{"id":524,"date":"2009-07-09T14:20:34","date_gmt":"2009-07-09T20:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peterstenhouse.com\/journal\/?p=524"},"modified":"2024-04-26T05:29:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T11:29:41","slug":"into-the-heat-of-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peterstenhouse.com\/journal\/into-the-heat-of-hell\/","title":{"rendered":"Into the heat of Hell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-525\" title=\"_mg_0581_kiteserpenteextremadura\" src=\"http:\/\/peterstenhouse.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/_mg_0581_kiteserpenteextremadura.jpg\" alt=\"_mg_0581_kiteserpenteextremadura\" width=\"476\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peterstenhouse.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/_mg_0581_kiteserpenteextremadura.jpg 971w, https:\/\/www.peterstenhouse.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/_mg_0581_kiteserpenteextremadura-291x300.jpg 291w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I leave Pareles at 7:15. I am hurried out the door by a concerned Paco, he is convinced that I will die in the storm of heat. He calls my trip to Sevilla &#8220;going into hell&#8221;.\u00a0 I descend from Pareles, quickly arriving in Caceres 100km away.\u00a0 Brush with death, as a SUV pulls out without looking as I hurtle 50kmph downhill. While yelling, a loud death yell, some part of me, or maybe rose, swerves out and around the vehicle. I keep cycling, because I know that my legs will not work, and that the adrenalin would be wasted on sitting and shaking. A bird of prey circles with a serpente in its claws, waiting to drop it on the hard road.<br \/>\nThe historic centre of Caceres is a ghost town, and I am stressed by the seach for WiFi. When I find a network,\u00a0 I plan a route that will end at a reservoir. I sleep in the open, after a swim, occasionally waking to look at the stars or the gradual brightening in the east. Caroline calls again. We agree to meet again soon, in Cordoba. I have wine to celebrate, and go to bed happy,<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-524 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.peterstenhouse.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/_mg_0581_kiteserpenteextremadura.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peterstenhouse.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/_mg_0581_kiteserpenteextremadura-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.peterstenhouse.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/_mg_0290_pacoblanca.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peterstenhouse.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/_mg_0290_pacoblanca-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.peterstenhouse.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/_mg_0308_birds.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peterstenhouse.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/_mg_0308_birds-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I leave Pareles at 7:15. 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