3.5 Degrees this morning, heating on for an hour before we get up, but it's a clear, sunny day. We head into town alongside the river and find our way to the cathedral., referred to in tourist information as La Bella Desconocida or The Unknown Beauty. It is indeed a beautiful structure and in contrast with the bling and glitz in sisters at Burgos and Salamanca this one is more humble, more restrained. The columns and masonary are well crafted and decorated with ...

No fog today! That means we can see all the scenery we missed in the mist yesterday. This area back to Salamanca and beyond is almost flat and very green with young crops. Some fields are being readied for planting with newly turned, rich, red soil. Nearer to Validollid there are some hills and a few gorges away from the road, but the journey is an easy 160 mile cruise on smooth motorways, the only busy traffic being near big towns and intersections. We reac...