Out on Vía de la Plata again it was not far to the famous roman city of “Cáparra” with its famous triumphal arch that the camino passes straight through. Today the city is only ruins and excavations, but once it was an important city that was required for the roman road to function in this sparsely populated area. So the romans founded if for strategic and communication reasons.
That would be needed even today that someone thought in the same way for the modern pilgrims that is walking the same road. May I suggest an albergue next to “Cáparra”! When passing “Capárra” today it was totally deserted and the excavations non-existent. Why? If one is allowed to guess it is for economic reasons. Spain is passing through difficult times.
The camino goes on through beautiful surroundings. Eventually it crosses the motorway. There was a deep ford that should be avoi
The last portion of the camino towards “Aldenueva” goes a bit back and forth through the countryside. Having arrived to the albergue the hospitalera arrived after a while. Was I the first one? Yes! But after a while several known faces arrived. I worked on my own for a couple of hours. The I went out and had dinner with John and the biking girl from South Africa. Have I told you about her? She had started biking the camino together with her father in his eighties. But he had had to give up and gone to a son in Hungary, while she continued on her mountain bike. They had agreed to meet in “Santiago” when she got there.
Several of the others showed up at the same restaurant. Then back to the albergue via the ATM. Time to say good night. The room was full and the washed cloths are drying. What is missing?
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