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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 →

BSVDLP. Merida 3 Final day in this fine city. Planned as rest day as there was to be sooooo much to see. And there is. A couple of observations from yesterday: -The Roman (gladiator) theater had speed bumps for the … Continue reading →

BSVDLP Merida 2 After a lovely night in the Parador we went touristing. First the promised Roman Amphitheater and Roman Theatre. Quite expensive to get in and worth every euro. The Amphitheater was for the gladiators. Theatre for public plays … Continue reading →

BSVDLP Almendralejoto Merida Mérida, the capital of western Spain’s Extremadura region, was founded by the Romans in the 1st century B.C. Remains of the ancient city include the still-used Teatro Romano, which has a double tier of columns rising onstage. … Continue reading →