A short drive along a bypass road and soon I am back on A1. After my last delightful detour, I am not shy about leaving A1 again.
I am becoming more and more comfortable with the Spanish countryside. My VW and I have figured out that there's more than one way to get to Pamplona and we are not afraid to try a few of them.
Our first opportunity comes at N110 where we exit for Soria.
Alone with our thoughts, it is not long before we are captivated with rolling hills, blue skies and a vibrant green landscape which is supported by a bright red soil.
N110 is a comfortable road to drive with good signage and nice scenery.
I pass buses headed to Pamplona and I am reassured that I am heading generally in the right direction.
Listening to a local radio, I know Nicolas Cage is somewhere in Las Vegas.
Except that I gather the songs has something to do with relationships or love, I am at a lost.
Most areas of the road has a 110-120 kmh speed limit which is pleasantly reduced as I pass through sleepy and almost isolated towns.
My spirit of mobility gives me the chance to stop and enjoy some of them as bus loads of tourists now pass me by.
One such stop is in Ayllon, a cool medieval village first occupied by The Celts.
After crossing a Roman Bridge now popular with a flock of swans, I park nearby.
Walking to the village, I enter through a Roman Arch which use to be a part of Contreras Palace built in 1497.
Plaza Mayor
Church of San Miguel with a huge bird nest at the top of one of it's steeples.
Restaurants with cool colorful bead doors.
As I stroll narrow streets, Spanish flags hang from many home and buildings as locals show their support for Espana at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
It is a slow walk back to my car as I wish I could join an older gentleman that seems to have little worries as he enjoys listening to a sports game.
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