Day 28 Carcaboso to
Jarllia
30kms
Today was a gorgeous walk, we passed recently harvested cork trees and Lorax trees.
All was great, except for the last couple of
kilometers on the highway. Unfortunately we needed to walk the highway because we had decided to take a detour to a highway hostel, rather than walk another 11 kilometers to the
next village. It was blooming hot!!!!
We left at 5 am, as usual, and it
was already muggy then.
Usually we get about 3 hours of morning cool before the
heat creeps in but NOT today.
But, the reason today was so arduous was because we took a
long, interesting break at a place called Caparra, which used to be a thriving
Roman city 2000 years ago. The original Via de la Plata Road went right through
Caparra and right through this arch indicating the commercial importance of this
town.
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| The original Roman Road |
The original city covered an area of 14 hectares. So far they have only excavated
the equivalent of one city block. It was
pretty impressive.
Probably the best thing about today was getting the official
announcement that Max is going to the Olympics. We knew he was going but it
wasn’t official until today. Here is the press release.
Day 29 Jarilla to Banos
de Montemayor
22kms
Today’s walk was nothing to write home about, in fact it was
pretty horrible. Hey….. it’s Ok if you like walking in the dark on pavement, at
times a very narrow shoulder and with huge semi -trucks zooming by. I was complaining so much that at
one point Spencer stopped….. turned ….. and said “Suck it up, baby or take a
taxi.” Knowing full well a taxi was not an option, I had to suck it up. But… it reminded me that one
must experience bad in order to appreciate what good is, just as one must experience
turmoil to know what peace is.
The reward for all the suffering today was that we arrived
at a quaint village called Banos de Montemayor. Banos, as the name suggests, is
a thermal spa town, set in the mountains.
Of course the Romans founded it. It
has natural hot springs that come out of the ground at 40 degrees C. We actually didn’t partake in the spa because
we didn’t bring bathing suits or bathing caps but… I did go and have a facial and
a massage, all for 1/4 the price of what it would cost in Canada or Tasmania
What a life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We are also staying at a luxury hostel that is even cheaper
than Hostel Malaga (the filthy one we had to break out of) Often places will give pilgrims a special
deal for either food or accommodation.
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