Seville to Santiago Day 1

What a day!!! I walked about 25k´s but only 18k´s was the Camino I was lost about 5 times, I met my first Camino walker he was spanish and totally confused to, I left him in my wake , he was mumbling, hands in the air shaking his head I never saw him again. I am hoping the Amigo´s that I see tomorrow morning have the information I require!!
The "Caminino Via Del Plata" (vdp) I passed my first roman ruins of the trip and they were impressive (Italica"), founded in AD206 there is a grande amphitheatre.
The cdp was originally a roman road and towns along it were started of with pensioned of soldiers from the v and x Legions over 2000 years ago.
But the vdp as a pilgrim route began much later in in the 12th century after the fall of Toledo in 1085ad, Spain was still under Muslim rule then but a degree of tolerance was allowed for christians to do the walk, this was also when the "Order of the knights of Santiago, founded in Caceres in 1170 whose purpose it was to protect the pilgrims.
This route is used very sparingly by pilgrims because of the lack of facilities and extreme temperatures so this just adds to my management skills walking the 30 plus k´s a day should be okay it will be how I manage things around it. Communication is difficult but after day 1 I can say Hola(hello) how good will I be at the end. The pilgrim I met this morning is doing it in 10 day periods it will take him 4 years if he finds his way this year.
I have a new follower Jeanette welcome all the way from the united states!!!
Don´t forget if I do not enlarge on things such as the Roman ruins or the v and x legions if you just google or wiki it you might find things most interesting I hope my grandchildren are!!!!

Adidos

Ian