Almaden de la Plata 28 September

Highway walk

Cork oaks just harvested. The cork bark will grow back and can be harvested again in twelve years

Cork drying

Pine forest

The top of the hill. We walked sp from the path below

Looking the other way down at Almaden de la Plata 

Midday meal with Anya from Germany and Stuart from Scotland 
 

With eighteen miles to cover today, the first nine miles on asphalt were a bit discouraging especially since the road had a lot of ups and downs making for a lot more climbing than the elevation actually gained. The reward was the second half that took a path through the Parque Natural Sierra Norte. It went through cork oaks, then eucalyptus, and finally pine forests before a final steep ascent aptly named after Calvery from the Bible. I'm resting up in a nice 10 bed private albergue here in this small town.