14 September 2014 Barranco de la Luna

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Well, this week we went to the Barranco de la Luna and for a change we did not lose anybody, a bit boring really, except for the fact that this must be one of the most spectacular barrancos in Spain.
I could not believe the number of people who turned up today for the walk. When the number reached 33 I thought it was time to leave before the whole valley decided to join us.
The walk starts off in Saleres and heads uphill on the Albunúelas road. Always a good start when you are supposed to be heading down into a barranco. It then heads downhill, following  a number of campo roads, before finally dropping down on to a little track down to the river.
We had a short break to change shoes, because from here on the path gets wet. The stream does not look much at this point but it does get deep in places.
The start of the barranco was obscured by undergrowth. I should have brought the Machete because we had to fight our way through a jungle. Talk about exploring, it looked like no one had been this way for 10 years. Well, I know we have been up and down it a few times, but it looked like no one else had since our visit last year.
We were soon through the jungle and into the barranco, it is only about 2 metres wide and the sides are sheer. There are rock pools and waterfalls, everything that kids enjoy, and there were 33 of us, all splashing about having fun. Who needs to go to a water park when we have this on our doorstep. The actual barranco is only short but we took our time to enjoy the magnificent surroundings. With all the pushing and pulling required to get everyone up the rocks it took us nearly 1 ½  hours to cover 1.5 km, it was worth every second.
Eventually you climb out of the barranco into a superb old Olive grove where we stopped for a bite to eat and to dry our feet. The walk then continued up the valley through the Olive trees until we reached the Conchar road. After a couple of short sections on the road, and a few campo roads, we arrived back at Saleres.
The only bar that could accommodate our large group was the Puerta del Valle in Melegis so we headed there for our after walk drink. It was a superb day out, enjoyed by all.
In the afternoon everyone came around to our house for tapas. I don’t know how many turned up but we had 36 chairs and there were still people standing, but, as always, there was plenty of good food and drink.  
We walked 6.2 km and climbed 246 metres.

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