BSVDLP Zafra to Villafranca de los Barros

Early start, even earlier than we planned. Being Sunday morning most cafés are closed so we tried to start from a café that we thought was open. Ha. Ha. Google info wrong. Google does not know Spain.

So we started walking at 7:30 in the morning without breakfast. QB not a happy QB. Very much missing morning coffee and tostada.

Early morning walk through olives and grapes fields. Road quality kept changing every field. Sometimes gravel, sometimes rocks, sometimes terra cotta color, sometimes dust. Vineyards and haciendas not marked with any brand. We were walking on Ruta de Vino but clearly not branded or suggesting entry for a tasting. Just a guess: cooperatives.

When the heat came up it was really bad. Fortunately we were only an hour away from the town where we are staying. QB could barely make it and I too was worn out.

Stopped at the first bar we saw for beer. Crappy place called Andy’s. Hotel turned out to be nearby and had a fine lunch including a glazed leg of mutton.

After a nap, a walk around town. Nothing, I mean nada, nothing was open other than cafes. Hot, sunny and closed up even well past siesta time. Other than Sevilla we have found only one church open, in Zafra. No hours posted, no masses posted.