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🇪🇸 Ruta de la LANA (Valencia/Alicante - Burgos)
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[QUOTE="Bachibouzouk, post: 1075490, member: 53864"] Villasconejos del Trabaque to Salmeron Fortified by Pepe's spirit (spirits?) I made good progress. This is a lovely stretch with only the 5kms between Albendea and Valdeolivas on tarmac. Even that was OK with very few cars. I had a couple of beer stops first, a lengthy one, in Albendea, where the panaderia triples up as a bar and very basic tienda and a second, much shorter, one in the beautiful square in Valdeolivas. Two nice spots to break up the day's walk. It's a fair old hike to Albendea (17kms?) with no fuentes. A little before you reach Albendea there's a ford to cross. Pepe had warned me not to attempt it barefoot - 'peligroso', he said because of the algae. It did look quite daunting when I got there after the rain storm of a couple of days ago. The stream (Rio Guadiela) seemed to be flowing pretty fast and quite deep. I made it across without mishap and in actual fact the crossing appeared much more challenging that it actually was. For those not wanting to use the ford: instead of turning left down to the stream, carry straight on to the road and catch up with Camino on the other side of the stream. You won't lose any time, in fact you'll probably be quicker going that way - but it won't be nearly as exciting. You won't need to go down to and back up from the river, double wrap your passport and other valuables in plastic bags, hesitate and plan, search for a sturdy stick if you don't walk with poles, take off boots, do a 'wet run' without your rucksack, dry your feet on the other side, etc..... Albendea has a fuente for those that don't want to stop there. Valdeolivas has two bars, one with a small array of goods for sale, and a tienda but the Hostal Infantado looked well and truly mothballed. Several fuentes. From there to Salmeron it's only a further 6 kms and Salmeron is a good place to overnight. The albergue (5.00 euros and key from Bar Cazador) is in an old building part of which was confiscated and used by the Inquisition. I kept expecting the Monty Python crew to jump out at me. It's a good albergue with good shower and hot water. Microwave only, so you'll probably have to eat in the rather lugubrious Bar Cazador, the only option in town (La Mazmora was open but it looked like it was only serving beers on its terrace). There's nothing wrong with the food at the Cazador as long as you don't mind stuffed animals and boars heads staring down at you from the walls as you eat in semi-darkness. It's the sort of place that doesn't like to turn on a light needlessly and where the tree or four grizzled patrons are silently glued to the TV watching hunting documentaries. No need to get into the pros and cons of shooting wild animals here but I'd never thought of it as a spectator sport. The Hogar del Pensionista had more vim and vigour with loud music belting out from inside. They're trying to keep life going there! Someone, I think Alan Sykes, had awarded the title of La Mancha's Surliest Barman to the guy behind the bar at the Cazador. I couldn't work out which one he was referring to. There was a father and son combination and a third family member all behind the bar at one time or another. All three deserved the title. Perhaps the Surliest Family In La Mancha? Alfìn del Asfalto [/QUOTE]
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