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Jenny Waraker
May 3, 20234 min read
Day 23 Fuenterroble 29.04.23
We woke this morning with a strong sense of exhilaration and anticipation, knowing that we were nearing the end of our time in...
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Jenny Waraker
May 3, 20233 min read
Day 22 Aldeanueva del Camino 28.04.23
A long walk today. Wolfgang generously drove us the six kilometres back to the Camino. Very kindly and sincerely, he extended his...
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Jenny Waraker
May 3, 20232 min read
Day 21 Oliva de Plasencia 27.04.23
An early start with the concern that it was going to be a hot day. The walk was picturesque with kilometre after kilometre of cork trees...
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Jenny Waraker
May 1, 20233 min read
Day 20 Carcaboso 26.04.23
The alarm sounded at 5:30 and Jenny scurried from bed. I elected to utilise a couple more minutes of sleep. When I woke again Jenny was...
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Jenny Waraker
Apr 28, 20234 min read
Day 19 Riolobos 25.04.23
Just a quick note first to explain the occasional delay in the blogs. Sometimes we have wifi and it's very good. Sometimes it's even...
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Jenny Waraker
Apr 27, 20234 min read
Day 18 Canaveral 24.04.23
This day is the birthday of two daughters, so meaningful. Happy birthday Liz and Lou. You are both in our thoughts today and we drank a...
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Jenny Waraker
Apr 26, 20232 min read
Day 17 Casar de Caceres 23.04.23
We left Caceres around 0900 this morning, after a breakfast of cereal at the apartment and coffee and toast in the Plaza Mayor. The town...
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Jenny Waraker
Apr 24, 20233 min read
Day 16 Caceres 'rest' day 22.04.23
A rest day in Caceres. A city dating ask to the Roman Empire in the first century BC, Caceres has had a chequered history. After the...
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Jenny Waraker
Apr 23, 20233 min read
Day 15 Caceres 21.04.23
We woke at 0600 and dressed before preparing our breakfast in the kitchen from the remaining provisions in the fridge. We then climbed...
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Jenny Waraker
Apr 22, 20234 min read
Day 14 Castillos de las Arguijuelas 20.04.23
An unexpected revelation this morning. Our intended accommodation for last night (hidden from sight of two weary pilgrims at the end of...
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Jenny Waraker
Apr 22, 20233 min read
Day 13 Cruce de las Herrerias 19.04.23
A great rest in an outstanding accommodation. Highly recommend Casa Rural La Plata! Out the door around 0700 and down 100 metres to the...
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Jenny Waraker
Apr 19, 20233 min read
Day 12 Aljucen 18.04.23
Out the door by 0700 for an early start to our uphill day. Very soon we found the second Roman bridge to the northern side of Merida and...
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Jenny Waraker
Apr 18, 20235 min read
Day 11 Merida - 'rest' day 17.04.23
A 'rest' day for a pilgrim is never really a 'rest' as there is so much to see and do, that quite often one can walk further distances...
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Jenny Waraker
Apr 17, 20233 min read
Day 10 Merida 16.04.23
Departure from our hotel this morning was anything but elegant. The owner has two security doors on the front, the second being opened...
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Jenny Waraker
Apr 17, 20233 min read
Day 9 Torremejia 15.04.23
A beautiful clear and cool day. In the distance to the east a mountain range is ringed at the base with heavy white cloud, just the...
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Jenny Waraker
Apr 15, 20233 min read
Day 8 Villafranca 14.04.23
1 have still not adjusted to the timings for things in Spain. Go to bed at 10pm and realise two hours later the locals don’t begin to...
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Jenny Waraker
Apr 14, 20232 min read
La Plata Day 7 Zafra 13.04.23
A rest day, a sleep in, forget the aches and enjoy the day of walking without a pack and no rush to the finish before the heat sets in....
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Jenny Waraker
Apr 13, 20233 min read
La Plata Day 6 Zafra 12.04.23
A very welcome sleep in and pack up. Deposited 5kg weight to post office for our retrieval in Santiago in however many days it takes (we...
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Jenny Waraker
Apr 12, 20233 min read
La Plata Day 5 Fuente de Cantos
Breakfast at 0700 at a hotel on the outskirts of town. Coffee to start is always a preference/luxury and when still in darkness, a...
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Jenny Waraker
Apr 12, 20233 min read
La Plata Day 5 Monesterio
The neighbours last night were up very late chatting and clunking, and were back up around 5. They are a group of five Spanish pilgrims,...
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