Day 18: Oliva to Aldeanueva

Miles: 14 ish

Great day walking on an old, decommissioned rail line. No wading through cow shit for Mary today!

One of the pilgrims is calling it quits tomorrow. He fell and hurt his back. I feel bad for him, but he lives in the Netherlands and can easily come back and finish another time.

Just a beautiful morning

I saw a bunch of turtles and lizards today

No I won’t be crossing those mountains

Day 17: Galisteo to Oliva de Placencia

Miles 19

The walk today kinda felt like a slog in the heat, but now that I’ve had a shower and some food, life is sweet again.

Had a fabulous hamburger and a cold one at the local bar.

Tomorrow, an easy day of 14 miles.

I almost forgot to say: over 400 km complete. Unbelievable. Tomorrow, we end at km marker 569.

Sunrise from the walls

At the bus stop. My dominion begins to reveal itself.

I’ve named him Jim

At a rest stop. I draw my subjects before me. One…

Two…

Three. As king of the land of the hooved, I like to think that, although short, my reign was kind and fair.

Day 16: Canaveral to Galisteo

Miles 17

Well, there’s no water to wash my filthy self, but there’s electricity here and cold beer in this awfully cool town.

Im treating myself to a nice meal instead of a shower.

Today’s walking was pretty great tbh. Overcast and mildly breezy.

This particular oak has had the cork stripped off

Lots of spring flowers today

Beef, in peppers with a delicious sauce of some kind

Beef, with a white pepper sauce

Lemon mousse

Day 15: Casar de Caceres to Canaveral

Miles 20

Long old day today, but I’m grateful it wasn’t sunny. I’d rather need to warm up than to overheat.

I always think I’m from the country, but i saw something today that I’d never seen: sheep shit so abundant that it was in drifts. Like snow. Drifts of shit.

Anyhoo, here’s today pics

This is clearly an ent

I did not see any vicious cows, in fact

Lots of obviously worked stone in piles all over the path today