We had been debating whether to try to go into Madrid. We even looked at hotels as camping wasn’t a good option. But ultimately we decided to pass. Instead we headed out into the country to a wine region.
Today we are in the Ribera del Duero wine region of Spain. The Duero River is the same river that runs thru Porto Portugal where it is known as the Duro. Where we are today we are close to the source of the river, and in Porto we were at the mouth. It is a pretty dry around here and reminds us of the Yakima Valley in Washington. You have wheat fields and vineyards mixed together. The one thing that Ribera del Duero has that Yakima does not is castles. There is a beautiful one a mile or so from our camp site.
We were almost caught out as I did not think we would have any trouble finding space but when we arrived the young woman at check in told us they were going to be full and it was a good thing we were early. It also helped that she had lived in El Paso Texas for a couple of years when her dad was on exchange with the US Army. The campground is indeed full and the occupants are about 70% Dutch.
We ended up just relaxing for the afternoon and doing laundry. Tomorrow we are looking forward to trying some interesting wines.