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Camino de Santiago ( Via de la Plata) 2008: SETTING THE SCENE.......
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Sunday, February 13, 2011. I consider walking my first Camino in 2007 to be one of the best things that I have done in my life. It wasn't long after my return to Canada that I started to think about an encore. The die was cast when my wife suggested that I use the walk as a fundraiser for Rotary International (we are both Rotarians). And so was born "The Walk to Beat Polio". A project that would ultimately raise in excess of $54 thousand to assist in the eradication of polio from the world. DAY 11: OCT 1...
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Camino de Santiago ( Via de la Plata) 2008: DAY 9: OCT 14 TORREMEJIA TO ALJUCEN (33 KM) 47,811 STEPS
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Sunday, February 13, 2011. DAY 9: OCT 14 TORREMEJIA TO ALJUCEN (33 KM) 47,811 STEPS. The 16 kilometers to Merida passed quickly in anticipation of viewing the many archeological wonders from the Roman era. There is no grander entrance to a city on the Camino than the 60-arch Puente Romana. This is one of the largest and best examples of a Roman engineered bridge in the world. It was finally limited to foot traffic in the 1990's. The Diana Temple, unfortunately with a newer building in its interior .
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Camino de Santiago ( Via de la Plata) 2008: DAY 3: OCT 8 CASTILBLANCO DE LOS ARROYOS TO ALMADEN DE LA PLATA (30 KM) 36,398 STEPS
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Sunday, February 13, 2011. DAY 3: OCT 8 CASTILBLANCO DE LOS ARROYOS TO ALMADEN DE LA PLATA (30 KM) 36,398 STEPS. Today was going to be a challenge. The first lengthy day ( 30 km) with many hills and a significant climb towards the end. A smoking hot day and some problems with my arthritic right knee would add to the discomfort and challenge. The last steep uphill of the day was the climb to the Cerro del Calvario. There were virtually no switchbacks - almost straight up the whole way. The track w...The a...
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Camino de Santiago ( Via de la Plata) 2008: DAY 7: OCT 12 ZAFRA TO VILLA FRANCA DE LOS BARROS (21 KM) 27,541 STEPS
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Sunday, February 13, 2011. DAY 7: OCT 12 ZAFRA TO VILLA FRANCA DE LOS BARROS (21 KM) 27,541 STEPS. Walked the 21 km in a single go, but luckily I arrived at the end with happy feet. On the outskirts of Zafra are the remains of a convent that goes back to the 15th century, the Torre de San Francisco. All the remains is this lonely sentinel watching over the pilgrims as we file past. We passed the Gothic Iglesa de Nuestra Senora in the main square in Los santos de Maimona. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Camino de Santiago ( Via de la Plata) 2008: DAY 10: OCT 15 ALJUCEN TO ALDEA DEL CANO (38 KM) 47,281 STEPS
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Sunday, February 13, 2011. DAY 10: OCT 15 ALJUCEN TO ALDEA DEL CANO (38 KM) 47,281 STEPS. The tenth day covered 38 kilometers under a blazing hot sun. The first half passed quickly as it was not overly warm early in the morning. The landscape consisted of holm oaks, pasture (the land is too rocky to be arable) and endless kilometers of scrub land. We stopped for a leisurely lunch in Alcuescar. The rocky trail near Alcuescar. Franck near Alcuescar. The last 17 kilometers were pure hell! DAY 6: OCT 11 FU...
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Camino de Santiago ( Via de la Plata) 2008: DAY 5: OCT 10 MONASTERIO TO FUENTE DE CANTOS (22 KM) 28,830 STEPS
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Sunday, February 13, 2011. DAY 5: OCT 10 MONASTERIO TO FUENTE DE CANTOS (22 KM) 28,830 STEPS. At Monasterio the trail passed from Andalucia to Extramadura, a vast but relatively flat and sparsely populated region of Spain. A typical view of Extramadura. The yellow arrow on the rock is hardly necessary.. Approaching my destination I saw a man ploughing his field. It was as if I had stepped back 100 years in time. The pace of life in central Spain is so different from its major cities. From October 6 to N...
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Camino de Santiago ( Via de la Plata) 2008: February 2011
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Sunday, February 13, 2011. I consider walking my first Camino in 2007 to be one of the best things that I have done in my life. It wasn't long after my return to Canada that I started to think about an encore. The die was cast when my wife suggested that I use the walk as a fundraiser for Rotary International (we are both Rotarians). And so was born "The Walk to Beat Polio". A project that would ultimately raise in excess of $54 thousand to assist in the eradication of polio from the world. I arrived in ...
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Camino de Santiago ( Via de la Plata) 2008: DAY 2: OCT 7 GUILLENA TO CASTILBLANCO DE LOS ARROYOS (19 Km) 25,484 Steps
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Sunday, February 13, 2011. DAY 2: OCT 7 GUILLENA TO CASTILBLANCO DE LOS ARROYOS (19 Km) 25,484 Steps. Castilloblanco de los Arroyos is a pretty hillside town with white houses, trimmed in various colours and decorated with wrought iron balconies and window grills. View from the roof of the albergue. That evening we got together at a local bar and indulged in a well-earned hearty dinner, liberally washed down by all the red wine we could drink. It was a perfect ending to the day! DAY 4: OCT 9 ALMADEN DE ...
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Camino de Santiago ( Via de la Plata) 2008: PRELUDE: SEVILLA (OCT 5, 2008)
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Sunday, February 13, 2011. PRELUDE: SEVILLA (OCT 5, 2008). La Giralda, the 94 m-tall former minaret is the only remaining vestige of the mosque that used to stand where the cathedral is now located. It was used as both an observatory and a place to call the faithful to prayer before it was converted to a bell tower. The view from the top is superb. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Camino de Santiago ( Via de la Plata) 2008. FRIENDSHIPS MADE AND SUSTAINED. PRELUDE: BUDAPEST TO SEVILLA (OCT 4, 2008).
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Camino de Santiago ( Via de la Plata) 2008: DAY 1: OCT 6 SEVILLA TO GUILLENA (22 KM) 33,728 STEPS*
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Sunday, February 13, 2011. DAY 1: OCT 6 SEVILLA TO GUILLENA (22 KM) 33,728 STEPS*. A number of Rotarians and other people pledged support based on the number of steps that I took. So I attached a pedometer to my backpack to record my daily steps. The final number was an astonishing 1,247,785. Three and a half weeks of inactivity had taken its toll. The last ten km of the walk was a killer in the 30C heat. Gracias" I yelled back. It felt great. On the outskirts of Santiponce I toured the remains of the an...
