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[QUOTE="Bad Pilgrim, post: 1042253, member: 50859"] [B]Day 7: Utiel - Camporrobles, 26 kms[/B] Well that was interesting. Two things made this stage different from the others: 1) unclear waymarking and 2) talkative people in the villages. Guess which one I prefer... The way out of Utiel was no problem because I saw the arrows when I visited the museum yesterday. Unfortunately waymarking would not be so good for the rest of the day. And I think it can lead to some confusion on this stage. First of all, a couple of kms after Utiel there is a split in the Camino. I could see bright yellow arrows in the direction of Las Casas, and an easy-to-miss faded arrow pointing towards Caudete. Pilgrims who want to go to Caudete could easily miss this and end up in Las Casas instead, so be careful. Anyway, it seems that they want to steer pilgrims to Las Casas, with the guidebook and with the fresh arrows. Perhaps because there is no longer a place to stay in Caudete, as restaurante Las Viñas no longer has rooms. I still went to Caudete because it looked larger than Las Casas on the map, so it should be easier to find breakfast there. Caudete has several bars and restaurants down by the road, but only Las Viñas was open this Saturday morning. There were no arrows when I left Caudete which was odd. I had to check the guidebook several times. Waymarking would continue to be scarce, and I had to rely on GPS to get through the vineyards. Once the Camino joined the route coming from Las Casas, things improved. The terrain became more rugged as I approached Fuenterrobles, with cliffs and hills as a backdrop to the vineyards. I was never alone as there were many cyclists coming from every direction... They seemed to have put up their base camp in the bar in Fuenterrobles, where they were arriving and taking off non-stop as I relaxed with a café con leche. Two men at the bar asked if I was a pilgrim. A lengthy chat ensued! One of them had walked the Camino Francés four times. We chatted about the Camino, about the heat and about this and that. Then I headed out for my last stretch to Camporrobles. It was hot, but not unbearably. Only occasional arrows. I relied on cairns in the junctions were there was nothing else to follow. I ended up on the road, where a car slowed down and asked me if I wanted a ride into Camporrobles. He thought I was suffering in the heat. I gracefully declined: there were only a few kms left. In Camporrobles I had trouble finding the Casa rural El Roble. The owner had to send her son to "pick me up". Well he arrived on a bike so I walked beside him. He had walked four Caminos, of which he laid out the details as if I was someone who was totally clueless about the Camino de Santiago. I could have told him a little something about my experience, but chose to bite my tongue. The casa rural is equipped with everything I need. I haven't paid yet: could I have misinterpreted that this would only cost me 18 euros?? It seems to good to be true. And tomorrow only 13 kms to Mira and to another casa rural. There is an albergue de Peregrinos in Mira, but I have to get hold of the Ayuntamiento and they are closed today and tomorrow. I should have thought about this before! After Mira there is a whammy of 33 kms coming up *gasp* ! [/QUOTE]
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