Tuesday 10 October same cold mornings and getting warmer afternoons.

Need to discuss the weather.  We have not seen a cloud for at least 7 days.  Fields are brown like a California summer.  No farm animals.  A severe drought!

The news last evening had a segment on its severity.  Not too bad in Rioja but terrible in Castille y Leon.  Reservoirs at 12%-20%.  Farmers in real distress.  We can easily understand their pain.

Much better trip and experience than seven years ago where a flat on the big hill into Hornillos ended a poor day.

Today we entered the Meseta.  Flatter, hotter, less shade, endless sky.

Again stayed at the same fine place a few kms outside of Hornillos.

Garmin and Android close at 22.5 km. 

Good walk except for the heat. QB’s back sufficiently improved to permit the walk today.

Above, leaving Burgos.  The trees have lovely Burl’s.

QB’s asthma inhaler running low.  Decided to stop in a pharmacy in a small town, very small, no post office, no bus service, but had a bar.

Showed the pharmacist the Albuterol and she could not find it on her inventory.  She called another shop and they identified virtually the same inhaler, 100 mg versus 90 mg.  Sold it to us for 2.69 Euro.   About ten times more in the USA.   

Asked her about a Rx. Well, for peregrinos we bend the requirement as hard to get an Rx.  Spain, again, being accommodating.

The Meseta. QB says why photo, not much here.  Just my point.  Not much here, hot and dry.

Turning a bend the donkey cart appeared again.  Only got one picture, you can see the ears in the pic.   Inside the cart was either his father or friend.  Did not get to ask.

Once we reached Hornillos we stopped for a beer.  Also got something different: a Frankfurter with cheese”.  Was ok as we were hungry.