Minaya to San Clemente; 15 km

We slept wonderfully in the hostal, which is reminiscent of an old hacienda. Beautiful wooden ceilings and wooden balustrades on the landing.

At breakfast, Debi discovered a beautiful old wine barrel that she'd love to have. I promised her that if it fits in my backpack, I'd bring it back home for her.

The first 6 km we had to walk on the road to connect with the Levante. After that, we continued along lovely natural paths, which are much easier on your feet in combination with the weight of your backpack.

Today was more varied, still flat, but now with several copses appearing here and there in the landscape. It's the landscape where Don Quixote comes from. You see numerous references to it.

What struck me is that larks have been constantly tweeting above us for the past four days. It reminds me of the time I spent on the beach. Then, and usually when the weather was nice, the larks tweeted above the dunes. It makes me happy.
It's a shame though, that we're walking parallel to the highway today; we constantly hear the background noise. Unlike the past few days, where we could enjoy the tweets in complete peace.

Halfway through the day, we meet our first fellow pilgrim. He caught up with us. Martin is from Australia, and since catching the hiking bug, he's been making the most of the three months a tourist can stay in Europe. He walks crisscross through Spain in those three months. "You're debigetsout," he says. He'd been following Debi's blogs on the Camino forum….

The walking was wonderful again today, but upon arrival in San Clemente, I felt unwell again. I'm not over my dehydration yet...
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