Our Walk Along the Camino San Salvador

We got up around 6:30 am, made a quick breakfast in our room consisting of instant coffee and croissants that were unexpectedly filled with chocolate, and set off.  We followed the sidewalk to the edge of town, where we passed under a Roman aqueduct, which I would have mistaken for a stone gateway or bridge if there hadn't been a sign indicating otherwise. Almost before we knew it, a shady sidewalk that ran beside a treed river corridor brought us to the town of Puente de Alba.  There we began a pleasant if unremarkable walk along what felt like a transit corridor.  We were walking beside the river, along the highway, and adjacent to the train tracks, down which trains passed relatively frequently.  Around us the mountains rose like tall rocky peaks. We walked along through the crisp morning air until we reached the Sanctuario del Buen Suceso, where we found a peaceful field stone church on the edge of the river. A dew soaked grassy trail brought us to its entrance, ...