Today was going to be a short one, 20km max to Las Cabezas de San Juan.
5 hours and 53 km later and I’m in a swanky hotel in Utrera. Still no other pilgrims, feels a bit dystopian out here in 36 degrees on the Via Augusta.
I woke early thinking I may as well start and had reached my intended destination before 9:00 After breakfast at an early cafeteria it was either wait for a hotel check-in at 13:00 or continue - so I did. I clocked an abandoned building covered in house martin nests - see the photo showing just a small portion of the nests.
The scenery today was low flat agriculture with well organised irrigation from a canal running parallel to the path. I used to work on farms many years back and love a good irrigation system but I’d not seek anything like this before.
Checking google the area is known as
Las Marismas del Guadalquivir — a natural region of marshy lowlands on the lower Guadalquivir River. Apparently the area produces 40% of Spain’s rice production.
Today’s trail also followed the mainline train route between Seville and Cadiz.
I haven’t explored the town yet apart from the tourist office and the church. Here are today’s images:
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