Dear all,
OK, then a final report.
I made it to Monterrubio after 11 days of actual walking. [I had to leave the camino a little earlier than expected in order to travel home by bus. Another Icelandic volcano story...]
In general, the 7 days between Granada and Cordoba were excellent, but tough walking. Do take lots of water - I went through 1 litre every 15 km. You also need to be pretty organised in terms of accommodation - there is only one albergue over this whole stretch - and not all of the towns have a range of accommodations. Moclin, for example, has a single casa rural. Good luck with finding Casa Antonio in Castro de Rio (it is on Camino on the way out of town)
Over the 4 days from Cordoba to Monterrubio, the first two days are just as tough as the Granada-Cordoba route, but the terrain starts to settle after Alcajeracos (sp?).
I took Alison Raju's guidebook (which is very good) plus the 2009 updates from the CSJ website. I also took "Walking the Camino" by Tony Kevins - which provided some food for thought in the evenings.
I would advise you to check at Granada and Cordoba bus stations for buses to/from the Camino towns. There is, for example, a single daily bus from Monterrubio to Cordoba..information I was very grateful about.
Other points:
Well, there is the eternal question of walking every step of the route or skipping the industrial outskirks of the major cities. It is 25 km to walk across Cordoba and not very interesting walking. The choice is yours.
more importantly, I met noone who spoke any English at all over the 11 days. A good chance to practice my Spanish.
Enjoy
Gyro