good option.

      We stayed the night in the Albergue in Merida, a place where (as we also found during our last stay here on the VDLP) peregrinos take advantage of being in a city and stay up late. We rushed back from the city so that we would not disturb others who were sleeping, but were the first in the bunk room. After so much of the CM on our own, It was also a reminder of the more typical Albergue experience (chorus of snoring)!

      We are now waiting for the bus to Seville. We will fly home to Amsterdam on Monday evening. There is possibly time for another very short walk, but where?

      G: gestart in San Pedro. We hadden ons net zo goed nog wat verder kunnen laten afzetten want de eerste zeven km loop je parallel aan de lawaai snelweg. In Trujillanos een korte stop en daar zie ik een kerk met minstens tien ooievaarsnesten. Het kunnen er nog meer zijn ( in het midden) maar dat kan ik niet zien. Dit is het meeste van wat ik tot nu toe gezien heb.
      Het laatste stuk naar Mérida is over onverharde weg dus dat is wel lekker voor debi haar voetjes. Voor een laatste keer in de herberg, er zijn drie andere pelgrims. Een van hen, een Italiaan die op de fiets is laat ons binnen want de hospitalerio is r er nog niet. Morgen vroeg met de bus naar Sevilla. En dan is het plots over… Dat komt altijd met een beetje een droevig gevoel … Buen buen Camino
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    • Dag 51

      Day 38: Castuera to Campanario

      13. juni 2023, Spania ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

      Day 38, Castuera to Campanario, 22.6km.
      It wasn't until we left Castuera that we realised we were in the world capital, no less, of everything to do with sheep.
      Leaving town, we followed a Via Pecuaria, one of those transhumance paths. This Via Pecuaria is marked by milestones bearing the letters VP at regular intervals.
      After just over 7km, we crossed the Río Guadalefra. The railway crosses it on an iron bridge.
      This railway links Puertollano to Badajoz, passing in front of the old station of Quintana de la Serena. This station, now disused, was at one time, or still is, I don't know, an albergue, far away from everything.
      When a combine harvester goes by, you just get out of the way! Farming isn't the only activity here, as we passed by a granite quarry and a black pig farm.
      Arriving in Campanario, looking for a menu del día, the Restaurant Seneca was recommended to us. Delicious food and a very friendly owner.
      We had been warned that the Campanario refugio was spartan. Our Australian friend compared it to a prison. We booked a room at the Albergue de la Estación. It's a bit more comfortable, the only downside being that it's 40 minutes from the city centre.
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    • Dag 52

      Day 39: Campanario to Magacela

      14. juni 2023, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

      Day 39, Campanario to Magacela, 11.7km
      Last night we enjoyed a magnificent sunset over Magacela.
      We left Campanario amidst the vineyards, and after passing the railway line, we went along it on a country lane.
      Later, we arrived to a structure that hides an interesting site. These are the ruins of a building constructed in the 5th century BC by a civilisation about which little is known, the Tartessos.
      As we had a short stage, we stopped to visit.
      Resuming our walk, it's hard to get lost: the hill of Magacela dominates the horizon.
      For pilgrims who don't stop here, there's an option to go around the hill.
      We'll be spending two nights here, so we continue on to Barrio de Abajo. In the afternoon, we climb the hill to visit the Centro de Interpretación del Camino Mozárabe.
      In the evening, we visit the Magacela dolmen and a 16th-century lime kiln.
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    • Dag 46

      CAPARRA

      21. november 2022, Spania ⋅ 🌧 15 °C

      Auf unserer Weiterfahrt nach Merida schüttet es die ganze Zeit eine kurze Regenpause nutzen wir um nach dem Tankvorgang eine Ausgrabungsstätte zu besichtigen. Dann fahren wir entlang der kostenlosen Autobahn zur nächsten Tankstelle, wo wir in ein besonders gutes Restaurant essen gehen.
      Ein kostenloses Bier Vorspeise Hauptspeise und Nachspeise pro Person 13,50 €.
      Dann kommen wir in Merida an und bringen unsere Wäsche in die Wäscherei und erledigen unseren Einkauf
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    • Dag 56

      Day 42: Medellín to San Pedro de Mérida

      18. juni 2023, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

      Day 42, Medellín to San Pedro de Mérida, 22.9km
      After a fiery sunrise this morning, we left Medellín by crossing the Río Guadiana on the medieval bridge. At the other end, we learned that it replaced an older bridge, possibly from Roman times.
      We saw another ancient bridge on the way, after a short detour. The bridge over the arrroyo Caganchez may date back to Roman times, and was probably repaired in the 1560's.
      On the way to Yelbes, we passed the junction in the Camino towards Santa Amalia.
      A network of irrigation canals crosses this plain in all directions. The background noise on our walk today was the sound of water pumps irrigating this fertile plain.
      Arriving at Yelbes, a small village founded in 1964 and asleep on this Sunday morning, there is another junction in the Camino. We can turn right and continue towards Torrefresneda, or go straight on towards the Río Búrdalo. The first option involves crossing the Río Búrdalo on the carretera N-430, on one of the most dangerous stretches of road on the Camino. The second option involves wading across the river, until a footbridge is built later this year.
      This fording was actually one of the highlights of the day. First I crossed without a bag, to see how deep the water was, which was just below my knees. Then I helped my darling across to the other side. Two Spanish cyclists also made the crossing, one of them having to carry his electric bike on his shoulders.
      San Pedro de Mérida has a church built on an ancient Visigoth basilica, and it's probably the only thing of interest in this little town on the Autovía del Suroeste.
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