17 June 2024 – Jalon to Alcalali Ermita

Not only higher temperatures, but also direct sun today

Fortunately there is quite a bit of shade on this walk

We were approached by a dog without a collar at our first water stop

Pierre tried to give him some water, but the dog was too nervous to come close

 

However he did manage to give him some of his sandwiches

 

These three were not at all nervous, and were very happy to see us approach

It got very hot when we left the shelter of the trees

So we had a water stop each half hour, when we could find shade

 It was quite hard to ignore these two donkeys’

 Who are obviously used to being made a fuss of

The next part of the walk was very exposed

 But fortunately it was not far to our picnic at the Ermita

Plenty of shade and quite pleasant inside the naya

 

There was even a cool breeze sitting on the wall outside

Jan distributed the sweets

And we began the return journey at 12 noon, which was right on time

I expected this to be the hottest and most difficult part of the walk

So we had our regular half hour water stop

And a light breeze cooled us down as we approached Jalon

It’s easy to forget how pretty this part of the walk really is

Our two ducks from last week were waiting in the shade of the bridge

Someone suggested Riu Rau for our after walk drink

I like it because there is always lots of shade and plenty of space to rearrange the tables

But I was not aware that the group had arranged a special treat

With our drinks on the table the waitress brought out a large birthday cake

After a chorus of “happy birthday”

I was presented with a framed photo of Jan and me on a previous walk

Lynn expertly cut the cake into 16 portions

But somehow I ended up with an extra slice

We also each had a mini birthday cake which Barbara has made the night before

Temperature – 25 to 28c

Time taken –3 hours

Distance – 9 km