Zafra – Merida (by train) 15 & 16 May 2023 With Camino Kymmy by my side once again, we hopped on the train at Zafra and headed to Merida. The charming old city welcomed us with open arms as we settled into our cozy apartment. Today, it was my turn to take charge of mealtime….
Monesterio – Zafra 47km 14 May 2023 Heading to Zafra, we were met with the unfortunate news that festival season had completely booked out our planned accommodation. This meant that we had to ride an extra leg to reach our next destination, making for a long and tiring day. However, the thought of meeting Camino…
El Real de la Jara – Monesterio 21km 13 May 2023 The day started off with the usual routine – waking up early, breakfast, packing up our panniers, and heading out for second breakfast. Today’s journey would take us from El Real de la Jara to Monesterio, but we decided to break it up into…
Castiblanco de los Arroyos – El Real de la Jara 46.4km 12 May 2023 EAT – RIDE – EAT- SHOWER – CLOTHES WASH – SIESTA – EAT – SLEEP After a restless night due to the snoring pilgrims, we mounted our bikes and bid farewell to Camino Kymmy. She had to cover a distance of…
Santiponce – Castiblanco de los Arroyos 32km Mum had already packed the bikes with loaded panniers, so I was able to enjoy an extra 30 minutes in bed before brushing my teeth and getting ready to ride. We rode downhill to the hotel Penny and Taylor were staying at for our first breakfast stop. The…
Seville – Santiponce 22.1km Our journey on the Camino Via de la Plata started on the 10th May 2023. We started in Seville, where we hopped in an Uber to retrieve our bikes from storage. Once we loaded up our panniers and gear, we set off towards the Plaza de Espana! The traffic was heavy,…
Six years ago, we embarked on a journey along the Camino Frances and the coastal Portuguese Camino. The 790km Camino Frances proved to be an arduous test of our physical and mental endurance. However, the kindness of the fellow pilgrims we met along the way served as a heartwarming reminder of the inherent goodness in…
Social distancing rules meant there we will no dawn service in the park or marching with our school. Penny helped me make some art work for our dawn service. I coloured in poppies and used sticky tape to put them on a bottle. In the bottle I added lots of rosemary and a candle. Mum…
A short blog to advise DO NOT OVER CLEAN in isolation! Saturday morning I went about my normal bathroom cleaning routine. However it appears throughout the cleaning, I may have suffered a mini stroke (that’s my excuse)!!! Firstly I failed to read the instructions on a cleaning product. In hindsight I should have stuck to…
I was inside and could hear lots of laughter coming from outside. Mum was trying to set up a tent with Grace. I was excited Easter camping was still going ahead. The current isolation rules include the national parks are all closed, as well as there are travel restrictions. Some advantages of camping in our…