I started that day off at around 720m. Before it ended I’d go to 800, back to 720, up to 1050, 850 and 1100 again, all over more than 70km. It was a tough day. Being on the hills again had the advantage of having more good shots than usual. This is the first hill of the day.
I’d run out of water and couldn’t find a fountain, so I bought some at a gas station. Then this happened.
The water bottle was 6.25 l instead of 5, so I ended up having to carry it around while I hadn’t drunk enough.
The landscape here was farm country. Not much more, not much less.
It was then time to head upriver and then when there were no more turns in the river valley, have a nasty climb to a plateau.
Since there was more than 40 mm of rain coming the next day, I’d arranged to stay a couple of nights on a hostel in Sigüenza. The town was a nice surprise.
Sigüenza was a bishopric founded in the 12th century. As such, it features quite a large gothic cathedral, built over a roman one. It’s huge for the town’s size. It also got a castle, which has been converted to a hotel and is therefore not very interesting. Besides that, there’s an university from the 15th century, which no longer operates. A large chunk of the walls still exist, with many doorways around town. Without further ado, here are the pictures.
I then left Sigüenza into a 40 km/h headwind. Needless to say, I didn’t get far. The wind was just on the edge of what my tent can handle. Luckily, I found shelter.
There was no wind at all inside, and those boulders were way lighter than they looked, so with some work, I could get a tent in there. However, as night fell and I started to use a light, I realized the lack of wind was actually a problem: moving the boulders created a lot of really thin dust, so I settled for the upstairs and had a peaceful night.
Still got a ways to go today, so I’m signing off. Have a nice day.
The Lazy Cyclist 