Temperature soared and all we could do was to spend the afternoon in the swimming pool. It was still so hot that we left in search of a camp spot much too late.. We cycled over the bridge:dogs, we cycled back near the shore of the lake:gypsies, we cycled back through the village to the other side:horses and more gypsies. By 9, it was too dark to pitch the tent so we cycled to the restaurant we had lunch at (young owners couldn't speak English nor French but were ever so friendly) and asked for a place for the night. A man on a moped came shortly and showed us the way to his hotel, the Casa Esquivel where we spent a wonderful restful night in a bed, had a long shower and were served breakfast! Bliss!

Back to reality and the heat and on our way to Monsaraz