Alburgued

I stayed tonight in a self-service alburgue which is based solely on an honor system. There is no hospilaro (manager) present, you pay a donation of what you want, you clean up after yourself etc. the village has a population of 200 so everyone knows you are there. The grocery is run by a man who has all the groceries behind the counter. With me knowing so little Spanish I point and smile to indicate what I want. The village name is Calzadilla de Los Hermanillos. The next village where I will stay is over15 miles away on the same old roman road called Mansilla de las Mulas --the side bag of a mule--indicating what was really important when the Romans occupied Spain.