Walk 29th November 2008

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The weather for our walk on Sunday was a lot better than had been originally forecast, whilst not reaching the temperatures we had in August it was warm enough for some to walk in T shirts. I personally kept my fleece on, it did only get up to 16 degrees. The walk started from the car park in Monachil and followed the easy route through the gorge. The National park have done a lot of work on the footpath, erecting new fences, and fitting hand holds where the rocks overhang, a big improvement. The health and safety executive must have been around, the next thing, we will have to do a risk assessment, before doing the walk.
Once again the autumn colours were wonderful and, set against the bright blue cloudless sky, it made the walk well worth while. Sadly this week it did not get the accolade of the best walk ever.
On our return to the valley we went to Josettes for a celebration and tapa, Finally the courts have seen sense, and Josette has won the court case that seems to have dragged on for ever over her old house. An excellent turnout and a fine selection of food, a very enjoyable afternoon. Thank you toJosette for hosting.

This weekend things are arranged a little differently.
First the walk is SATURDAY because we are proposing to do the Estrella path above Guejar Sierra which can be a bit difficult to do, due to car access on a Sunday. The walk can be split into a number of different walks depending on the weather and the grade of difficulty anybody wants to do. For the first hour and a bit we follow an easy path above the Rio Genil to a view point, this is a convenient spot to take a break and take in the majesty of Alcazaba. You can now if you wish retrace your steps and be pleased in the knowledge that you have walked in some magnificent scenery. The second part of the walk for the stronger walkers continues to follow the river for another 6km, passing various worked out mines along the way. Once again you can turn around and go back at anytime. The third part is for the Idiots and Masochists who can, if they wish, come back on the high level route. As the name suggests the high level route involves some climbing. While it does not add much in distance it certainly adds to the effort.

The Second change this weekend is there is no tapa after the walk. The tapa is SUNDAY, this is because of the potential length of the walk, and also because we are having it at Quinas, and she wants to do a BBQ. To help Quina plan the BBQ can you please let me know by THURSDAY if you are going to tapa, normal tapa rules apply, bring the usual type of fayre plus you can bring things to BBQ. The tapa starts at 2pm. If you don't know whereQuina lives, coming from Durcal take the first exit to Padul, follow the main road for 1 km and keep on as it goes left and then right onto the main street in Padul . After about 100 meters find somewhere to park, and take the little road on your right, there is a shoe shop on the corner. Go to the end of this and turn right you should now see an oldLaverdero on your left, continue down the road 20 meters and Quinas house is the last one on the left, opposite the new flats. If anyone wants to meet me at 2pm I will wait by the shoe shop.

The weather in our part of the world looks to be heading downhill this week as we catch the tailend of the Gales that the UK experienced at the weekend, hopefully things will soon improve both in the UK and here.

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