All the way to Villafranca with little shade

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Today’s walk has been boring and so very very long. 34.4km to be exact. We’re sitting in an adorable restaurant right off the path to Villafranca. These are the type of authentic Spanish stops that make this journey so interesting … we might not have stopped if the sun wasn’t so strong.

Casa de Los Deseos

We’ve walked nothing but flat surfaces through fields, mostly along the side of the highway today, not very glamorous. By 11:30 we had walked over 21,000 steps in the heat. The number had probably almost tripled by this point.

Although it hasn’t been most interesting terrain to travel it doesn’t mean we don’t have a few stories to tell!

Leaving Santo Domingo we took the road out of the city instead of the path…. walking through the dark, the police stopped us and escorted us out.

Next we stopped at an Albergue and left when I was yelled at,and I mean yelled at for taking a picture of their 5 ft long pool. I didn’t undress and jump in, I just took a picture. Wasn’t justified, she just wanted to scream. And that she did….

then we left and walked into Balaroda, where we saw the most incredible stork nests built into a church roof. These were simply amazing to see. The photo doesn’t do them justice.

We’re going to walk the last 5 km now and crash as soon as we arrive at our destination. The pictures from today aren’t that fascinating.

Buenos Noches

Another church built into the side of the rock.
Miles of this today!
Albergue we stopped at for water
Isn’t this gorgeous?
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I’m Elise, and this is the second pilgrimage I’ve done in Europe. Travelling, as for many, is a passion. Seeing the world on foot is a whole other experience I encourage anyone and everyone to do, at least once!

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  3. Just finished my nightly read, I love your blog, you have to ability to make me feel that somehow I am taking all those steps with you, if not physically, then certainly vicariously. The pictures are fantastic–what a journey. You are both awesome!!!!

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  4. I really like the pictures of the long open paths – I think they’re gorgeous!
    Sorry to hear you got yelled at by that grumpy woman 😒

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    1. Aren’t they beautiful. Except when that’s what you look at for hours lol… but yes it is gorgeous.
      V I got yelled at again last night! Lol I might tell that story later. XO

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  5. I hope that you both had a good rest after a day like that. Put those Yellers behind you and march on into the beauty. Thank you for the gorgeous pictures.

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  6. I remember those long tedious days! It was foggy when we passed through those plains. Felt like I just put my head down and walked for a week in the fog! You are much more observant than I was xoxoxox

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