The morning started cold and wet, and we almost decided not
to walk. However when we arrived at
Lleus the rain had stopped. It was still
cold and overcast, but not bad enough to cancel.
Walking was difficult, as I had blisters on the
heel of both feet. I had worn my new
boots last Friday without “wearing them in”, and the result was two painful
blisters. But having missed last
Monday’s walk I did not want to miss it again this week
We were surprised to find that the almond blossoms were in
full bloom, unlike the Jalon valley where they are very late this year. In fact the annual charity walk in the
valley has been postponed for two weeks due to the weather and lack of blossom.
Half way through the walk we found that the regular track
had been closed because a large finca had been refurbished and the owner had
closed the path. Fortunately we found a
detour around it, resulting in an unusual banana stop.
We had our picnic at the Ermita. The views were impressive as ever, but it
was bitterly cold. So it was a shorter
than normal break.
The overcast grey skies continued throughout the walk,
unlike the clear blue skies we are used to.
The result was that many of the views looked much different than normal. The surrounding mountains looked quite
threatening.
Monday 16 February
2015
Campell from Tormos.
Meet at the car park opposite Bar Tormos at 10am
