I had mentioned that I would try to include some pictures of the Real Monasterio San Zoilo where we stayed last night. Attached are some photos Linda took. The first photo is looking out on the cloisters from the hallway outside our room, looking at the church. The second photo is looking down the hallway that our room was in. The third picture is of the inside of the church. The final picture is of the ceiling in the cloisters, and all of the inlaid carving that has been preserved there. It appears the church sold half of the building to this company that then renovated it into a hotel + restaurant (actually, there are 3 different restaurants here), and perhaps in the process also helped renovate parts of the church. But the church is still used for services, and there is also a museum that is attached to the church. So the two groups have figured out a way to work together and help each other out.
By the way, we walked 29 km today (roughly 18 miles). This has been our longest hike yet, and it went pretty well. It took us about 7 hours to complete, including all stops. Of course, it helps when there's a nice breeze, which we had this afternoon, and some shade along the way. Also, it feels like it's not getting as hot as it was previously. Early in the trip, tempuratures were getting into the upper 80's in the late afternoon. Now it feels more like the lower 80's. Hopefully that will continue or get even better as we get later into September. A Spanish woman that we have met on the hike has said that it's been unseasonably hot here, so hopefully it's returning to more normal temperatures now.
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