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It was a very cold  night. I bundled up just the same before crawling into bed—leggings, merino long sleeve top, fleece jacket, wool socks, wool toque and gloves.

The highlight of the day was the arch of Cáparra and its connected ruins. The arch itself is the iconic symbol of much of the Vía de la Plata and so we had been following it pictorially since we left Mérida.

Rain hadn’t felt like an issue earlier in the trip, but with dropping temperatures we weren’t sure how we’d fare.

There was only a light bit of rain as we headed out but a lot of mud. There was a fair bit of slipping but nobody fell into it!

The hour by hour forecast seemed good and so we decided to stick with our plan but knowing that we’d have to assess as we went. There was heavy frost on all the roofs and a bitter wind as we headed out.

We set out at 7:55.  A record for our final day. The little town was eerily quiet and so white with thick frost and dense fog.

A local trip to neighbouring Vancouver Island provided a lovely spring walk exploring one section of the Cowichan Valley Trail.

An easy first day heading out from Málaga on the Camino Mozarabe since we've split the usual first stage in two.

A stunning Sunday walk alongside El Torcal mountain and then descending into Antequera.

We were relieved to see good waymarking, both the red and white stripes connoting the GR 245 and yellow camino arrows.