Tuesday, September 17, 2024

16 September 2024 – Alcalali to Parcent


 Another large group, 26 of us, this week 

Extensive road works in Alcalali square, so we had to take a detour

We were late starting this morning

Partly because the group was so large – partly because my watch was not working

I only wear my wrist watch when walking with the group since I came to Spain

But this morning it had stopped, presumably it needs a new battery

I had not realised just how much I relied on it during the walk

Barry offered to be my “watch man”

But gave me an incorrect time each time I asked!

It was another sunny morning with blue skies

It started relatively cool

But soon warmed up

Fortunately there is plenty of shade along the pipeline

And also at the Parcent font where we had our “banana stop”

Thanks to Tina for lots of great photos of the walk, including this one of Jan

It was also nice to see Ali and Faezeh again, before they are off on their travels again next week

This last section of the walk is the most exposed, and consequently the hottest

We did have a short water stop at the Ermita

But not for long as we took longer than usual to complete the walk

We walked much slower than usual, and had more water stops, because of the heat

Fortunately Bar Toni was open, despite the road works 

And no work in progress whilst we were there

However it was less attractive than usual, sitting in the middle of a building site

 

Temperature – 21 to 25c

Time taken –3.5 hours

Distance – 9 km

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