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| Approaching Torremegia. |
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| 1 hour after leaving Merida. |
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| Between Aljucen and Alcuescar. |
1-3-2012. Back to the Via de la Plata in 4 weeks. Sevilla to Merida.
This will be my third time walking on the Via de la Plata from Sevilla. We (Rachel and I) arrive from Stanstead in the evening of Saturday 31st March and start walking the next morning. This will be my first visit in Spring and I'm looking forward to seeing the changes in the landscape although apparently the Winter has been the driest on record. Here are a few pictures I took in November 2008. The first one shows Rocket and Mustard in an Olive grove having a late flowering.
7 Nov 2011 - Off to The Camino tomorrow!
I've finally packed and managed to get my pack weight down to 6 kilos, having taken the plunge and invested in lightweight gear. I'm expecting extremes of weather and have packed accordingly. Having walked in Galicia at Christmas when it was warm enough to wear a t-shirt you just never know. I'll land in Biarritz at tomorrow evening and get a cab to St. Jean Pied de Port, in the Pyrenees, from where I'll start walking on Wednesday morning, unless I decide to to look around St. Jean for the day.
9th November 2011 - The first day
Leaving St. Jean Pied de Port and crossing the Pyrenees
via Route Napoleon to Roncesvalles.
via Route Napoleon to Roncesvalles.
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| The view South-ish and distant snowy peaks. |
12 Nov. Pamplona to Puenta la Reina
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| approaching the Alto de Perdon and a menacing bank of fog. |
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| Sculpture on the Alto de Perdon. |
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| Pepper roasting in Puenta la Reina. |
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| The church to which the alburgue is attached in Puenta la reina. |
14 Nov Los Arcos to Logrono
Track, road and vineyard near Torres del Rio (La Rioja region).
Interesting ramshackle house at the entrance to Logrono and its very friendly dog.
Interesting ramshackle house at the entrance to Logrono and its very friendly dog.
16 Nov Logrono to Najera
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