Had a great rest day in Jerez visiting the impressive Alcazar, having a massage (she had powerful thumbs) in the Arab baths and listening to flamenco singers in Tabancos late at night while drinking types of sherry I had never heard of among other things. Back on the road, it involved walking alongside another motorway once I was clear of the car dealerships, then a long stretch through El Puerto de Santa Maria and the associated conurbation and strip malls, 28.4 kilometres in all. To be fair the historic centre of El Puerto de Santa Maria looked pretty nice, although a little off my route. The strip development after the town led me into a Burger King for lunch, I normally avoid such international chains as why come all the way to Spain to eat what you can easily eat in Britain.
Best bit was the last 6 km before Puerto Real which was on an official path (or sendero) through a nature conservation area consisting of salt marsh with various birds and pine trees and bushes. At the exit I saw my first official government Camino de Santiago scallop sign on the route. Puerto Real is trying hard with a promenade complete with the usual exercise machines but was curiously empty for a Saturday. The enclosed area of sea in front of the promenade was salt marsh, mud or small boats rather than sandy beach which maybe why people were elsewhere. The Hotel Catalan was a little way out of town, with a serviceable restaurant, which discouraged more exploration.
Salt marsh
Promenade leading to Puerto Real
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