We had always planned to visit the iconic windmills of La Mancha, famous from Don Quixote and his author Cervantes, which I admit I have yet to finish reading. So we drove from Trujillo heading for Consuegra.
After a good while, we pulled into a small roadside cafe for help. Four old men sat at the tapas bar and nodded as we entered. We ordered cold drinks, coffees and a bottle of water and laid out our Michelin roadmap. My navigator insists on Michelin when driving in Europe.
The young lady stood behind a glass counter of tapas awaiting instructions? It would appear this was a "deep fried" tapas bar. Possibly with the ethos of "kill it, batter it, fry and serve. A sort of KFC v Willy Wonka, as I could not distinguish any of the ingredients? However, we enjoyed a selection of the unknown.
I decided we needed help and asked the locals for Consuegra? Top tip here, roadmaps are a universal language. "Puede indicarmelo en el mapa?" A mild excitement ensued. Small glasses of beer were placed on the corner of the unfolded map to the nervous look of my wife. She is very territorial of her maps, and a lively argument erupted as to which road to take.
I gave over my five euro note to the bemused young lady and still got change! Amazing good value. And set off bidding goodbye to our waving party.
We found this incredible sight of medieval windmills and it started to rain! We had planned the big Don Quixote photo shoot but our spirits dropped. Sadly my navigator began to cry!
We have so many places we need and want to visit, that you cannot Always Return on a better day. However, I have made a promise to my researcher and navigator to make a big detour next time we visit Madrid and Return !
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