After yesterday's 180 miler most in 40 degree plus heat, we had a well earned lie in, and cooked an Omelette with bacon for breakfast. Afterwards we broke camp and loaded up the bikes and headed for a bit of site seeing in Salamanca.
The TomToms took us through paved streets I don't think we were supposed to ride down, past an outside cafe Lindsay's wide panniers almost knocking chairs over ha ha.
Eventually we made it to the centre, Plaza Mayor ...
I had Tarta Manzana ( the tart theme again !) and Lindsay settled for a Burger King milk shake.
On the way out of town we were subjected to the worst drivers I think we have come across so far, no lane discipline cutting each other up including us, we really needed our life-saver riding manoeuvres at all times, even getting cut up by old blokes on scooters in T shirts and slippers!
Soon enough we were on the CL-605 heading for Segovia. A straight road cutting through fields of sunflowers, very dry and later wheat fields as far as the horizon. We even saw a dust storm, swirling up like a mini twister, cutting quite close to the road.
Eventually we saw this walled town that looked Roman called Madrigal de las Altas Torres.
We were offered Pigs ears or Pigs tongue
In a cafe with old men playing cards. Lindsay settled for the Choritzo sausage instead! I wondered what part of the Pig that was, and when suggested this to him, he nearly choked !
Old Moat.
Eventually we could see the Sierra de Guadarrama in the distance, the mountains north of Madrid near Segovia.
Found the campsite around 5pm, great little site on the outskirts, with bus links into town. The plan is to stay 3 nights here and ride in to the mountains on one day, and see Segovia on another day. Decide tomorrow!
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