San Pedro de Rozados - Salamanca
23 km + 2 x 100 m elevation = 25km effort
5h + 1 break of 30 min
We've made it - Salamanca! Came into town at 1h30 pm after half an hour's walk round along a sort of green belt like a more or less well maintained park - suddenly there was the Roman bridge and the cathedral. And as we were making our way into the town centre and walking along the Rua Mayor which goes from the cathedral to the Plaza Mayor we came across many tourists im groups or individually and I had the impression that we were quite a sight to behold - with our big packs and walking sticks.
Ended up in a cheap hostal, clean, with individual rooms, but shared bathroom - right on the Rua Mayor half way between the Plaza Mayor and the cathedral. After sleeping in dorms in the albergues this is heaven! ---
This morning we hot up latish, because breakfast was not going to be served before 7h, and the etappe was not going to be particularly long (did not think about having to go up for long stretches of track) and there was not going to be any sun! Which indeed there was not!
So we had all day to do the etappe; but, falling into our usual walking rhythm, we could not help arriving quite early. Had one break half way in a village for which we had to make a slight detour - coffee and a delicious piece of a kind of pie - and back to the road or rather track.
We did not have any road today! Left just before a couple we had first come across yesterday - Spaniards from Barcelona; then we overtook Ulli and Willy, but stayed behind Rainer and Anne-Rose. Anyway it was track through pastures and finally vast fields of wheat.
I do not think I mentioned that all these days in this vast landscape of pasture there were lots of little lakes or ponds - artificially made to catch water for the animals. ----
After lunching on what we had left in our packs and siesting, out to go to the tourist office in the Plaza Mayor. The is a phantasticly beautiful enclosed square with arcades going all around it. Got our info about what to see in town, buses to Madrid etc., had a beer in one of the bars which are all around the square and finally went in search of the bus station from where I too will be leaving for home.
And now we have just come back in after a visit to the cathedral - overwhelming! - and a last meal together. And so to sleep......
overtaking Takaya Dépassement de Takaya |
overtaking Willy et de Willy |
long way up longue montée |
typical pond to feed the animals une mare commune pour abreuver les bêtes |
Salamancea... |
Willy's picnic Le pique nique de Willy |
last descent to Salamanca dernière descente vers Salamanque |
approaching the roman bridge En vue du pont romain |
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