Cadiz to Jerez de La Frontera - (electric wheelchair style)

After breakfast at an amazing cafeteria I left Cadiz on a small ferry taking me to El Puerto de Santa Maria. It was a quick trip but the only ferry available was at 11:15 meaning a very late start on the Camino. After the cool boat ride the countryside was dusty, agricultural and uneventful with the path often following aside busy roads.

With light and sandy soils, many of the plants I found were familiar from home like chicory and purple viper’s bugloss. After a couple of hours of hot sun I arrived and checked into my hotel and showered in cool water.

Had a prawn salad lunch then went to find the cathedral which is always the heart of small spanish towns. Unfortunately my wheels died on me in the hot afternoon sun. I was looking for a good place to photo shoot my wheels, on trying to start Genny again, it was having none of it. All of my confidence disappeared in an instant, leaving me with an immovable wheelchair in the baking sun.

I know a lot about how Genny works and there are some usual things that will stop it from working. If the ground is not level or for some reason one of the Segway footpads is stuck this will inhibit the legs from lifting. I could not find a logical answer but at one point it started working again and I made it back to my hotel.

With my confidence in tatters I have decided to stay another night here to reassure myself things are working properly. Things will always go wrong but to not know why is worrisome. My Genny is now 8 years old with 21,000k on the clock and I am nervous. 

My hotel is great though and the town is lovely, can’t wait to see more of it tomorrow.

Cadiz

Cadiz has been amazing. I only had a day here but it is full of interest.

The museum that is also a gallery, was a highlight. The early period exhibits are fantastic covering a huge time span from pre - Phoenicians to Romans, Moors and the Spanish. There was also a Picasso ceramics exhibition.

The town is full of history and has been a prosperous trading post for millennium including the Spanish American exploits.

It’s busy and noisy at night with bars, restaurants and music. My favorite was 

El café de Ana pictured below.

Buen Camino - Camino adventure May 2026 (electric wheelchair style)

The route shown on the following map starts in Cadiz following the Camino Via Augustao to Saville, Via de La Plata - Seville to Granja De Moreruela followed by the Camino Sanabres finishing in Santiago de Compostela. Additionally I have included the routes to northwestern coastal towns of Muxia and Finisterre.

This is my second wheelchair Camino and how much of the route I complete depends on lots of things including the time it takes, the weather starting late in May and how well my Genny Mobility wheelchair behaves.

I hope to post from time to time with updates and images so check out funkywheelchair.com for progress.

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