A lovely walk on a cool bright day with a bit of wind. Not a flat walk no matter what the books say.

First a review of last evening. At dinner (restaurant) two fellow travelers joined our table. One Catalan and a young man from Venezuela. She was a pisser, just happy with everything, did many caminos, always smiling and laughing, a pleasure to be with. He of the 1 percent in his country. His father, a lawyer, connected to a corrupt government, his explanation of how he could afford this trip given the inflation and currency controls of his country. He now works as a consultant at EY; hard to believe he could add value to a multinational. Decent English and good to chat with.

Neither had any opinion of Biden. May drop this question as Biden is not well known in the thought of sense. Generally get “it is complicated.” Did not ask the Irish biker going North to South. He too was good to chat with.

“Chica” discussion. It is clear that “chica” in both Spain and Venezuela is a normal term which can be applied to women of all ages. This topic was well discussed. My impression is that this is not so in California (I don’t know about Mexico). QB says we need to discuss this with women of different generations in California as their view may be very different than males and from views elsewhere.

No idea what this agricultural planting is. A type of (maybe bolted) cabbage??

A cultural item at least in this region. At the bars and restaurants everyone, and we mean everyone, is shouting all the time. Never speaking in a normal or constrained voice. Generally uncomfortable to be sitting at an adjacent table. Will have to ask one of the fellow travelers at an appropriate time. Very strange and very annoying.

All four gates still preserved. The Alcazar was a disappointment. Closed ruins.

Typical medieval hill town. Always a treat for walkers at the end of along schlep.

Tonight we are in a little pension with shared bathroom. Very basic. As tomorrow is Sunday I went shopping for food to prepare and eat in the shared kitchen. The nearest restaurant is not near.