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Dark, moldy, and wet.

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  We are heading out into the countryside - and we will be here for many many weeks - so strap yourself in for a fair bit of diversions. Crossing the E90 we follow the road and make a stop at Cereales Ferrer , a generally well regarded animal feed shop that has been doing its thing since 1940.  http://www.cerealesferrer.es/   Generally it is five stars and no words. Sometimes a few happy notes and some deeply upset ones. |Jose felt 75 euros for straw is robbery, and Beatriz noted ‘ The packages were dark, moldy, and wet ’ - which I’ve put in for the blog title. We are wandering onto Iriepal.  It is a standard little place of 950 souls. The village is crossed by the Arroyo de la Cerrada and has done sensible things in its history, like having a hospital for the poor, a mill and an oven [in 1527.]   Yes, the GSH Dictionary went there in the mid 19th century. IRIEPALon a plain, surrounded by hills, it is mainly exposed to the north, northeast, and west winds. Its c...
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Dirty and Very Old. Everything was perfect.

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  We are in Guadalajara. It is a name that quickens the pulse of those interested in the Spanish Civil War and so we will go there first. Unlike Germany, which committed specialists and equipment, the Italian Army itself took part in the War. On 8th March 1937 four divisions of the ‘Corpo Truppe Volontarie. Attacked Republican positions around the town. It was meant to be a diversion to support the Fasc attack at Jarama.  After four days of cautious advance in rainy weather Republican aircraft shot up the Italian columns . The deployment of Soviet made armour and Italian anti-fascist troops saw the Fascists defeated, with heavy losses of men and material. Guadalajara was founded in the 9th century, when a castle was built there. It was annexed by Alfonso VI in 1085 and in 1133 it got its first charter. The Mendozas dominated the town from the late Middle Ages and who hung around till 1657.   The town grew from about 5000 in 1842 to 19000 in 1950.  Cars and population...
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A taste of really generous portions.

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  We are heading towards the E-90 and one of those major transport links which means lots and lots of blocked buildings, be they shop, factory or warehouse. We start following the N-320, which follows the Arroyo de Valbuero. The Santuario Jessaeth is marked on our route, but has no reviews or dedicated photos. Fornor appears to be a seller of those sort of things that are not essential, but enhance life in some way - a bit like growing olives in Caesar III.  They also sell toilet tissue. https://www.fornor.com/   Truck drivers have views.  Mamadou’s was this ‘ Fast download and on time’. Oner, less so ‘I arrived at 8 a.m. There are 11 loading/unloading gates, all free, but I've been waiting for four hours and they're asking me to wait longer. Loading takes a long time, the entrance is unclear, there are no restrooms, it's unclear where the office is, and no one comes to you to tell you what to do or where to go. ‘ We need to nip of the road to visit La cocina de Vict...
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