by adventuretoward | Mar 14, 2014 | Trail Journals, Vía de la Plata (Camino de Santiago) 2014
Estamos en España! I’m here in Spain to update my app guidebook on the Vía de la Plata (VDLP), one of Spain’s five main Caminos to Santiago de Compostela. I’ve always dreamed of taking each of my three kids with me, separately, on the VDLP. Since they’re all young...
by adventuretoward | Mar 15, 2014 | Trail Journals, Vía de la Plata (Camino de Santiago) 2014
Today dawned sunny and cool. We had about 17 miles ahead of us, including hiking up to the highest point on the entire VDLP. Fueled by cafe con leches, we headed out around 9 a.m. Since I was last here in 2011, much has changed (for the better). There are several new...
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...
