by adventuretoward | Mar 16, 2014 | Trail Journals, Vía de la Plata (Camino de Santiago) 2014
I love Salamanca! It’s long been one of my most favorite cities along the VDLP. But I’m way ahead of myself. Last night Maura and I had one of the best meals I’ve had in Spain. The owner of the inn (Mari Carmen of Carreras VII) made us a wonderful...
by adventuretoward | Mar 17, 2014 | Trail Journals, Vía de la Plata (Camino de Santiago) 2014
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! We keep forgetting it’s today, because there’s no green beer here, corned beef and cabbage, shamrocks or any other sign of this popular holiday. Today was another beautiful, sunny day. We were looking at about 23 miles, but not daunted. We...
by adventuretoward | Mar 18, 2014 | Trail Journals, Vía de la Plata (Camino de Santiago) 2014
Another glorious, sunny day in Spain. But let’s pick up from last night. Berto, our host, chatted with us at the end of our meal, which was fantastic: a tasty fish soup, fried eggs and beef. I mentioned the confusing “sin agua” and “con agua” signs, and he promptly...
by adventuretoward | Mar 19, 2014 | Trail Journals, Vía de la Plata (Camino de Santiago) 2014
Today was another long day — about 28 miles. We left Zamora and passed through one small town, then headed toward the next, Montamarta. There’s an enormous amount of highway construction going on here (as it had been when I last passed 2 years ago), but...
by adventuretoward | Mar 20, 2014 | Trail Journals, Vía de la Plata (Camino de Santiago) 2014
Today we faced a nearly 50-kilometer hike. Intense. But what countryside! We left Granja and wandered throughout gorgeous land before coming upon the Esla River and the old Roman bridge spanning it. We crossed that as Maura noted the opposing cliffs were like Devil’s...