May 27

          We woke up early once again, but it was difficult to get ready since the others in our hostel room were still sleeping, so we had no light to work with. There was already breakfast sitting out downstairs when we left our room with our packed backpacks, so we ate in the Albergue's kitchen. There was cereal, cake, meat, bread, and a few other things set out on the table. It was a much better breakfast than we had gotten in most Albergue's so far. Most just served coffee and bread.
          The morning was pretty cool, but it was a nice break from the heat I knew would overpower me by the end of the day. It was a long day, though there is little that needs to be said about the hike itself. We stopped at a stand in the morning to buy bananas and a cafe later to buy sandwiches for lunch. The last few km of the day had no shade at all to cover the trail and now there is a sunburn on top of my heat rash. I am still hoping to find a pharmacy somewhere to get something for it. So far every time I have tried the store has been closed.
          We reached the Albergue just after 2pm, took showers, and unpacked for the night. There were already people snoring, so I went ahead and got my earplugs our and set them beside my pillow. We were both hungry so we left in search of food and soon found out we were in the middle of ciesta. Ciesta is the time in the middle of the day when shop close down for a few hours. I assume it is for the shop owners to go out and play with small children or puppies, since that is what most people seemed to be doing, or take a nap if they have no children or puppies.
          Anyway, so most of the shops were closed, but we found a small cafe that was open where we could eat. Afterwards we went back to the Albergue to do our laundry and try out the wifi, which didn't seem to work. Around 6pm we went out in search for dinner. Most places we found were only serving drinks, but we found a place serving pinchos and ate there. On our way back to the Albergue we visited the supermarket and picked up something for breakfast in the morning. My laundry was still not dry, but I hung it by my bed anyway since I would need to wear it in the morning.
          I am not optimistic about the sleeping arrangments for the night. The woman in the bed next to me has been snoring and talking in her sleep since I came in and it's only 8pm. Hopefully I am tired enough that it won't matter.
(Written May 27)