Very hot

Leaving at 6 am is sensible when you've got 28 kms and the temps are in the mid-high 90s. We had about 18 kms to the only town on the day's walk and made good time there. No sun for the first couple of hours, and that really makes a difference. Lee is a faster walker so once we are out of town, we both settle into our paces, which means she always gets longer rests than I do since she waits for me. :-) 

The first 18 were really nice, through pine forests and far from the highway. 

After our rest stop, in the welcoming town of Izco, 

the camino turned into a big wide ag track through harvested wheat fields.

It was ok so long as it was unpaved, but big sections were hard asphalt and I would just let out a huge scream of anguish when the pavement appeared. Very cathartic, and no one was anywhere near me to hear it. 

The last few kms elicited another scream from me, this one of joy, when I saw that the last two kms were not only on dirt but in the SHADE!!! It was fabulous. 

We're in the small, pretty prosperous town of Monreal. The albergue has 21 beds, which is a pretty optimistic number since I think we will be alone here. 

We've had what is clearly our worst meal of the camino, though we are not yet sure what they will charge us. 

Tomorrow's high is expected to hit 40 (that's 104 Fahrenheit) so we will leave no later than 6.