What a relief to have such good walking weather,
especially as Monday’s walk was cancelled due to heavy rain. That is the advantage of winter here in
Spain. It may rain, but it rarely lasts
for long.
David led today’s walk – again. We are making use of his fund of walks
before he and Rosemary return to the UK in a few weeks.
The walk started with a winding descent into the
valley, following a very good mosarabic path
And, of course, what goes down very soon starts to go
up again. But fortunately most of the
ascents today are quite gradual.
After a couple of hours we were all ready for a nice
banana stop. Though for once not a
single banana in sight. In fact this
was at the end of the brief halt, and we were about to continue the climb to
the village.
Jan and Susan inspect a picturesque old well. In fact they are searching for a suitable
rock to drop in the well to see if there was water at the bottom – and there
was
Meanwhile David, Rosemary, Rosie and Peter admire the
views……
……including the entrance to the Baranco Inferno, or is
it the exit?
And finally on to the deserted village, which is
called Juvees de Alt. Over the years we
have noticed ongoing renovation and repair, though never actually seen anyone
working on it.
Then it’s the long winding road
with its gradual, and sometimes not so gradual, ascent. On a hot day this can be quite a challenge,
but today was sunny but cool. And with
everyone walking at their own pace it was too difficult
Just after 1pm we reached our picnic spot. David choose one that we had used many times
before.
Peter demonstrates how serious a nice picnic snack
can be, and how enjoyable after a long morning’s walk
And where could you find a more suitable location
with the best of views available
On the long, winding and apparently never ending
track it is easy to forget just how impressive are the surroundings. But this photo shows just what a spectacular
area this is
The track back down to Benimaurell is an old
favourite....
……with constantly changing views to the village and
the coast beyond
12 November 2015
Next week we hope to do The Dead Dog, a much shorter
walk than today.
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