Walk Sunday 9 October 2016 Monachil

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On Sunday we went to Monachil, and for a change we walked through the gorge It’s a
while since we have done the gorge walk, instead we have been going around it.
What’s changed in the intervening years are the number of people out walking. If
you saw 20 other people you would thought it was busy. On Sunday there were
hundreds, there was even 3 coaches in the car park by the time we arrived, and
by the time we got back there were cars parked everywhere.
I blame it all on Decathlon, they have all this fabulous walking gear that people
are buying and, instead of wearing it as a fashion statement, they are actually
going out and using it.
We followed the path through the gorge, crossing the swing bridges which we had to
queue up for before making the crossing. If things continue like this it will worth while opening up the abandoned buildings and selling tea and coffee whilst you await your turn, they could even do jam and cream scones, I would come back every week.
We all made it safely through the gorge this time, no one fell in the water. We extended the walk a bit this week, instead of taking our usual route back, we continued up the side of the river to the Hydro electric station. The big advantage of doing this extended route is that you have a 300 metre climb out of the valley, this is a great way of working up an appetite and there is a great picnic spot at the top. There are none of those fancy picnic tables, so liked by Dave, here you just get a rock and a fabulous view next to a rock formation we have christened Deputy Dawg.
The way back was down a steep rough path, I understand there were a few slippages, and a number of people ended up on their bums but there were no major scrapes. If you have a complaint, or want to claim compensation please forward it to Cees along with a €25 note, and your complaint will be investigated.
After the hard section the rest of the walk back to the cars was easy, along good tracks. We did not have time for a drink as we had a tapas party later in the afternoon at Hilary and Graeham's  
We walked 10.7 km and climbed 540 metres

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