Contact Admin. Back in I spent 8 days walking across a good-sized chunk of Extremadura. The shepherds move their animals north in late spring and then back south again when the weather cools down.
The section I walked passes through the two provinces which make up the region of Extremadura: The day before I reached Olivenza as I was entering the city of Badajoz β the largest town in the region with a population of , β a car came up behind me menacingly.
The driver leaned on the horn long and hard and swerved into the ditch where I was walking on the outskirts of town. Yes, her name is Castle in Spanish.
It also turns out that she is a terrible driver. She pulled the handbrake, kicking up an insane amount of dust, jumped out of her car and gave me a big hug. What the hell are you doing in Badajoz? Where are your sheep?! I had been walking for nearly 7 hours. I had time for a quick shower and a change of clothes before the food was ready.
Then Castillo called a couple of friends and we jumped in her car. The thick, greasy, brown substance with flecks of bright orange from the paprika is heavily slathered and smeared onto an enormous hunk of toasted bread and served for breakfast in southern Extremadura. I paid the bill, slung my backpack over my shoulder and hit the road.
