If throughout this journey I have mentioned wind, please disregard the comment or the notion. We have not had any wind until today!!!! And the wind was wicked - 30 kilometers per hour and mostly a headwind with a bit of northeast crosswind. It was a day that we call "survival of the fittest" and we all made it eventually. There was very little venturing around to see the villages we cycled past. There was very little picture taking along the way. There was very little time spent stopping to smell the roses (actually none).
As we were turning right I noticed this hill in the distance with something on top, but sadly we weren't going to explore today. Notice the blue sky.
We stopped briefly because I had to check out this field. My app confirmed that it was peas - seemed odd to us since peas would already be harvested in the Pacific Northwest. You can also see the castle of Peñafiel in the background.
Roxan had been riding our wheel this morning, so we stopped in Torresandino for a few minutes to give our backsides a break. The plane trees have been grafted in some beautiful ways.
The group discussed today's ride at our Happy Hour and we all agreed, it was a beautiful ride, but we didn't really see much of it. We all had our head down fighting the wind trying to move forward. I guess if you are out riding for a month, we can't be guaranteed good weather every day.
We did venture out of the parador this afternoon to see the tiny village of Lerma. Actually, the parador seems to be the largest building and it was the Palace of the Duke & Duchess
Our parador was the Ducal Palace which was built on top of a medieval castle. History indicates that a Spanish queen gave birth to a prince here, and Napoleon Bonaparte once spent the night here. So much history.
The weather report given at Happy Hour didn't make any of us too happy. Tomorrow's winds are supposed to be stronger and all from the north and northeast. We're heading east and then north. Sigh!
