Day 7 Zafra to Madrid
Yesterday I decided that it was time for me to go home. I did not accomplish my goal of walking to Salamanca but it is time. Today I caught a train from Zafra to Madrid and tomorrow I will fly home. This is all my…
Day 5 Monisterio to Fuente de Cantos
Today should have been a very easy walk. Only 22k much of it down hill. After such a challenging day yesterday and sleeping pretty bad last night today was a little rough. I have been accused of snoring but have never…
Day 4 Almaden de la Plata to Monesterio
Wow!!! what a day. Most of the pilgrims including me do 2 stages today. About 16k for the first stage takes you form Almaden de la Plata to Real de la Jara. This stage starts out up hill pass the bull ring and into the…
Day 2 Guillena to Castel Blanco de los Arroyos
So the biggest difference that I see between the Camino Frances and the VLDP so far is that there are no towns between stops. Today was a nice walk continuously headed slightly up hill. About 20k today. The only…
Day 3 castle Blanco to Almaden de la playa
Today was a long day. We walked 30k which is 18.6 miles. We started out walking 16k on the road. You would think that the road is easier since it is a flat surface, but it is actually a bit of a challenge because that…
Day 1 on the VLDP Sevilla to Guillena
Well after a terrible nights sleep I was finally able to get started on my Camino. The walk out of Sevilla is easy once you get your bearings. Most of the guidebooks tell you that after the Isabel II bridge you will see…