Day #6. Arrival in Lorca

We arrived in Cirauque, a quintessential medieval mountain top village at about 1:00 after, of course, a long uphill walk.  All we could think about was ice cream.  So we found another teeny, tiny mercado that had packages of ice cream things.  We also found our Philadelphia friend who had injured her ankle and had also walked from Uterga.  Even though it was 1:00 and very hot (later found out it was in the 90s), we decided to press on another 5.3 km to Lorca, our original plan.

As we walked along up and down with little or no shade, we came up with a new rule:  we start earlier, like at 6:00 am, and we stop at whatever village we find ourselves at at 1:00 when the real heat of the day is setting in.  That said, we did congratulate ourselves for walking 12 miles in about 8.5 hours.  BUT we arrived here completely spent and drenched in sweat - not perspiration, sweat!  

THAT said, after a great shower, a little stretching, a foot massage (self administered), and a great big beer, I feel pretty damn good.  We got here in Lorca at about 3:00 and found beds at La Bodega Del Camino - a really nice newish place, where we have 2 lower bunks in a room with 5 bunks, so far all women, and a bathroom.