Grande de Salima, & yesterday's photographs part 1

Today I am a bit more organised with photographs, and in a middle sized town with a little bar serving various fizzy beverages, also wifi. 

Hence I can do a decent update and show some of the spectacular scenery from yesterday's high altitude ( 1120m the highest point) walking, then today's walk above the mist, through and below the mist, to an abandoned town by a spectacular dam. The town was flooded for the dam, only a few houses and some old factory buildings are left, but it's a haunting atmosphere, quite at odds with the by then brilliant sunshine. 

Dawn just about to break, as we left yesterday morning. At 26km, it was going to be a long day, and with rain forecast for the afternoon, an early start was warranted. 

The easy route (La Pola) or the difficult route ( Hospitales) .... Which one did we chose ? The difficult one of course, why take the easy path ?

A typical path, the two ladies in the photograph are Jay and Daphne, with whom I am walking some days, and meeting most evenings. 

Typical scenery, and wind turbines everywhere. Spain doesn't seem to have an issue with any perceived visual pollution, but then again these are relatively remote locations.

The remains of a 15 th century hospitale, a pilgrim's hostel, hence the name of this route. 

Part 2 to follow ... don't want to overload the cafe wifi ;-)