Wednesday, 9/20: Today we traveled the longest stage thus far, 67 km and faced headwinds of 10-12 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Beautiful plateaus with fields of grain and generally low hills. Except the steep descent they call “Matamulos” just before we reached Hornillos del Camino.
As we approached the village of Castrojeriz we are greeted by an arch over the roadway.
Then the entrance to Castrojeriz with an abandoned castle at the top of the hill.
Finally, the entrance to Fromista as we cross the Pisuerga River. And a view of one of the connections to the famous Canal de Castilla.
It was an 8 hour day, with us cycling a little over 5 hours with an elevation gain of 1,437 ft. With the wind, we would have never made it before nightfall had we not had the electric assist bikes. Grateful for humility to to know our limits… and for technology.