Day 55, Tuesday 8/5:

Today we drove the last stretch to Salamanca, where we would stay with Philip and Patsy’s friend Olga, with whom we stayed on my previous trip to Europe. However, before we left the town, Patsy and I set out into the now drizzly conditions to explore Calatañazor in a bit more detail before we left and take some photos. 

We shared one umbrella between the two of us – the other two were stolen – and it did last for about 10 minutes before turning inside out in the rather clement breeze.

We avoided the autoroutes for the bulk of our journey, stopping in a pine forest for lunch. We were warmly greeted by Olga and soon set out for the city centre by foot to organise a replacement set of glasses for Patsy and to have a drink in the Plaza Mayor, Salamanca’s spectacular main square. After this we returned home and Olga prepared a sumptuous seafood dinner.