There are several Caminos passing through this part of Spain; they weave back and forth, and are sometimes contiguous. Right across from the street from our hotel, in a small park, is an obelisk indicating the division point of the Camino del Sureste and the Camino de la Lana.
Walking out of town was straightforward, but as we left the city had to navigate a heavily trafficked circle at the intersection of two highways. Once past that, we were on a mix of mostly quiet paved and unpaved roads all the way to the outskirts of Caudete.
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| Couldn't resist this gate. Take a look at both names |
At one point we stopped to chat with a man harvesting olives. He had a large net spread under the tree, and worked through the branches with a small rake.
As we entered the city we passed an interesting church with a full trompe d'loeil facade.
We then proceeded along a very nice tree-lined boulevard, mostly free of cars, into the center of the city. We called Miguel, the hospitalero for the albergue, and arranged to meet there.
The albergue is in an old chapel, up a hill at the very top of the city and with a great view of the surrounding countryside over the rooftops of Caudete.
Miguel and his friend Pepe opened up and showed us around the albergue: how to turn on the small heater in the bedroom, where all the switches are located, how to reset the main breaker when the power goes out. After we dumped our packs he drove us down to a nearby and very popular restaurant to eat.
It was a cold night in the albergue. The bedroom's small heater (no heat in the rest of the building) could not keep up with the chilly night and drafty window. Every couple of hours the power went out, so each time we woke up in the night we had to walk downstairs and reset the breaker.
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