We had a good turnout of nine for David and Rosemary’s last
walk before they return to the UK for Christmas. We were particularly pleased that Sylvia and
Ken (from our Monday Group) joined us today.
We had our first water stop opposite this rock formation,
and there was some discussion about what different sections looked like. Everyone could see the “man of the motor
cycle”. But the elephant and the rabbit
were not so easy to spot. But it was a
good excuse for a break from walking
When we reached the end of the valley Ken and Jan could not resist
adding to the cairn, and in doing so destroyed it
The rest of the group appeared fascinated by this exhibition, and
particularly Kens attempt to rebuild the cairn
This was followed by the short, but steep, climb up to the
meadow at the top
After walking through the narrow valley it was nice to be
out in the open again
We had our banana stop on a convenient dry stone wall, with
excellent views to the coast
Then it was downhill for the next hour on a rocky path which did not
allow the luxury of admiring the impressive views
We arrived at the foot of Bolulla Castle half an hour early
for our picnic. So there was some
discussion about whether we should climb up to the castle or not. Having done so once or twice in the past,
neither Jan nor I were tempted to do so.
Mike had not climbed up to the castle before, and wanted to
do so. He was joined by our own A Team
consisting of David, Peter and Ken.
Leaving their haversacks with us they set off for the castle.
Our more relaxed B Team settled down to an extended lunch
break without any apparent sense of guilt at not tackling the climb to the
castle
The climb to the castle is about half an hour, and our
energetic A Team managed it in less than that
They were rewarded with the satisfaction of getting there,
and a photo to prove that they did indeed reach the top
The B Team turned their backs on the climbers and enjoyed their picnic
and the views
The return journey, which included a water stop, was
uneventful. It was also longer than I
had anticipated. I always consider this
a shorter than normal walk, but today it took us 5 ½ hours. The combined elevation was 390 metres for
the whole group, and 509 metres for the A Team.
Thursday
26 November 2015
Next week will be The Aerials from Benimeli.
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