Walk 22nd July

By -

Lecrin Valley Limper

Dear all

On Sunday we awoke to a bright sunny morning, alleviating the fears we had during the week that the threatened cloud would cause us to cancel our long awaited walk up Veleta. Because this is quite a long day out with a an hours drive and a 5 hour walk, we could not afford to waste time hanging about for stragglers, this left at least one with a shiny pair of boots and no mountain to climb. When we arrived at our starting point for the walk at Hoya de Moro conditions were a little different from what we had left in the valley, there was a howling wind and temperatures that sent you scuttling for the fleece jackets, what a difference 2000 metres make. To further dampen our spirits there was no sign of the chair lifts operating which we were hoping to use to help us reach the summit of Veleta. After a hastily convened committee meeting it was decided to abandon the attempt on the summit and instead go and have a look at Embalse de lay Yegnas. This was an excellent idea because it brought us to a new unexplored area with snow and a proper grass field, before arriving at Yegnas and its icy cold water. At this point a special note has got to be made in the minutes. While I admit that it was windy and sometimes you felt like you were walking backwards, never before has a Limper turned back on a walk. This walk will be now known as the “windy Bob walk” Please note, do not confuse windy Bob with Dutch Bob. This was added to avoid any litigation. When we eventually all met up again at the car park we all had beer before returning to Chite for tapa. Most of us had a good day out and the summit can wait for another day.

Our walk this coming Sunday the 22nd July, is more like a fun day out, An easy stroll in a wooded valley bottom criss crossing the river. You can do as much or as little as you want, because the main reason for going is for the picnic. We drive to the Rio Dilar and park in the large car park. If all you want to do is sit and watch the river go by, fine, if you want a paddle, fine, do what you want. Just be about when the picnic starts. There are picnic tables available but if you have a chair bring one with you. Usual tapa rules apply except bring a plate, knife and fork and a glass.

If you are going on the walk meet in the car park in Nigúelas at 10 am (9.50 for Gillian)

The photo shows Manolo, Pepa, and José, unknown German guy, I don’t know where he came from, Arthur, Alan hiding, Annie, windy Bob, and Quina. With the unconquered summit of Veleta in the background.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Walk Sunday 2 December 2018 Sierra Manar

By -
Image
This week we went walking in the Sierra Manar, the range of hills behind Dilar.  The walk had been postponed from a few weeks back when it was raining every day, it’s not a walk to do when the ground is wet and muddy. The weather forecast for this Sunday was for sunshine and temperatures of 21 degrees, perfect walking conditions.  The walk starts from the Ermita Nueva and heads up a gentle slope through Olive trees.  After 1 km the path follows the tree line on what at first looks like a level track. It soon becomes apparent that it’s not level at all, but a series of switchbacks with steep ups and downs.  There were only 9 in the group, and we all walked together, chatting and enjoying the warm sunshine. Nobody thought to check that we all turned onto a path into the forest. It was only when we emerged on the other side we noticed our group had dropped to 7, Elsa and Martine were missing.  At first, we weren't worried, we thought they would soon rejoin us. After
Read more

Walk Sunday 4 November 2018 Nerja

By -
Image
This week with snow on the Sierras we decided to go down to Nerja for our walk, at least it would be warm down there. I left home in long trousers, fleece and a jacket. One hour later, at the start of the walk from the caves, I was down to shorts and a T-shirt, don’t worry I had not thrown caution to the wind, they were all in my rucksack along with another 2 coats.  The route was a circular one setting off from the caves and the idea was that we could do an easy and a harder walk, with the easy walkers walking with us for the first half of the route and then making their way back along a 4X4 track, whilst the harder walk went up a hill. Trying to keep track as to who, and how many there were in the group was impossible, even Einstein would have had trouble keeping up with all the comings and goings. For the first 1km, the track follows a 4X4 road to the picnic site, it then drops down into a superb barranco which fortunately, even after all the rain, was still dry. Th
Read more

Walk 18 November 2018 Talara

By -
Image
The walk this Sunday was a local one from Talara. The weather forecast was not promising. It wasn’t a matter of if it rained, it was at what time would it start and how heavy.  We met at the crossroads in Talara and the fallback wet weather option was coffee in Antonio’s where we could reminisce about walking in dry sunny weather. It would only be a short discussion as dry weather was sadly lacking in 2018. It was decided to skip the coffee, it wasn’t raining yet, and we had a walk to do. The route was designed with 12 options to shorten it when the rain started, it also went close by a number of Limper homes where we could seek refuge if necessary.  The walk passed through Chite where we picked up a couple of stragglers and then headed off down to the dam. This is a wonderful path as it winds its way down the hillside in and out of the Agave plants, Fortunately, I had brought my machete with me, as a number needed trimming. I had to be careful this week, my care
Read more