Day 19 – EU – Spain [Lebrija to Cuartillos]

24/12/19

40km

  From Lebrija (Spain) to Cuartillos (Spain)

Europe

Sunny, magical Christmas Eve’s run, and a day in Cadiz with the family!

The day started off with a beautiful sunrise out of Lebrija, running into the plains towards the Southern Coast of Andalusia. The land is quite flat, mostly agricultural, sparsely populated. As a runner it means very little traffic, quiet roads, and a very peaceful background to let the mind wander about freely.

I met with another patrol of Guardia Civil policemen. The two men were very keen to discuss with me, and one of them was a runner himself. We compared Garmin devices and they were interested in what devices I was using, particularly my GPS Spot tracker. I managed to get a selfie with the keener runner, but not his face, as he was on duty! Before they left. they explained to me I had to run against traffic, which was quite contra-intuitive for me, but worked out fine in no time.

As I reached Cuartillos, the whole family was waiting for me, in time for the 13:30 lunch at the local restaurant. We then drove the short road to Cadiz, pristine Andalusian peninsula that was basking in the Winter sun, and we strolled through the island for all the touristy sights. What a very special Christmas Eve, clearly not a conventional one in our books!

Tomorrow is a day off, I will resume the run after the Christmas festivities. Time to enjoy the family, that’s it for now folks!

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Here is the map of today’s run: