Grimaldo to Galisteo

We had a great self serve breakfast at Posada de Grimaldo.Then we were off for Galisteo with hopes of going further. That was not to be because I ran out of gas in the afternoon. Could not go any further. The scenery was great.

We guessed that the vertical clearings on hills might be fire breaks.

We had to cross a stream on stones and lucked out when another couple came along and loaned Susie poles to help her balance on the rocks. 

Several businesses in Galisteo were closed.

The logistics of getting through this area are odd. We'll have to figure it out tomorrow.

May 12. Aldea del Cano to Caceres to Grimaldo

Our stay at the albergue was interesting. The facility was clean and modern. The interesting thing was the key system. It had only one key to the building and guests were told that. But an Italian fellow didn't get it. He locked everyone out for starters and then locked us inside for good measure. It was a deadbolt lock. Inconvenient to start and potentially lethal had there been a fire.

Our walk today was really pleasant, 7 C to start warming up to 17 later. We stopped at Valdesolor for coffee before noon and were in Caceres in good time.

Luck seemed to be our side as we found a pharmacy that was open where I got a pair of cheaters to replace my broken glasses. Then we went to the bus station to hop over a 33 km section. It was confusing to say the least. Eventually we learned that we had to wait until 8 PM. And getting place to stay took a lot of time and phone calls. But it seems that we will be okay.

Nice purple flowers today.

Another long-lasting Roman bridge.

May 10. Acuescar

Hiccup today. This morning at about 6 AM Susie was raring to get walking. By 7 she was in agony with sharp pain in the left side. Later she was nauseous and vomiting. The proprietor suggested going to doctor but walking down stairs to a car wasn't possible so he called an ambulance that responded with a doctor. His diagnosis was renal colic due to a kidney stone.

After some meds and a lot of rest she began to feel better. This evening we walked downtown for dinner. Interestingly, our waiter mentioned that Susie looked better; Jorge had to told him about a sick client. Then the waitress from the previous evening came out to say hello to Susie. Everyone was so friendly. Even the teenagers who were cooling their fleet in a public fountain invited me to join them.

The starter ensalada was excellent.

We will see what tomorrow brings. But caution tells me that it's time to get home. Our next destination may be the Madrid airport.