This was our first walk after the summer break
After weeks of hot dry days it came as no surprise that we had a storm warning of heavy rain for today
This prompted me to change the planned walk from Lliber Zoo to a valley walk, where we could adjust the walk depending on the actual weather
24 booked for the original walk, and I was surprised that all 24 agreed to join the alternative walk
This included David, a new member for the group
It also included Ruth and Alan who last walked with us in March 2019
We were not pleased when it started to rain as we left the house
Fortunately it had stopped when we arrived in Jalon
It was overcast, with rain clouds in the distance, as we started the walk
I abandoned a planned extension because the weather looked threatening
But it remained dry as we continued towards Alcalali
There was no sun, but the humidity was very high, so it felt very warm
So we were all ready for a banana stop when we reached the mirador
Normally some of the group get restless after five or ten minutes
But today everyone seemed quite happy to sit and chat
I had not planned to visit the Ermita, but we were ahead of time and had a water stop there
It was still dry and overcast as we made our way back to Jalon
And it was just on midday when we reached the car park
With such a large group Riu Rau was the obvious choice
Our drinks arrived at the same time as the storm
It was quite pleasant to sit in the dry and watch the rain pour down outside
It proved the right decision to do the walk, but we were very lucky the storm did not arrive 15 minutes earlier
Temperature – 21 to 26c
Time taken –3 hours
Distance – 9 km
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