Madrid Itinerary (New Year’s Eve): 8:00am Museo de Ferrocarril 9:30am Vicente Calderon Stadium 11:00am Wax Museum/Lunch 2:30pm Royal Botanical Garden 4:30pm Early Paella Dinner/Rest Up for NYE 8:00pm New Year’s Eve Plans: Eating of the Grapes and …

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Thursday, August 22:

Day: 65

Miles Hiked Today:215.5

Miles Hiked So Far: 1053.4

Update: Another tough day with rocky shoe eating terrain… followed by a 1.5 hour hot, unshaded wait for a hitch into Etna...but… the views were beautiful and we're currently clean and relaxing at a B&B (the hiker section was full, so we splurged) drinking white wine on porch waiting for laundry so we can ride bikes into town for dinner!

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Wednesday, August 21:

Day: 64

Miles Hiked Today: 26.6

Miles Hiked So Far: 1038

Update: We got out relatively early for the big climb this morning and tackled it pretty handily with overcast skies easing the temps. Our scenery in the Marble Mountain Wilderness was spectacular, even with the lack of sunshine. Then, the weather turned and we had to walk in a windy sideways rain on a ridge for the remainder… getting fairly soaked and freezing cold. It was still beautiful, but the wetness in combination with rocky steep terrain slowed us down considerably. We stopped 1.5 miles short of our intended campsite when we found excellent water and protected camping during a dry moment (and it was also already 7:30pm and we were TIRED! Town day tomorrow! Looking forward to HOT showers, laundry, and breweries:)

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Tuesday, August 20:

Day: 63

Miles Hiked Today: 15.9

Miles Hiked So Far: 1011.4

Update: We hit 1000 miles today! Unceremoniously, it was in the middle of a road walk out of Seaid Valley...but still a major milestone. We started the day super early to hit the Seaid Valley Cafe at 7 when they opened. We lingered over two hours, way too long, but eventually left because the overrun of hikers stretched the Wifi too thin. I've been trying to solve a gear shipment dilemma. I need shoes, etc. but Amazon is being picky about where they'll send items. Alas. After our swell breakfast, we had a hot 6.5 mile road walk and then a steady 5000 foot climb over, initially along a creek. We planned to hike about 26 today and get the climb, but after a mixup about which swimming hole to stop at and mutual worrying the other was injured...we just called it a day at 16! Honestly, my groin injury needed a short day. We'll make it up tomorrow and can finish the big climb fresh :).

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