A short day today allowed for a bit more time in Salamanca this morning. We found churros for breakfast, then did some more housekeeping before checking out of the hotel.
We spent 2 nights in Salamanca, partly because we needed a rest day but mostly because we wanted to do some sightseeing. It merits a much longer visit. When I came to Spain to study in 1978, I had to choose between Pamplona, Salamanca or Sevilla. The weather in Pamplona was too similar to Portland, so it was out of the running. It came down to a coin toss between Sevilla and Salamanca, but the weather gave Sevilla the edge. I've wanted to see Salamanca ever since.
Nearly half of today's walk was in city congestion and on busy highways. The other half couldn't have been more different. Dirt farm roads between fields of wheat.
The albergue is quite nice, and we are sharing it with just 2 others. Ansgal and Christoff from Germany. They arrived on bicycles late in the afternoon. I borrowed Ansgal's bike to make a run to the store. It felt like I was moving at lightspeed.
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