Youren2010
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- 6/7, 2013 SJPP to Santiago-finisher-Muniz, 6/7, 2016 La Verna to Rome, 6/7/8, 2018 VDLP
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Summer Camino, I like :0DVia de la Plata, here I am.
It was a huge surprise and much appreciated that the day started with clouds and few rain drops at Sevilla, it was very pleasant. I took the river route, did coffee stop at Santionce. In order to beat the afternoon heat without visiting Italica, saved the Roman ruins at Zamora and etc. later. Reached destination around noon. Walked with a veteran pilgrim from Sevilla, who returned by bus, saw no one else. At the municipal Albergue at Guillena, I am the only pilgrim, and have the facility completed by myself, basic, but clean and with wifi and kitchen.
I am very happy to be back on the Camino.
The flooded river crossing in Spring was completely dry now. Overall the view was great, especialy Love, love the sunflower fields.
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Could be bedbug bites, which often turn into larger welts, sometimes with a little blister head.she was concerned the infected areas seem to be more than mosquito bites.
Day 7, Villafranco de los Barros, 20k, 6 hours with a coffee stop and roadside stop.
Maybe my prayer was answered. Temperature dropped significantly today. By 7am was still 16c. Now maybe 26c/82 F. All 4 of us set out walking. If this weather remains, tomorrow I am walking.
Our new perigrina has nursing background, she checked our blisters and gave me Paracetamol, she was concerned the infected areas seem to be more than mosquito bites. I recalled side affects of Ibuprofin, did online search. ithchy and rash were part of it, so it could be i got bitten first, the drug made it very itchy and swellen, so I scratched them too hard. Any way I decided to stop using Ibuprofen and use Paracetamol instead. Pharmacy staff sold me a topical cream for those areas. It was an ugly sight, but not painnful, just very itchy.
This is a lovly town, has several Abergues. we stayed at the municipal, a nice old house, has several rooms and also with kitchen. We will cook together tonight. Maybe visit the town Square later.
Now it is time to nap.
It could even be several days before you noticed the itch, as the reaction is sometimes delayed by that much.could be from...
I think it is a typo for 'beggar'Interesting to read. What is a 'bagger'. Bag Lady? as in homeless?
Well, the Embalse de Alcantara has no accommodation. this was confirmed again when I walked into a bar at Canaveral by the bus station after taking the 6:25am CEVESA bus from Caseres.
Well, the Embalse de Alcantara has no accommodation
Something bad must have happened
Here is the latest on the Embalse. Today I sent a WhatsApp message to the albergue. The reply was very quick and they ARE open. Some people get confused by the other private place near the highway. To get to the albergue you need to walk down further and it is off to the left. (I am just guessing from a vague memory but maybe 10 minutes.)Also, last I heard Embalse de Alcantara is open
Ha, @C clearly , I just did the same thing and got the same reply!Here is the latest on the Embalse. Today I sent a WhatsApp message to the albergue. As the image says, they ARE open. Some people get confused by the other private place near the highway. To get to the albergue you need to walk down further and it is off to the left. (I am just guessing from a vague memory but maybe 10 minutes.)View attachment 44328
Here is the latest on the Embalse. Today I sent a WhatsApp message to the albergue. As the image says, they ARE open. Some people get confused by the other private place near the highway. To get to the albergue you need to walk down further and it is off to the left. (I am just guessing from a vague memory but maybe 10 minutes.)View attachment 44328
I love catching up with all of your adventures! It sounds like you are having an amazing camino - I am enjoying vicariously walking with you. Buen Camino!Day 16, Valverde de Valdelacasa, 21km, 6 hours, temperature from 16c to 28c. We continued to be blessed with nice weather, thank God.
Yesterday could be a perfect day, except at near midnight, a similar loud bang hit on the entrance door on the Albergue. There were three of us in two rooms and all woke up, a man about mid age with a bag, not a backpack wanted to get in. Our rooms were at the 2nd floor, from the windows facing the street, we saw him. He banged the door again, our only male pilgrim opened the window and told him , no. When he could not get in, he sat on the bench by the door, made a call and spoke loudly in Spanish, it was so loud that I was sure all neighbors heard it too. We did not understand what he said, but heard perigrinos. Maybe he was calling Albergue's phone number, claimed himself as a pilgrim and want to stay here. He was not allowed to enter and eventually, about 5 minutes later, a lengthy conversation he left. This made me think, was he the one knocking at my door in Aldeanueva de Cano? It was around similar time. We made sure garden door was also locked and went back to sleep, which took a while.
I was not afraid this time with 3 of us there. Hopely I do not run into him again, it seems that he likes to arrive very late, but he should know after 10pm, all albergue close. Where did he sleep? This 2nd incident was really a surprise. This kind of situation probably will not happen on Camino Frences since there were always people.
I am wondering how many people would be on the Sanabres. I think after Salamanca or Zamora, there might be more pilgrims. I am 2 days away from Salamanca. I will meet up with my friend there for a few days. I will see, one day at a time.
I left Albergue alone this morning, the other two like to stay extra day or two, but the minute I got to the town center, I ran into a middle age Spanish couple, doing their 5th camino, this time starting from their home in Southern Andalucia. They are a strong pair as well, often started at 5am. So did this morning.
This section listed 3 stopping points, 3km, 12.5km and 21km. Obviously 3km was too short, I was hoping to have a coffee break at the 2nd point. When we reached there before 10am, the only bar in town was not yet open, the Private hostel Alba y Soraya supposed to have breakfast was no one to be seen. Never the less, we sat at their chairs and used their tables. There were other lodging options possible, we did not investigate. We are heading to the next.
This and next stop have no shops. We were just talking about that, two mobile shops/vans came and had bread, cakes and eggs. Villagers came to get their supplies. We bought some, just in case. This is the way villagers shop.
The first 12.5 km was absolutely lovely, great views along the way, with some ascend and descend and places to sit and rest. The next 9km was flat, but shadeless again and no rest stop. I did it in 3 hours and walked quite slow by myself.
The Spanish couple took me under their wing and was waiting for me at the bar. There were two albergues in the village, they made sure that I went to the mulnicipal, because the other one, Nenufar was not good.
Through their conversation with a villager, they were invited to go to her house and use her kitchen to cook a meal. After wash, they took me there with them, we had a feast, that family fed us delicious cold soup and beverages first, then hot potato and meat soup, cheery and coffee at the end, along with our egg tortilla and bread, we had a wonderful visit for 3 hours. I probably only understood half of their rapid lively conversations. What a nice and generous couple! The hostess was also a great cook. They all had urged me to come back to Spain to do Primitivo next time, but I need to finish this camino first.
This Albergue is fairly new, clean, twin beds with real sheets, by the way, after I bouvht the liner bag in Caceres I have not had an opportunity to use it. Every night has real beddings. The rooms were at the 2nd floor. I could end up staying at this Albergue alone tonight, because I do not feel that I could walk any further, to another 12km under the sun. I had thought about staying at a Rural Casa to be with a family here, but there is none; of course, I would rather be with fellow pilgrims than tourists and we can walk together for some time and share the unforgetful experience.
Tomorrow we plan to do a short stage and to visit the famous, respectful father Blas. I am looking forward to it.
I love catching up with all of your adventures! It sounds like you are having an amazing camino - I am enjoying vicariously walking with you. Buen Camino!
Day 19, Salamanca, about 23.6km, 6h19m to be precise. Temperature continued to rise about 1 to 2c per day, which I could not complain really. Because if I left no late than 7am, when i finished the walk, it was under 30c. I walked alone most of the time.
Last night i was the only customer at the only casa rural/restaurant in town at 7:30pm. I have to say the menu of the day had good quality. Finally the salad was not the iceburg lettuce, tomato, and tuna fish, it was garbanzo bean with finely chopped onion, green olive, and a little bit tuna, what a nice change! I have been having that lettuce salad whenever I asked for a salad. I remembered very well that I had that on the French route too, with or without boiled egg. The pork chop grilled with minced fresh garlic was also very tender and tasty. Half of it with bread I packed it for next day. I am really glad that I did it
Supposedly, after 4km at Morille, there were two bar/restaurants, but when I got there for breakfast around 7:30am, nothing was opened, the door at the Albergue by Bar Isa ; however, was open. My friends were already left by that time. I had my first rest stop outside the Albergue.
With one more roadside stop for sweet bread I had left earlier. I tried another town, Miranda de Azan for coffee, no service opened either, luckily I had the meat and bread, which was still very taste. I found a bench outside the village and had a very nice meal.
Finding the route to Albergue was not very difficult, yellow sign and lastly metal Camino sign on the ground along with Google map. It is indeed an excellent Albergue with prime location.
I got in before 1pm and was a bit limping, also with the blister at the same spot. The volunteer there, Vincent, was so very kind, he offered me a bucket filled with ice water immediately, which helped to calm my feet tremendously.
The feet has its own mind, before leaving only a pair of old Chaco sandal was comfortable at the end of day, even though it was very heavy and I did not plan to take it at all, I took it. Now the feet is very tender, it hurts badly when I changed to it after walk and feel too heavy to even lift it. So I went to Decathlon again by bus. The good thing is that whenever I feel the needs, there is a shop to get it. This time with only two types of choices both by Quechua, I bought the hiking sandal, seemed to have good traction, support and with decent weight. At this point, any sandal would be lighter than classic Chaco really. But it is hard to let it go, I really liked that sandal.
Anyway, I did get to visit this amazing old city, loved the oldest university in Spain, grand old archtectures, churches and would love to come back to stay here for a few days. I happened to walk into a small cafe/restaurant also served as faculty cafeteria, very close to the Albergue. The tapas were amazing, best so far, coffee was also great. When I asked for the bill, it was half of the price than I anticipated. I went there again for dinner and also took my friend over. She loved it too.
Tonight my friend from home met up with me at Salamanca, tomorrow we will head out together. The Albergue was full of people, 8 walkers, 2 cyclists, and 2 hosts. Only three of them I walked with before. When there were more people, you do not get to know all of them well.
Marcie, good luck with your recovery and plan for next Spring.Thanks for your posts! I’m living vicariously through them! Last year I did Seville to Salamanca, and next spring I hope to finish via Ourense. I had a stroke in March, which is a big set back but I am even more determined. I enjoy hearing about alll the details of tour journey.
Buen Camino!
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