This morning at 06:00 we had breakfast in the most bizarre place ever! A small convent parlour where families can talk to cloistered nuns! Certainly a first for us! Suitably refreshed we set out for the well known town of Villa de Don Fadrique, a citadel of the Ancient Order of St James, founded in 1343. On the way we stopped for another coffee and "tostadas con aceite" in the town of Puebla de Almoradiel, some 15 Kms away!
From this town until we reached Villa de Don Fadrique, we noticed a change in the topography of the region. Gone were the flat plains, giving way to low rolling hills, again with kilometre after kilometre of vineyards. At one point we stopped to chat with one of the labourers toiling in the vineyard, who turned out to be the owner!
What did not change much today was the weather, which continued to be blinding hot reaching 32 degrees by the time we reached the town! Tonight we sleep in a very nice Casa Rural, Rincon del Infante, complete with air conditioning. The lap of luxury for us! The owner is a member of the Amigos del Camino de Santiago de Alicante and has afforded us a very warm welcome. A nice lunch, wine and lemonade and a siesta afterwards completed our afternoon.
Tomorrow we have a very long day, in excess of 30kms. We are going to try and do it in two stages, leaving early in the morning and stopping for breakfast some 10 Kms down the path. Resting there for a while and then carrying on another 20 or so Kms to our destination of El Tembleque (TheTrembling!). We hope it does not live up to its name. Toledo is that little bit nearer!
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