22 km Monesterio to Fuente de Cantos

Another great day ofwalking. We started out in shaded rock-walled lanes and by lunchtime we'd moved into treeless wheat fields. The alberge here is a semi-restored convent. The price is high relative to pilgrim standards but otherwise reasonable.

There were 10 of us at the inn. The aforementioned Vascos, French and Germans, and two new guys from Austria. We all sat together at one table for dinner. A polyglot crowd, but the conversation never veered into english.

Someone poured a ton of money into restoring this convent, but I don't think it is meeting their income expectations. We 10 pilgrims were the only guests, and we got a discounted rate of 15 euros each. Dinner was 9 each, which was more than we've paid before. There was only one person to attend to us. The grounds had gone to seed. Pity, because it was an impressive setting.