Monthly Archives: October 2010

21 October. Cool and lovely This is still a monastery of sorts. Last evening dinner guests included 14 garbed priests, 8 males and six women all associated with this group.  Tour group or much more likely a research group associated … Continue reading →

20 October cool and perfect for walking and biking We are in Casa de Espiritualidad an old monastery. No wifi but 3G using Bobbie’s uk sim card. Very calm and quiet here in the middle of a good sized city. … Continue reading →

19 October cold again and continued very clear Another perfect day for walking and biking. Gentle rolling terrain and excellent paths and road. Maps show no road exhists. Checked a few maps. Tried it anyway and found again two lane … Continue reading →

18 October cold and sunny warmed up late. With socks afoot and perfect trails we took the same excellent route. Nothing to see as is the way in the Meseta, good for meditation walking or biking. QB’s knee held out … Continue reading →

17 October Usual high Meseta weather, cold in the mornings warm, later in the sun. High and dry climate in the Meseta Alta (see sunrise art photo) Massive KB illness. QB knee unstable but functional for short distances with trekking … Continue reading →

15 October cold morning cool afternoon No flat tire, no socks, no hills, almost no roads, good 2nd century Roman Villa with Swatsika, changing standards… Yesterday we stayed in a hotel that had two garbage cans in the room. Excellent … Continue reading →

14 October Cool and sunny Less hacking, less coughing, less waddle and more walking. QB takes to the trail today, in pain but not defeated. No cortisone shot as yet. As KB writes this QB is on the bed with … Continue reading →

13 October Cool in the morning and warming significantly in the evening Picture is from San Martin, more shots of which are on Flickr. Hacking and Waddling. Both of us. Both have a cold with a persistent dry cough. Both … Continue reading →

12 October Nippy in the morning and warming in the afternoon Took the road today. Not a doubt in my mind about which route I would take today, not after yesterday. To readers who have been following this adventure on … Continue reading →

10 October partly cloudy Last evening we had dinner with two women from Perth. Both doing the Camino in parts. As they are government workers every seven years they get a three month sabbatical and a 22% bonus pay so … Continue reading →