Day 6

Today we walked about 20 miles, much less elevation today, about 1,864 feet. Almost all our steps today were on concrete or asphalt. Hoping we have more natural surfaces tomorrow. The first 7 miles were mostly city, some of that in a nice bike and pedestrian trail. The trail systems are busy with various users. Much different from the US.

We met an uncle and nephew from France, and briefly said hi to a couple from New Zealand. 

I had a tiny muffin with my espresso, as we started walking today.

Lisa here, just want my friends to know that I am using my curling iron and blow dryer that I brought. The blow dryer is also handy for drying our clothes which we hand wash each night.


After a long time walking in cities over the past couple of days we were back along the coast some today.










2nd breakfast


More animals


Lunch, salpicon de marisco, splash of the sea. Delicious!

Agriculture




Cooling our feet in the ocean after a long hike on a lot of pavement. 



Comments

  1. AnonymousJuly 27, 2022 at 12:35 PM

    The sea looks so beautiful!
    Lauren

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  2. AnonymousJuly 27, 2022 at 1:07 PM

    Gorgeous pictures today! D and L

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  3. AnonymousJuly 27, 2022 at 2:07 PM

    Hola
    Thanks for the arm chair travel. Woot woot for the hair tools. They came in hot and handy. Love those green toes .
    Adios amigos
    Laurie B

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  4. Dianne M.July 27, 2022 at 4:51 PM

    Beautiful countryside and seascape pics!! Nice those hard working feet were duly rewarded along with your hungry stomachs! 😋 🤗
    Nice use of the hair dryer!! 😊

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  5. John TJuly 27, 2022 at 8:34 PM

    Oh man, the food! Great views! Thanks for the updates, looks like you are having a lot of fun!

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  6. Jennifer BullockJuly 28, 2022 at 5:33 AM

    Loving the pictures!!!

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  7. KendraJuly 28, 2022 at 6:07 AM

    Looks like a great time!!

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