| Date | Jun 16 |
| Today's Distance: | 10 miles / 15 km |
| Route and Stats | Route Video |
| Total This Camino: | 80 miles. |
| Total All Caminos: | 1480 miles |
| Lodging: | Munip Albergue @ 5€ |
| Total Lodging: | $202 |
| Buses / Trains: | |
| Total Buses / Trains: | $ 18 |
| Food: | $ 5 |
| Total Food: | $ 135 |
Meaningful Moment
Ursula, the manager of the municipal hostel, offers to make Spanish tortillas for Deb and I because the only bar in town is closed for renovation, and therefore we have no place to eat. ... Ursula brought us Spanish tortillas, ensalada de patata and watermelon. She is a true Camino angel.
Random Thought of the Day
Because we prepared ahead and were carrying extra food stuff, we avoided a potential disaster of not being able to eat dinner or breakfast. This was a concern before Ursula stepped up to help us.
The transition from Segovia, urban center, to the Spanish Meseta was almost instantaneous. Very quickly it went from housing and business to farm fields as far as the eye could see.
On the Road / Notable memories
When we got to Los huertos, the albergue was closed and City Hall was closed. The situation was looking grim for lodging, because some small towns have permanently closed their municipal albergues.
A local citizen told me where the lady lived who ran the albergue but she did not answer her door, so it seemed like time to start making emergency arrangements. But as I left City Hall after one more attempt to see if someone was in the office, Ursula who runs the albergue flagged me down and got our accommodations for the night settled.
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Lying on a bench in a public park in Los huertos, under a cloudy sky and in a refreshing light breeze. The green of the leaves above me and the singing of the birds in the trees makes for such a pleasant ambience. And with my water soaked buff over my eyes, I can actually catch some sleep. Makes the current 95° f temperature bearable.
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Turns out that there are no stores in town and the only bar is closed for renovation. Deb and I had cold cuts, cheese, yogurts, fruit and power bars in the lunch box but that would have had to last for lunch today and supper tonight and breakfast tomorrow and lunch tomorrow. That would have been seriously stretching it. But Ursula was a Camino angel, and she offered to make Deb and I Spanish tortillas for supper so that will go a long way towards and otherwise very serious calorie deficit.
 | Leaving Segovia |
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 | Alcazar, a castle for the king |
 | Entering the Meseta, the expansive Spanish plains. |
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 | Valseca, our mid-point of the day |
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 | Downtown Valseca |
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 | I don't know why this cross was there. |
  | Spent two hours on a bench, sleeping in this pretty park in Los Huertos. |
 | Arroyo in Los Huertos |
 | Los Huertos |
 | Supper from our Camino angel, Ursula |
