Last Hikes on São Miguel
Ruth: As we wait in the airport for our flights to Toronto we are already planning our next trip to the Azores. Gord is plotting ... Read More
The Via de la Plata
With only four more sleeps before we fly to Spain, I think I might repack just one more time. The last few days I have ... Read More
Sevilla
The view from our apartment. March 27, 2022 Gordon: We got off to a slow start from Victoria. Our plane had a minor bird strike as it ... Read More
Finding our Pilgrim Tribe: First days out of Seville
Leaving from the Seville Cathedral Day One: Seville to Guillena Day Two: Guillena to Castilblanco de los Arroyos Our first dinner on the Via de ... Read More
From Andalucia into Extremadura
I offered chairs and beer on a long day without a cafe. They call this the “clock tower” in Amaden, but it sure looks a ... Read More
Painting the Plata
Zafra Spain Gordon’s Total Distance Walking: 150 kms Ruth’s Total Distance Cycling: 167 Number of paintings or sketches: 7 Art teachers sometimes encourage their students ... Read More
Mérida
Gordon: It was a cold, wet, windy but mercifully short (15 kms) slog into Mérida today. Southern Spain is having it’s coolest April in decades, so we ... Read More
Flat Tires
Enrique helping me with my tire. I have travelled on several long trips without a single flat tire, but on this trip I am honing ... Read More
Cáceres
A medieval pilgrim ( and I worry about proportion)! Gordon: Last night we stayed in the latest jewel in the UNESCO chain that we are following ... Read More
A Camino with a bike and trailer
I love cycle touring and Spain would be a perfect place for it. This trip, however, is not a bike tour but rather a Camino ... Read More