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Day 31 - Zamora explora
Mon 16th Oct., Zamora Whilst we accomplished yesterday's walk with few dramas, the 31+ klms nevertheless sapped our energy a bit. So...
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Oct 17, 20232 min read
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Day 30 - Distortions in the space/time continuum
Sun 15th Oct., El Cubo de la Tierra del Vino to Zamora. 31+ klms, 7 hours on our feet, ~ 41-45,000 steps (device dependant) Today we...
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Oct 16, 20234 min read
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Day 29 - Disappointed, saddened
Sat 14th Oct., Calzada de Valdeunciel to El Cubo de la Tierra del Vino, ~21 klms I must start today's brief commentary with a statement...
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Oct 15, 20233 min read
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Day 28 - You wouldn't believe it - "You're Peter, aren't you?" ...
Fri 13th Oct., Salamanca to Calzada de Valdeunciel, 16 klms An addendum to yesterday’s post: yesterday, el Día de la Hispanidad (12th...
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Oct 14, 20232 min read
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Day 27 - Día de la Hispanidad
Thu 12th Oct., Salamanca Addendum: it was this day, 12th October, 8 years ago, that we first walked into Santiago de Compostela at the...
pac
Oct 13, 20235 min read
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Day 26 - 500
Wed 11th Oct., San Pedro de Rozados to Salamanca. 20klms Biggish day today; not distance, just challenge. For reasons I'm explain later,...
pac
Oct 12, 20231 min read
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Day 25 - Roamin'
Tue 10th Oct., Fuenterroble de Salvatierra to Morille, ~30 klms, +/- 40,000 steps, 8 hours door-to-door Big day today. The last 5 klms/1...
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Oct 11, 20232 min read
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Day 24 - Miles
Mon 9th Oct., La Calzada de Béjar to Fuenterroble de Salvatierra, 14 roman miles (13 imperial miles) We chewed through the miles today....
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Oct 10, 20232 min read
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Day 23 - Adios Extremadura
Sun 8th Oct., Baños de Montemayor to La Calzada de Béjar, 12klms After 18 days we said adiós to Extremadura this morning. Extremadura is...
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Oct 9, 20233 min read
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Day 22 - Roads Signs
Sat 7th Oct., Jarilla to Baños de Montemayor, approx. 23klms, 30,000 steps As I wandered along today I had a head debate as to what to...
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Oct 8, 20235 min read
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Day 21 - Rookie Error
Fri 6th Oct., Carcaboso to Jarilla, ~33/34 klms (~45,000 steps according to various devices) Well, that certainly was a big day. Planned...
pac
Oct 7, 20232 min read
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Day 20 - Solar
Thu 5th Oct., Galisteo to Carcaboso, 12 klms. Today's theme/title came to me early in the day. It’s actually a sort of amalgam of three...
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Oct 6, 20234 min read
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Day 19 - Explosion
Wed 4th Oct., Grimaldo to Galisteo, approx 20klms, approx 5 hours door to door. The number of perigrinos on the path literally exploded*...
pac
Oct 5, 20232 min read
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Day 18 - Channeling Isaac
Tue 3rd Oct., Cañaveral to Grimaldo, maybe 9 klms ... I tempted fate last night by predicting that today would be an easy day. Easy in...
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Oct 4, 20232 min read
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Day 17 - Restart
Mon 2nd Oct., Cáceres to Cañaveral, en coche It's been a funny old week this last one. Haven't quite been in the groove. Sickness,...
pac
Oct 3, 20232 min read
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Day 16 - History
Sun 1st Oct., Cáceres Today was initially planned to be a relatively gentle stroll to the mid-sized town of Casar de Cáceres, 11 klms to...
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Oct 2, 20234 min read
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Day 15 - Genuine
Sat 30th Sept., Aldea del Cano to Cáceres, 22 klms Possibly only a short post today. It was a hard but enjoyable walk, and to use a...
pac
Oct 1, 20233 min read
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Day 14 - Muy Amable
Fri 29th Sept., Alcuéscar to Aldea del Cano, 15klms I had many choices for the title of today’s post, but this one slightly pips the...
pac
Sep 30, 20235 min read
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Day 13 - Slow News Day
Thu 28th Sept., Aljucén to Alcuéscar It's not that it was really a long day today, it just seemed that way. Only around about 20 klms,...
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Sep 29, 20232 min read
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Day 12 - Good call
Wed 27th Sept., Mérida to Aljucén, 17klms Today started with much uncertainty - should I walk or should I not? I didn’t want to just sit...
pac
Sep 28, 20233 min read
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