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VDLP Day 9 - Zafra - and beyond
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[QUOTE="Rita Flower, post: 1072021, member: 98525"] Well I made it to Day 9 and am having a rest day in Zafra at the lovely Albergue de Zafra (Vincent Van Gogh). They are happy to give you a second night here which was a real blessing. From observation and reports there are between 3- 9 pilgrims coming through every day. The weather is cool in the morning and continues to heat up through out the day (first few days the max was up to 35) - so it has been early starts and finishing as close to midday as possible. We have had some cooler days as we move north but the weather forecast looks hot again for the coming week. It’s taken me a while to sort my pack and feel organised, and to start to get some real trail fitness - still a bit of a work in progress. This Camino has been a lesson in humility - it seems that everything that could go wrong has gone wrong. The list - one of my new fold up poles kept falling apart (thanks Rob for the gaffer tape suggestion), twisted my ankle on day 2, camel back leaked down my back, have had terrible hay fever (too much dust and wheat stubble), thought I lost my bag with all documents etc (fell behind the bed) and even got a blister. However every problem did get solved. The good news is that I have walked with and been looked after by wonderful, kind and fun people, seen stunning sunrises, stayed in clean comfortable albergues, eaten some great meals and am feeling lighter and stronger each day. The umbrella I brought has been fabulous - I can feel that I am less dehydrated under it. I have had a good rest in Zafra and feel ready for the next stage. Still a long way to Santiago - one step, one day at a time. Buen Camino PS Zafra has its agricultural show on at the moment (which is huge) so all other accomodation is booked. I spent a bit of time there today and watched the horses. I was amazed at the open air BBQ - paella, pulpo, and all sorts of meat and sausage as well as chips and veges- all cooked in giant pans over hot coals. Not cheap but delicious and amazing. PPS - tried to drop some photos in but I don’t seem to be able to do that from my phone [/QUOTE]
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