Day 32 Sunday 28/5/2017 We had a very relaxed start to the day with a late breakfast in the Parador, and coffee in the courtyard. Our checkout time was 12 so we used our time to the full.
Coffee in the courtyard after breakfast
The cool wide corridors
The imposing rocks above
Kay at our window
We were finally on the road again around 12.30pm with not a huge distance to drive to Madrid. We chose to go north into hill country, a mixture of farm land, olive trees and scrub. You could see that water would be an issue and that worry was borne out when we came to a dammed lake, with very little water in it.
After our exploration of the dam we headed onwards to Madrid, finally putting the top up as we had a little bit of rain. The last few miles were on motorway as we headed into the city. We checked in to our hotel around 3.30, and after a lazy couple of hours headed into the centre of Madrid by metro. The city was really really busy - there was a huge music festival in town, but also large numbers of tourists. However we duly to managed to bar and tapas hop, having fun trying out only a few of the many bars. More tomorrow!
Entrepeñas Reservoir has a lot less water in it that it has had in the past.
A small hydro electric plant on the far side of the dam
The river running from the dam still has water in it
Cuenca to Madrid 109 miles. Total trip distance 3416 miles
