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Extremadura
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Extremadura

Nine days of storks and stone: Merida, Caceres, Trujillo, Guadalupe, the Tajo gorges. Tesla in Merida and Caceres; distances are longer than they look.

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Season: Year-round. Summer heat is serious. Storks on the roofs March-August. Guadalupe monastery year-round.

Nine days of storks and stone: Merida, Caceres, Trujillo, Guadalupe, the Tajo gorges. Tesla in Merida and Caceres; distances are longer than they look.

Day by day

Day 1

Merida

The theatre still holds a play. Overnight Tesla.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Merida) — typical arrival 30%, about 22 min to 80%. Why stop here: Merida. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Merida
MeridaPhoto: Lmbuga (Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Day 3

Caceres

A stone city after dark. Destination charger.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Iberdrola (Iberdrola Caceres) — typical arrival 24%, about 24 min to 80%. Why stop here: Caceres. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Storks
StorksPhoto: John Martin PERRY / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Day 5

Trujillo

The plaza of conquistadors. Charge in Caceres.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Trujillo. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Trujillo
TrujilloPhoto: Diego Delso / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Day 7

Guadalupe

The monastery in a fold of hills. A quiet night.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Guadalupe. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Guadalupe
GuadalupePhoto: Jörn Wendland / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Day 9

Merida

Last Tesla. The storks are still on the roofs.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Merida) — typical arrival 30%, about 22 min to 80%. Why stop here: Merida. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Tajo gorges
Tajo gorgesPhoto: Fernando Losada Rodríguez / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Quiet charging pauses

  • Tesla Supercharger in Merida — a calm stop on this leg, about 22 min.
  • Iberdrola in Caceres — a calm stop on this leg, about 24 min.

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