8 April 2024 – Jalon to Alcalali Mirador

 

 15 of us on today’s walk

This included a new couple Rob and Mandy

And also Pam’s daughter Kara

It was a comfortable 23c with a light breeze

But cloudy with a thick haze

It was warm enough for everyone to be in shirt sleeves

And most in shorts

We made good time to our banana stop at Alcalali mirador

Where everyone was busy chatting and in no hurry to get going again

It was good to have a slightly smaller than usual group

Which allowed the new members to mix in more easily

The membership has increased considerably since January

We now have 44 members, exactly half resident and half non resident

Fortunately only small number of non residents have visited at the same time

And quite a few residents are unable to walk each week

So we have managed to keep numbers reasonable on each walk

We had our after walk drink at bar Claudia this week

It was less busy than expected and we could all sit together

Nice to see the group mixing so well, despite the new members

Temperature – 18 to 24c

Time taken –3 hours

Distance – 9 km

 

1 April 2024 – Lliber to Senija

We cancelled last Monday’s walk because of heavy rain

So we were determined to walk this week whatever the weather forecast

The forecast for today was cloudy but dry

We were delighted to see two young girls taking their very cute lambs for a walk

What an appropriate sight for Easter Monday

There were only 11 of us today, compared with 21 last time we met

This was largely due to non residents returning to the UK

And no less than three for colds and injuries

This was a new walk for this group

It followed the Senija Cross walk, but without the cross

It is one of many walks we are hoping to include in our walking programme

The aim is to add a little variety, and a little more challenge, to our weekly walks

We were quite surprised to find a lot of large family groups walking to the cross from Senija

They seemed to have a lot less trouble with the rough track down to the village than we did

It took us two hours to reach the square, and our delayed banana break

Next time we must bring a picnic lunch

By the time we started our return journey it was clear this walk would take more than the anticipated four hours

Fortunately we had excellent weather, sunny with a cool breeze

Making the walk through the woods particularly nice

As always we walked at the pace of the slowest

And had lots of water stops to recover and enjoy the views

Including this last break before the final stage back to Lliber

Jan finally remembered to take a photo

Everyone recovered well from the challenging first half of the walk

So we did our usual detour to enjoy the long valley views

And the gentle walk back to Lliber

This is my favourite view of the valley, and one I never tire of

Erika, Jan and Electra provided the rear guard for this final stage of the walk

And of course our much appreciated drink in the square

Everyone seemed to enjoy the walk and all claimed they would like to do it again

Temperature – 12 to 17c

Time taken –4.5 hours

Distance – 10 km