Walking between tobacco fields on surfaced roads against a stiff wind. For breakfast at the albergue in Grimaldo, I reheated […]
Day 37 (3/Nov/2017): Caceres to Embalse de Alcantara (34km?)
Cows and sheep and sharks and polar bears, oh my! Caceres and I didn’t hit it off. Of course, I […]
Day 36 (2/Nov/2017): Aldea de Cano to Caceres (23km)
The first “rainy day” on this Camino. As I left Aldea de Cano, I felt a fine drizzle on my […]
Day 35 (1/Nov/2017): Aljucen to Aldea de Cano (36km)
At breakfast this morning, I finally got my chance to use one of the Spanish toasters that I first saw […]
Day 34 (31/Oct/2017): Merida to Aljucen (17km)
A short and pleasant walk through greener countryside than I’ve become used to on this Camino. I left my hotel […]
Day 33 (30/Oct/2017): Sightseeing and errands in Merida
Like yesterday, I ditched the comparatively ascetic pilgrim routine and went full-blown tourist. In the morning, I dropped off my […]
Day 32 (29/Oct/2017): Sightseeing in Merida
Scratch the ground in Merida and you’ll uncover Roman ruins. The architecture of modern Merida doesn’t thrill me, but the […]
Day 31 (28/Oct/2017): Somewhere near Vereda Palomera to Merida (31km?)
(Today’s distance should have been 31km but my phone says I walked 34km after various errors and detours). What a […]
Day 30 (27/Oct/2017): Don Benito to somewhere near Vereda Palomera (28km?)
(Written somewhere on the path from Santa Amalia to San Pedro de Merida) A very short update tonight because I want […]
Day 29 (26/Oct/2017): Campanario to Don Benito (28km?)
I startled writing this in the centre of bustling Don Benito; the pint-sized capital of the Altas Vegas del Guadiana […]
