Tuesday, October 29, 2024

28 October 2024 – Lliber to Senija

Autumn has arrived and the clocks went back yesterday


The mornings are quite cold and we have had a lot of wet weather over the last week

Quite a lot of the group wore long trousers and a jacket or jumper

Though some brave souls did still wear shorts

 

We started with a lovely blue sky

But there was a lot of mud around and some minor flooding

We were unable to use our planned route out of Lliber because of a flooded road

No alternative track, so we had to cross a very muddy field

By the time we reached our first water stop it was much warmer

And most of the group removed their top layer

Sad to find a dead boar, who had apparently been hit by a car

The rocky track through the woods was much better than I had expected

Though we had to take extra care because of our muddy boots

“The Old Man of Senija” is always a good background for a group photo

And we were sorry to see that the painting is starting to show its age, with some paint flaking

We had 23 on the walk today

So there was not enough seating for everyone in the church square

The lucky ones were in the sun, because it was quite chilly in the shade

However we all warmed up once we got moving again

And we were very fortunate to have the sun throughout the walk

I am still having problems taking photos with Jan’s mobile phone

Stuart is getting me a much better model for Christmas

So I hope there will be a big improvement in the quality of photos in the New Year

We had to walk through the field again on the way back to avoid the quite deep water on one track in particular

And the alternative would have been a long walk along the road back to Lliber

It was quite busy in the sunny square

And we had to spread out over three tables

But, as always, a lovely end to a very enjoyable walk.

Temperature – 11-17c

Time Taken – 4 hours

Distance – 10 km

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