Arroyo de Fresnedoso

We were excited last night to hear that today is a holiday in Andalucia and expected festivities in the town. Unfortunately the celebrations are happening at a place we passed 7km out of town, and we are not going back there!

Today’s walk was mainly through a pleasant natural area. There were someuneve. Rocky portions which tired our feet. We also needed to cross a wide stream in our sandals. Cold water but quite doable.

The last 5 km were a bit of a drag along a dirt road with strong headwinds. When we reached town we stopped at a bar for a beer, and to our surprise the Albergue contact showed up and drove us the short distance back to the Albergue, thanks to a phone call from his pal, the bar owner,

It is a small pleasant Albergue with a sink and microwave but no other cooking facilities. Fortunately there is a restaurant open after 8, and El Contact bar open in the meantime.

There has been a bottled water advisory in this area since last April, so good that we can buy water at the bar. In Spain, Everything happens at the bar. Of course.

G: vandaag een korte en makkelijke wandeling, hoewel we grote plassen tegen kwamen waar we ons omheen konden werken. En een rivier waarvoor we onze schoenen moesten uitdoen want de oversteek zonder natte voeten was geen optie. Vandaag is het feest in Andalucia om te vieren dat ze 50? Jaar geleden autonoom waren geworden in Spanje. We verwachtten een dorp vol met festiviteiten. De waarheid was anders, 7 km voor het dorp zagen we allemaal families in een park barbecueën en spelletjes doen. In het dorp zelf was niets te doen, sterker nog, alles was dicht want iedereen was op de party…Read more