We had planned to meet in Parcent and to walk along the pipeline to Alcalali
On Sunday there was a major fire between Tarbena and Parcent
However by the time it had become a major fire it was too late to change the walk
We did consider whether to cancel the walk, but decided to wait and see
This morning it looked quite clear, though the fire was ongoing on the other side of the mountain
There was a smell of burning in Parcent, so we decided to walk to Murla instead of the pipeline to Alcalali
It remained cloudy throughout the walk, though no smell or taste of smoke
And the further we went from Parcent the clearer the air
There has been a lot of work on the river, clearing and laying black plastic sheeting to get rid of the undergrowth and bamboo
Not sure what this was about, perhaps Jan thought she was on the airstrip on Cocoll
We were very impressed at the amount of work which has been done on the abandoned restaurant
It has become a ruin since it was closed in 2008
But it looks like it is being renovated and hopefully will open again as a restaurant in the near future
There were 15 of us today
This included one new member, Gary, on his first walk
And also one guest, Richard, who is a resident and who hopefully will become a member
I was expecting it to be very hot, as the weather forecast was 27c
But the morning was surprisingly pleasant, with a gentle breeze
However it did heat up during the walk back to Parcent
And we could smell, and taste, the smoke as we neared the end of our walk
Perhaps because of this everyone joined us for a drink at the cooperativa
Despite the heat, and the fire, a very enjoyable walk
Temperature – 18 to 26c
Time taken –3 hours
Distance – 9 km
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