2015-05-07: Walking day Calzada de Béjar – Fuenteroble de Salvatierra (20 /482 km)

Breakfast at the albergue. On the road around seven thirty. Everything worked well.
Beautiful landscape where the road meandered between stone fences. A calf had got loose and was out running.
Confusion at a road cross. Why did the arrows point left when they ought to have pointed straight ahead? John and I continued straight ahead as we thought was right. After a while we discovered why you should not walk this way. The road turned into swimming pools at several places. It filled everything between the stone fences, so it was not possible to get around them. My boots could handle the water but John had to ford with his sandals and socks.
We had some coffee in “Valdecasa” and did then continue straight ahead to “Fuenteroble de Salvatierrra”. The big and rather special abergue complex was situated at the far end of the village. A number of buildings that the church owns (or holds). Among others a small Norwegian hut and furthermore a Norwegian St Olav road sign in stone outside the entrance of the albergue. I had seen a number of those crosses on an earlier walk to Trondheim/Nidaros in Norway). Several hospitaleros hospitaleras were volunteers.
Very bad 3G coverage so I couldn’t do the wok I needed to do. It had to wait until later.
Was out walking through the village. Found close to the church a center for “Vía de la Plata” with lectures, photo exhibitions and a lot more.
A common dinner with all in the big room of the albergue. Furthermore, we all contributed to the dinner one way or the other with food or work. A Spanish guy sang “Our Father” in a fantastic way. What a voice and what a melody. Unfort
 unately I have not been able to find that on the Internet.