Today started out early again, and we left Galisteo while it was still dark. It was hard to find our way out of the town, because the path was very poorly marked. We made it as far as the main square, when we could not find any more arrows. Luckily a Spanish pilgrim knew the way, and we followed him out. The first stop was a small town called Carcaboso. This was an 11 km road walk. Then it all seemed to fall apart. Everyone was going in and out of the store on the edge of town, and we thought we would get some trail food. I went in the store to have a look around, and purchased an apple and a yogurt. When I exited the store, everyone was gone! Unbeknownst to me, they had gone up a few streets to a cafe bar. I walked up one street then came back to the store. Then up another and back. I thought I would wait awhile to see if anyone came back, and ate the apple and yogurt that I had bought. After about 1/2 hour of not seeing anyone, I decided that they must have gone on the trail. I went back to where we exited the trail, and seen a sign for "Plasencia", and had it in my mind that this was the next town. I road walked all the way to this town. There was massive road construction going on with numerous road circles. Once I made it thru the construction mess, I went to the information office to find out where the alberque was. It turned out I WAS IN THE WRONG TOWN. Instead of "Plasencia", it was supposed to be "Oliva de Plasencia", which is now 22 km's away in the other direction. Since both were equal distance from the last town, I did't feel guilty taking a cab to the proper town. Anyway we all met up at the alberque here in Oliva de Plasencia . Anyway a comedy of errors today. Here are some pics. Terry
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