April 13, 2007
Today was the short day between 2 long stages - 28km yesterday and 38km tomorrow. The weather remains unsettled, with afternoon thundershowers.
It was quite warm right from the time we left Galisteo. Midway to Carcaboso in Aldeahuela del Jerte, we stopped for a rest and everyone in the main plaza was wearing straw hats. We asked where we could buy a couple and one of the girls ran to her house and got one for each of us. We tried to pay for them but she insisted we take them. They've been part of our attire since then.
We got into Carcaboso fairly early and took the opportunity to wash our accumulated laundry and hang it to dry before heading to lunch. Just as we were starting our dessert, the lights went out and we heard a peal of thunder. By the time we got to the door, it was pouring. Fortunately, the señora at the hostal had moved all of our stuff under cover. She warmed to us as soon as she found out Conchi was from Sevilla. Turns out she grew up in Sevilla as well, less than a kilometer from where Conchi lived. We got the royal treatment the rest of our stay.
Later that afternoon, we met a Spaniard leading his horse down the street in Carcaboso. He's from Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, and he and his horse started the pilgrimage in Tarifa, the southernmost tip of Spain. Later we saw him on the side of the road cutting grass for his horse. Sometimes its tough for us to find someplace to eat and sleep. I can't imagine what it would be like with a horse in tow.
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