Shorter hike today, but very hot. I've become my own beast of burden. I've been told that a taxi can take my bag to each destination for 6 euro per day. Somehow it seems to defeat the purpose of this trek, but I might be tempted later on. Some people actually ride burros I've read, but no sign of that yet.
Today I walked with a man from Madrid, a woman from Iceland, a woman from Germany, a policeman from Rome, and a Romanian women who lives in Sweden but works mainly in London. Everyone has a different story.
The past 2 days' hikes covered a similar landscape; vineyards, wildflowers, and numerous climbs and declines. Although hot, it's really pretty. It's not that difficult to imagine how boring the landscape would be without the colors that are present now.
I've learned that arriving at a hostel early provides hot water, a chance to do laundry in a timely manner, and toilet paper in the bathroom. Today's hostel is very nice on the outside, but I'm not so sure when the bedding was last washed. Hope that anti bedbug spray really works.