Today started with us continuing to chase Don Quixote in La Mancha. We headed to the town of Consuegra to check out their windmills to try to settle the fight between Consuegra and Campo de Criptana over who can claim to be the setting for the battle with the giants in Don Quixote.
There are a couple of more windmills at Consuegra and in between the windmills here is an old fort that goes back to the Roman era. This town was a frontier post during the wars between the Moors and the Christians over control of Spain, and never fell to the Moors because of the castle which was defended by the order of St. John. The view from the fort is impressive and it is easy to see why there has been a castle/fort here for a couple of thousand of years as the hill it is sited on controls the terrain for many miles in all directions.
Consuegra has the nicer of the windmills, but for me the town of Campo de Criptana feels a little more like the kind of town Don Quixote would end up in. So like many before us we punted on the idea that there was a right answer and just enjoyed the walk among the windmills.
Our final direction for the day was Toledo. It is a beautiful city in Spain and one of the tourism hot spots. Our initial plan was to get settled in the campground and then go for a quick exploration of the town before spending tomorrow there. Once we arrived to the campground it was pretty hot, and we both were feeling a little lazy so Toledo will have to wait for tomorrow.
