Walk 4th November 2007

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Dear all

Our outing this week was not the usual walk, it was more of a ramble in the forest around Pico Lopera, because this week we went hunting for mushrooms. It was obviously a group of mixed hunting abilities because some managed to bag a bag full, whilst others went home empty handed, We certainly chose the right place to be weather wise because the Lecrin Valley was blanketed in cloud most of the day, whilst we were under blues skies and warm sunshine. Sandie was awarded first prize for best selection of setas. We managed to loose Bianca and Antonio in the forest somewhere, as this was a free forage exercise we had no back marker to sweep up the stragglers and when they failed to turn up at the rendevouz point we decided to adjourn to the nearest bar, after a few drinks we forgot all about them and went back to Chite for tapa. If anyone is over that way this week and manages to spot them can you tell them we went home and we will see them next Sunday.

Our walk this next Sunday the 4th November is to the Sierra Mecrina in the Alpujarras, the walk starts in Fondales and involves 400 meters off ascent and descent, the ascent is not difficult as it is done over about 2 km. The descent is spectacular as it appears to go down a vertical drop. How anyone thought to put a footpath here is beyond me, but it works and it is not too difficult, the guide book says the walk is 9km and takes 3 hours, 4 hours sounds more like it, plus stops. The tapa is at Margarets house in Murchas, as it is around Bonfire night and Halloween can tapa be based on this kind of food. For our Spanish friends Bonfire night is the one night of the year when the Brits are allowed to set fire works off. We do this to celebrate the fact that a terrorist tried to blow the government up in 1605, unfortunately he failed and we have been stuck with idiots ever since.


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