Villanueva de Tapia-Villanueva de Algaidas

Dear friends,
Today was a frustrating day. But first, I must make it clear that soap and even a comb were provided at 'Los Tres Pollos/La Paloma Rural Hotel'. I also had a very nice supper of Salad with figs and roquefort, and ravioli in tomato sauce. The owners are Italian.
To return to my frustration. Today was supposed to be short day but ended up somewhat longer because of the ludicrous detours made by the path. I ended up walking ound and rond in circles in amongst the olive trees when I could have been sitting doing nothing as is proper on a Sunday.
I'm thinking the commenter on my boots might have been right, or at least that I shouldn't have believed the salesman in Foothills who sold me some fantastic new footbeds guaranteed to make my life better. They certainly haven't made my feet any better.
Anyway I've ended up at Hotel La Rincona on an industrial estate outside the town, which is costing me 50€. Vaya estafa, you might say.
There's also been some adverse comment on the walking poles. I was very dubious about these myself, and in some ways I'm still not sure, but, given that I've never carried a heavy rucksack for an extended period in my life before, and that my knees regularly give me gip, I thought it might be a sound investment. What I've found is that they really help going up hill, they can be useful going down to stop me falling over, and they're a bit of a distraction going along the flat.
Chin-chin!
Distance today 20km.
The picture is not really relevant.
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A wayfarer in Spain