The Longest day

Angie, Toni and I had a tough day. The walk from the small village of Calzada de Valdunciel to the next village, (El Cubo de la Tierra del vino, about 22km) should have been relatively straightforward. But the heat and dusty terrain made it seem more difficult. And the lack of any place to stop (shade) in between for rest and/or water didn't help. But along the way, we made a new friend (Stefan, from Germany, who has been walking for the last month, having started in Sevilla) and later after a rest in Cubo del vino, we decided to do a double. Ten hours and about 35km later, we walked into the night at Villanueva de Campean.

A friendly dog bids us farewell from Valdunciel

The waymarking is sparse and sometimes a little beat up...

Still, Toni is pretty happy.

Filiberto, from the town of El Cubo, is the owner of the pilgrim hostel in the town. We had a great discussion  about bullfights (his son had received a national award recently) and he took great joy in introducing me to his arabian stallion.

Toni, Angie, Stefan, and the long road ahead.

There was this one tree, we found shade and took a rest.

Walking toward Villanueva