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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 →

October 9 Rain and wind followed by more rain and more wind. Not the best day for a bike ride and it turned out even worse. Yesterday’s ride on the N120 was terrible. Trucks and double trucks passing in convoy … Continue reading →

8 October foggy and cool turning windy and sunny. 1.2 ESB QB wisely took the several advice given and took a taxi. KB had two rides. Half excellent on Camino roads and side roads and half very poor sharing a … Continue reading →

7 October Partly cloudy still warm but getting cooler as we ascend the heights An unusually bad ride today. Really the first very poor ride of the adventure. Nothing to see, the same nothing QB saw yesterday (yesterday I had … Continue reading →

6 October sunny, nice weather, 1.2 ESB. Maybe for cycling, but too hot for walking, and no shade to rest in. QB walk of about 15mi summarized here: Najera–>nothing–>Azofra–>nothing–>nothing–>golf course/Ciruena/nothing–>nothing–>nothing–>defective leg stops working–>Santo Domingo–>beer. For those who may have marched … Continue reading →