San Clemente to Mota del Cuervo; 20 km

First part to Las Pedroneras we did by bus as we could use some extra time for returning home.

At the beginning of the walk i was not feeling 100%. But i so wanted to walk today. Was i going to regret it? We were going thru two villages before reaching Mota de Cuervo, so i thought i could manage it.

Farmers were attending the grape vines everywhere. Some fields needed a cutting still (they leave on two shoots per vine) other fields the vines were being bound to the wires.
Lots of “trade marks” today, the Osborne bull, Don Quixote, the mills.

Yesterday i bought sachets of the “Suero Oral" at the farmacie and still not feeling well i decided at our first stop to dissolve the powder of one sachet in my drink bottle. It tasted nice with a touch of orange. When we were ready to continue i noticed immediately a difference in my steps. My energy was back and stayed with me the rest of the day and evening. A remarkable recovery.

While i was doing better, Debi got worse. On that horrific hill after San Pedro on day three, Debi did hurt her foot from all the sliding and uneven steps. Once in a while she felt it coming up but it was manageable. She carries an extra pair of shoes so she can change the pressure points when it starts to bother her. But the last few days the recovery of her feet in the evening/night was not enough anymore. We think she needs to give her feet a longer rest.
We looked for options and public transport in the next few days are going to be very limited. Tomorrows destination El Toboso is a nice town and the last Camino stage where the Samar busses to Toledo still drive from.

Tomorrow’s walk is 12 km, we will go slow, taking lots of rests. The next day we will take the 05.15hr ! Bus to Toledo, and both will walk out Toledo and back in. Or depending on debi’s shape we will step out at the second last stop Nambroca around 08.00hr. From there we will both walk into Toledo to finish our 2026 spring walk. At least, that is the plan.
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