13.2 miles (with detours owing to difficult stream crossings)
Sunny (Temp. range 48-76)
Overall, a very nice walking day on a number of Roman roads often along lovely dehesas and through Spanish lavender and broom.
A number of stream crossings, a couple requiring detours.
Some unpleasant road walking along the N-630.
We crossed a bridge over the Garganta de la Buitrera
to get to our lodgings in Aldenueva del Camino (pop. 784), a two bedroom apartment with noisy plumbing that is ok for a night. (65 euros).
We ran our clothes in the washing machine and hung them out to dry on the balcony-local style. (I always ask for directions on the use of the washing machine but the directions are always mysterious. Once , we had to call the landlord to get the door of the machine open—brute force was the answer! Fortunately, Stephen has become something of an expert!)
After cleaning up, we went in search of food. The landlord had assured us that the nearby bar and casino served food at all ours—NOT! We walked on to the next bar and ran into Steve and Ann, the Floridians. Ann seemed a bit disgruntled. They asked us to let them know if we found food. We decided to get supplies from the tienda nearby and eat in the apartment!