Monesterio to Fuente de Cantos

Day 5 Monesterio to Fuente de Cantos
21km (5.25 hours)
As it was Sunday yesterday, most shops were shut. I managed to get a meal but it really wasn’t very good.
Spent the evening catching up with email etc. The big bonus was that I had a room to myself.
I set off this morning in total darkness at 6.45am. It was still very warm (24C).
The path quickly left the road onto a gravel side road and that was it until I reached this pueblo.
As dawn rose, I met and walked with couple of Americans, I’ve got to know over the past few days.
We quickly ate up the kilometres chatting away.
With about 7 kilometres to go, they took a break and I carried on. The temperature was now 34C.
I stopped about 2 kilometres out from the pueblo to change my socks. The distance sign put this walk into perspective.
I joined a fellow Irishman, Rory. We carried on to the Albergue where we checked in. Both of us wanted a simple meal and luckily found a fantastic Casi Supermercado.
Admin done, I am now chilling in a restored convent. Really strange building and only four peregrinos staying here.
Tomorrow, I will walk to a large town called Zafra.
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