I awoke to a curious crowd of bovine ilk staring down at me wondering if I were edible. I quickly departed my pastoral bed, and headed toward the nearest highway. Ciaou, cow, grazing in the green grown grass. At least one mooer seemed sorry to see me go.

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The train tracks were about a mile north of the town, so I only saw it from a distance. An important battle took place there in 1762, but doesn't every town have an important battle to brag about and re-enact on holidays?

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Later in the day, I finally caught a ride with a cool dude, forty something, on his way to Madrid from Lisbon. He drove a red sportscar convertible that took me to Cáceres, about 100 kilometers or 60 miles east of Valencia de Alcántara, dropping me off at the train station, while he searched for a night's lodging elsewhere. He said he would take me to Madrid tomorrow, but I never saw him again. Probably found someone else more intriguing, or less scruffy, to motor with. At night, I either slept in the train station or somewhere close by. Maybe that little park on the side?

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