KanadaToronto Pearson International Airport43°40’36” N 79°36’45” W
3 September 2019, Kanada ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
The journey starts now! Leaving Toronto at 11:30 tonight, and arriving in Lisbon 11:30 am tomorrow morning. After a 2 hour layover, off to Madrid arriving at 4:15 pm local.
SepanyolPlaza Santa Ana40°24’55” N 3°42’9” W SepanyolPlaza de la Palmera40°36’7” N 3°42’50” W 7 September 2019, Sepanyol ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
First day on the trail out of Madrid. Being a Saturday, the streets where very busy. A pilgrim from New Zealand was also starting out today and was glad to join us. The first couple of days are alwaysBaca lagi
SepanyolSoto del Real40°45’13” N 3°47’5” W 8 September 2019, Sepanyol ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Was a clear blue sky again today, with the temperatures not too bad. Trail was long and dusty tho. Mostly thru dry creek beds and farm roads. Hostel here is pretty good. Taking 2 litres of water aBaca lagi
SepanyolManzanares el Real40°44’13” N 3°51’2” W 9 September 2019, Sepanyol ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Left Early this morning for a place called Manzanares el Real. Another clear blue sky day. Again we walked down cow paths and rocky trails into a lovely town. Tonight we are staying at a donationBaca lagi
SepanyolCercedilla station40°44’17” N 4°3’59” W 10 September 2019, Sepanyol ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
We started early today,. The first stage was 7 Kim’s to a village named Mataelpino. Here we stopped for a break. Most of the morning was on cowpath, with the imposing mountains on our right. It wasBaca lagi
SepanyolPlaza del Azoguejo40°56’53” N 4°6’54” W 11 September 2019, Sepanyol ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Cercedilla to Segovia
Today was a long hard day. The first part was a long upward climb on an old Roman road over the mountain pass between Cercedilla and Segovia. The large rocks were a real problemBaca lagi
SepanyolPerogordo40°55’45” N 4°10’14” W 12 September 2019, Sepanyol ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
Needed a rest day after the mountain crossing yesterday. Segovia was a great city for site seeing. This town is famous for it’s incredible intact Roman aquaduct. Also an incredible cathedral, andBaca lagi
PengembaraTHIS is a good rest day, scenery/market look fab. after your hard mountain climb, a castle or two are pretty cool.
SepanyolZamarramala40°57’57” N 4°8’3” W 13 September 2019, Sepanyol ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
Just a short walk to Zamarramala today. It was the only way to split up the next 2 days without having to walk over 30 Klm’s. Segovia now in the distance. Just a few old churches on the way, andBaca lagi
SepanyolPascuales41°3’32” N 4°23’30” W 14 September 2019, Sepanyol ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
It was a long hot 30 km day. Walked thru 4 small agricultural towns, that had nothing except maybe a fountain. Came across a flock of sheep, and also thought that the pine trees being tapped for sapBaca lagi
PengembaraI've told you that at a certain point it was hard even to get water: no café, no grocery store, nobody,...
Let the adventures begin... Have a super time - see you in November!
Hey dude; don’t forget to hand out a few Canada pins to lighten the load!