setting out to beat the sun 

the sun wins! It is 80 degrees by noon. I see storks nests 

irrigation canals 

 And a bridge dating from 1400’s defended by dueling Knights  

 to think that the Knights of medieval times jousted on this bridge is amazing.  

 Selfie on the bridge 

 my wonderful Albergue “Villares de Orbigo”. It was a hard day of flat farmland, but I can now rest 

 view from bed— 

 and a nice little lunch: