Finally, in the hot dry sun

Our walk was only 12km to Colmenar Viejo but took us about four hours. We were both dragging during the last hour as it was about 23c and we were expecting lower temperatures. Our water lasted, and we found the Hostal el Chiscon. 

BTW, I didn’t bother to bring a hat but managed to cover my head by tucking my handkerchief (used for 101 other things) into my visor. 

Our room was lovely, had a large bathroom with a tub and lots of towels and a special pilgrim price of 48€ for both, breakfast included. 

This morning we left when it was light, around 8:30am. Streetlights were still on but we could see clearly. A wonderful day of walking. Beautiful scenery....

Leaving town....8:40am

Most of our route was this with a lot of up and down over granite rocks and boulders. On the flats were cattle ranches. Very cowboy country here. 

A very kind farmer painted his fence with an arrow. 

Behind us, we could still see some of the very tall buildings in Madrid, some 45km away. 

And then it got hot!!!