24th June. El burgo renero to mansilla de las mulas

As many of our fellow travellers have noted these last few sections have been hard, perhaps not necessarily physical ( but they are not easy!). The endless paths into the distance with expected town that stay hidden until the very last, sapping the energy associated with the expectation of seeing them appear. We call these pop-up towns, just like the pop-up inserts in cards. 

At our first stop reliegos, was only 12 km out. Liz set a cracking pace so that she could get the morning over and done with. Clearly not in the mood on the Meseta. Had a couple of coffees there at hippest place in town : bar torro. Complete with an eccentric elvis loving proprietor, walls covered in graffiti. Check it out in the movie!

Luckily  we attempt to finish walking before midday, when the temperatures are acceptable. This afternoon when our travel partner Zara appeared the temperature was 37c outside. Luckily not humid!

We are now in Mansilla de las Mulas at the municipal e albergue. An ancient walled town, unfortunately much of the walls have gone. Trout are visible in the stream nearby!