7th February 2016 Cuerva de las Ventañas Piñar

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The weather forecast for this Sunday wasn’t very good, so we decided to do something a little different and become proper tourists on a fun day out. We went to the Cueva de las ventanas in Piñar.
When we met in Cozvijar at 9.45 the rain was lashing down. Well, perhaps not that much, but you have remember it is a long time since we have seen any rain. The rain was not only a delight to the farmers, it was a welcome relief to me too.  Can you imagine the tongue lashing I would have got if the sun had been shining?
By the time we reached Piñar it had stopped raining and everyone was now excited about our day out and looking forward to the caves.
We bought our tickets at the town hall and then caught the train. This was not your common everyday highspeed intercity express. This was a little one that runs on the road. If the group keeps expanding I can see us one day having one of our own. The Limper Express. I can just see Kees as the engine driver, a mystery tour every trip. Mike the ticket inspector, a free ticket if you wear a silly hat. Conchi serving in the refreshment car, on second thoughts maybe not, all the sandwiches would have gone before the first stop.  It was great and everyone was laughing and joking, it doesn't take a lot to make us happy.
The caves are about 2km away and we soon arrived at the station. Now this cave is not like the usual caves we go in, this one had a proper path, electric light and a guide. In fact we had two guides, the official guide and Antonio who did an excellent job acting as translator.
The cave was once home to the Neanderthals who lived in what then must have been classed as 5 star accommodation, and the council have made a number of scenes depicting life in the cave during various millennia. The guide takes you all round the cave, sometimes on a path at others on an elevated walkway. We even had an official Limper photo taken. The tour took about 1 hour after which we caught the train back to Piñar, as we were on holiday we stopped for an extended coffee break in a local bar.
 When we had met up in the morning the idea of a picnic was just a dream, but the sun was now shining when we finally emerged from the bar so we drove up to the castle. There is a car park, picnic tables and a grand view of the area. After a tour of the castle we had a long lunch break enjoying the afternoon sun. We then made our way home.
It was a great day out and it was good to see those who can’t normally manage the walks joining us.  
We walked 1 km, climbed 35 metres.

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