On the 9km walk back from La Granja Caleb and I saw this herd of sheep. They were happily grazing and then all of a sudden they began to stampede toward the sidewalk to eat the succulent grass below. Out of nowhere the sheep dog comes and drives them back up the hill. One sheep didn't get the message and was heading straight for the busy highway. Then in one motion he bounces up the hill and back to the herd. It was insane and this moment is something that I could not get my slow camera to capture. So after this encounter I was a little intrigued about sheep herding in Spain as I had not seen any yet. Come to find out that from the Middle Ages, sheep, or in reality the wool they produced, was a primary element of the Iberian economy until the 19th century. For the people sheep grazing was a way to earn an income off fertile and reasonably well-watered lands, including forested land. Also a specialty of Segovia is cordero lechal, baby lamb, which is roasted in a huge wood-fired oven. Sheep’s milk cheeses are impressive, especially soft, and magnificent ( my senora bought some). One is also able to find well-aged zamorano, made from the milk of Churra ewes who graze around the city of Zamora.