All is well that ends well

Posted by LP - we did a daft thing, we booked our accommodation in the wrong place, 6 hours drive in the wrong direction! - on reflection, an easy mistake to make when booking on our phone (and, as it turns out, with our limited knowledge of Spanish geography)…..both towns are called Linares - when this fact came to our attention, we had been walking all day, most of it uphill and the last part in the rain - we took shelter in the local grocery shop/coffee shop/bar - we cancelled our original reservation, booked another place for the night, ordered a taxi to take us there, but for the last part, Sophia came to our rescue - she knows the organizer of the transportation company we use to carry our duffle bag from stop to stop, so she finds out where our bag has been all day (at the local hostel) and helps us reunite with our dry and warm clothing……and it does not just end well, it ends better:

Entrance to Casa Pacios, a really attractive and comfortable family run hotel 
Outside of our latest accommodation 
Courtyard at hotel 
Door to our room, which has been attractively converted from stables and other farm buildings 

Our new friend, Sophia, with VQT 



Comments

  1. Cheryl PerryMay 23, 2022 at 2:26 PM

    Dios mio! You artfully avoided a catastrophe! Hooray for Sophia! Thanks for uniting my friends with their jammies, etc.

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  2. AnonymousMay 23, 2022 at 4:48 PM

    Sophia is truly invaluable. P N

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  3. AnonymousMay 23, 2022 at 8:39 PM

    Only 7 more days!!! Congratulations! VQT. Hope your toe has healed. You both look VERY HEALTHY! CZ and Codie cheering you on!

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  4. To Dog With LoveMay 23, 2022 at 11:13 PM

    Wow, what a day! Glad you found some nice accommodations, and now you really are in the home stretch! Hope you have a fabulous week!

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  5. Kim GibsonMay 27, 2022 at 7:57 AM

    A day indeed. Glad it ended on a high note. Looks lovely

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