I got up early and made my last breakfast as an hospitalero then ate breakfast as if I were a peregrino. Neil and I left the albergue at 6:45 and headed off towards Salas. The first ~6km was pretty steeply uphill and we both were feeling the effects of not being very active the last half of June. After the ascent and a bit of rolling hills we descended towards Cornellano, passing two other small albergues along the way. We were on narrow asphalt tracks for much of that part then left for a sometimes muddy path along a small stream. In Cornellano we stopped for coffee and a tapas. As we left town we passed an abandoned, except for an albergue in one wing, monastery that dates back to 1047. There were a few unexpected small hills along the way and the sun was out, making it a bit hot when not in the shade. We were both pretty sore and tired when we arrived in Salas and took the first Albergue (“Albergue Touristico” Valle del Nonaya) we found. After a cold beer in the albergue and a shower we had lunch at Bar El Arco. Nothing special but just what we wanted and included a nice bottle of Monastriel wine from the Jumilla region.
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