Day 17 – Thursday, February 12, 2026

My hostel in Taltall for €15 was quite good, I had a nice warm shower both last night and this morning. Having organized my stuff,I realized a dry cleaning/washing would nor hurt. Just 2 minutes from my accommodation was a dry cleaner, they are washing my stuff as we speak, for the price of gold (more or less, am schlepping 6 kg of washable stuff - and it is €3 per kilo, so I am leaving €18 there). It should be ready by noon.))

Taltal is surprisingly pretty, especially compared to other coastal towns, take a look at the church and the park. With a view of the sea, I got an excellent breakfast.

I am not really savvy with social media - but I will do my best to mention this. A friend of a friend, Sándor Mesits (@mesitssandor ) from Hungary, is doing pretty much the same trip as I am, just that he covers twice the distance. He has already reached Lima, in case you want to read his entertaining blog (in Hungarian, but I believe Facebook translates automatically(, here is the blog: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16szFopHNB/

Well, I have never linked in another post, so see if this works...

At noon, I returned to the laundry - and I was in for a great surprise. Seldom have my clothes been cleaned, dried and folded so delicately. As I was packing my bags, al pleasant odour of fresh field flowers (FFF) hit my nose snd I was a happy fellow. Yes, the €18 was a Swiss price, but if you want good laundry service,, I recommend you to pay a visit at THE laundry in Taltal. A cute event took place: a pretty lady showed in with a truck, the back of which was full of di…