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 up the Via de la Plata: Cáceres.  There are layers of history in Cáceres, starting with the oldest known cave paintings.  The... Read More

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 my skills at puncture repair. Perhaps this route is called the Via de la Plata, not for the silver mined... Read More

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 have had a series of very brisk days.  Several mornings it was only 3 or 4 degrees, and with strong, fatiguing... Read More

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 to just fill their sketchbooks, insisting that every page is mileage in learning to make art. Each day, on the... Read More

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 lot like a minaret to me. The beauty of the Via de la Plata has taken me by surprise. I... Read More

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 la Plata was a gathering of eight or nine pilgrims.  Everyone at the table had done at least three Caminos.... Read More