The night proved to be terrible. My stomach had got something in it that it didn't like. And told me so expressively and very clearly. Luckily I was alone in the room. Got some sleep towards the end of the night.
A very tired person met the morning. A breakfast with two toasts and a coffee con leche, That was it. I did not look forward to the day. But got on the road again. Met a bunch of Spaniards that I had seen the night before. We found a quicker way out of town than the original one. After having passed the building site of the new highway things got more quiet. But I felt that this needed to be a slow day for me a day with may resting stops. After a while I was overtaken by the German/Mexican couple that probably had walked the old route.
The landscape had become more varying. Parts of the meseta was mixed with hill with some forest. I had intended to stop for some lunch at a pueblo. So I asked an old man with a cane for the bar. And he promised to show me. In fact they had a bar with help-yourself-service for those living in the village. My man had a key and helped me to two Cokes for my stomach, and a beer for my thirst. I was very grateful for the help but I had to walk on without having eaten anything.
Up the hills again. I got tired. Then I saw a simple shelter and decided to take a res. The only place to lie down was the table with my backpack as a pillow. I almost got to sleep. Then the German-Mexican couple passed and said hello. But I rested a bit longer.
Towards the end of the trail I saw some interesting wine cellars (bodegas) that were dug into hills. But soon I got into Santa Marta de Tera. I sat down in a park to rest and the continued to the private albergue "Casa Anita" next to the bridge across the river Tera. It is a good albergue and I have been well taken care of. We are only two guests. The other one is a woman who has been sleeping all the time and did not even come forward for dinner. So I was the only dinner guest. My stomach was still sensitive but I could eat fish and drink water. Not bad. I will need this for the long mach tomorrow.
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