We were blessed with ideal walking weather for our
second U3A Thursday Explorers walk.
Clear blue skies, warm enough to be comfortable without jackets but a cool
breeze. There were seven of us for this
walk, including first time for Rosie and Mike.
David led the walk and we had an early problem
finding the path. Someone has built a
concrete road and buildings over what had been the start of the track. We managed to find it on the far side of the
buildings, and started uphill on the easy to follow path.
The climb took more than an hour, but we had regular
water stops to admire the spectacular views of the Bernia.
David and Mike look happy to have made it to the top
of the hill, and our banana stop
The ladies made for the stone seats outside the
finca, the men had to make do with a stone water channel.
The banana stop seating arrangements may have left
something to be desired, but there were no complaints about the view of Calpe,
the Ifach and the Olta.
Having completed the climb we were now rewarded with a
good wide track leading downhill to Marnes.
It was very pleasant to be able to look around at the views and not have
to concentrate on where you put your feet.
David and Jan in deep
conversation. Not sure what the subject
might have been, but it was getting close to lunchtime
We joined this small track from Marnes, heading
towards Bernia and our lunch stop
Rosemary, Susan and Rosie make the most of a dry
stone wall to take a well deserved rest and have their picnic lunch.
This is the second time this week
that we visited these donkeys. We
usually stop and make a fuss of them, and they look disappointed as we file
past
But in fact Jan had brought them an apple as a
snack. She even cut it into donkey sized
sections, which they seemed to find quite acceptable.
They also got some much appreciated attention from
Susan. David looks to be quite above such
sentimental nonsense
Thursday 5 November 2015
Weather permitting we hope to walk from Benimaurell
to Juvees de Alt.
