Murchas

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Dear all
I thought Margarets' offer to host the tapa would swell the numbers turning up for the walk, and this turned out to be the case, with 16 of the crew setting forth from Murchas on a blustery morning. The hard part was knowing what to wear, you needed a jacket on because of the wind, but the sun was quite strong so you were soon sweating. The walk sets off from Murchas and heads out of the village up to the canal which you then follow on a broad track for about 2 km. Surprisingly for the little altitude that you have to climb the views are magnificent. At the point where the canal disappears into a tunnel, the wide track finishes and you have to follow a little track up the hillside for 50 meters. It is at this point that the sick and the lame turned back to follow the track back to Murchas. The rest continued along the track and headed up a gentle hill for the next hour with panoramic views in all directions. At the top, when El Caballo, with it's snowy top comes into view and all the villages of the valley lay below you, you can say to yourself, aren't we lucky to live in such a wonderful place. On our return to Murchas the 2 groups were reunited and tapa was taken at Margaret's house. The range of food was magnificent, and those of you who were unlucky not to be able to sample the Plum pudding and the Pavlova, then blame Arturo, because every time I saw him he was filling his plate up.
The walk this coming Sunday the 18th February is up Pica Lopera. The walk starts at the Bar "Meson los Prados" about 22 km down the Otiva road from Padul. The walk takes about 3 hours and involves about 200 meters of accent up a fairly easy track and should be suitable for most people. The views are stunning along the whole track and I have promised Quina that you can see Africa from the top, so pray for a clear day. After the walk we are going to the Taberna Venta del Fraíle, which is beside the road about half way back towards Padul. If the food is half as good as last time we went, it will be a good do. If you want to go on the walk and have not already booked a place, please let me know before Wednesday evening because we need to book a table, and particularly if you want to try the peppered steak which they had sold out of last time. Because we are reserving a table, if we have to cancel the walk for any reason, snow rain or fog, then meet at the bar for 2 pm.
If you are going on the walk either meet at the Acropolis bar in Mondujar at 9 am, or at the Padul exit junction 144 of the Autovia, just at the start of the Otiva road at 9.20.

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