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February 25 2018 Day 10 Via de la Plata

Today was my 8th day of walking. It seems that it takes about a week or two to get used to the daily grind of walking long distances every day. Yesterday, I felt pretty good, today not quite as good but still good. My…

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February 24 2018. Day 8 Via de la Plata

Today started out great. A crisp cold but sunny day of only about 28k. I was happy with the thought that we would be done walking in a little less than 6 hours. We walked past an hermitage and then up the steep hill and…

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February 23 2018 Day 8 Via de la Plata

Today I started out in Cáceres ready for a nice 33k walk to Embalses Alcántara. The walk took us along a man made lake or embalse to what was supposed to be a new albergue on the shore of the lake. Well, it will be open…

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February 22 2018 Day 7 Via de la Plata

Today was one long day 38.9k. It was not particularly difficult, just long. I am still walking with Magda and Ania from Poland and Jose Miguel from Burgos, although this is Magda and Ania’s last day. We walked for 27k…

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February 20 2018 Day 5 Via de la Plata

We ended the night last nigh with 4 pilgrims including myself. Not bad for a early Camino. The addition to our group it turns out is a 70 year old man from a small village in Burgos. His name is Agapito. Today was one…

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February 21 2018 Day 6 Via de la Plata

After a short day waking in to Mérida and a chance to see some amazing Roman ruins, today was a long day. The stage from Mérida to Alcuéscar is 36k or about 22 miles. On the bight side I made it with some gas to spare.…