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  Hauling boxes at the Lyon airport. |
 Start of the trip in Sevilla. L to R: YT, Claudio, Carlos, Pilar. |
 Typical courtyard in Sevilla. |
 Plaza de España in Sevilla. |
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 Catedral de Sevilla. |
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 Day 1: getting away from Sevilla along the flats. |
 River crossing. |
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 Pilar ... ahem ... borrowing some plums on the way. |
 Getting hilly. |
 First night at a great little albergue de peregrinos. By donation,and with a great view! |
 Day 2 started off with a beautiful road section. |
 Getting more remote! |
 Nasty hike-a-bike in the middle of nowhere. |
 First contact with the local species: jamón iberico. |
 Lunchtime. |
 No wonder the jamón is so good from this region. Look at what a happy life thesepigs lead!!! |
 Riding through the pig fields amongts the acorn trees. |
 Notice the yellow arrow on the trunk of the tree on the left, indicating the route. |
 More pigs! Mmmm, jamón, chorizo, longaniza, bacon ... Boy does this route make you hungry. |
 Oink. |
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 Random abandoned castle. |
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 I didn´t know pigs were so curious! Or maybe more like hungy! |
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 Me hunched over from my bad back, while Carlos hauls my bike. |
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 Fixing flat number 1, an hour before sunset. |
 Flat number 2 at sunset! Needless to say, we finished the last10 km that day in the dark. |
 Roman aqueduct in Mérida. |
 Heading back to Madrid early after my back couldn'thandle any more. |
 Gratuitous meat shot. |
