Author Archives: boogkb

A large town tonight: 40K inhabitants. A very big change of pace. After a few nights in small rural (QB interjected “dumps”) we have 2 nights in an enormous Parador. Converted 15th century monastery. We accidentally entered via the garage. … Continue reading →

A lovely walk on a cool bright day with a bit of wind. Not a flat walk no matter what the books say. First a review of last evening. At dinner (restaurant) two fellow travelers joined our table. One Catalan … Continue reading →

Quite a cool morning where jackets were required. Eventually warmed up and they were shed. Rolling hills, scenery very different today. Basically foothills, green, very rocky. Path was mostly on the road and when it veered off it looked too … Continue reading →

A nice day! Temperature has dropped by 10 degrees F. Both of us much more comfortable. Even a bit cool leaving the hotel. Route to the Via along a highway and then a nice wide path. Overall a good walk … Continue reading →

Last day in this medieval city. A rest day for sure as QB tendon not healed as yet. Was able to upgrade hotel to a far better one (originally booked in an Albergue without food) for our stay in Casar … Continue reading →

Ah, the heat has returned. QB limping and in a lot of pain. Tendon on right foot aggravated by walking and walking and hills and medieval cobbles. Hopefully some rest, Aleve and another day here will help. Fab shower here … Continue reading →

Foggy morning, we decided to take a bus to avoid a long schlep on the same boring road and end up late and tired in Caceres, the second largest city in Extremadura. The bus, Alsa, local bus as Spain has … Continue reading →

BSVDLP Alcuescar to Aldea de Cano Accommodations: Hotels with star ratings Hostals with star ratings Casa Rural maybe with ratings Albergue generally only reviews Refugios generally volunteer staging Tonight: Casa Rural. Dinner was home cooking Very different menu and very … Continue reading →

BSVLP Aljucen to Alcuescar A lovely early morning start. Got to see a great sunrise as we walked along through the park. Unfortunately the park ended. After that miles and miles and miles of sandy, rocky, bug infested, hot Road, … Continue reading →

We opted for a romantic roman style hot tub (what they call hot here I call tepid) after a long but relatively easy walk. They have attempted to re-create a roman spa. I think there is even a show this … Continue reading →