11 of us for today’s walk
The temperature continues to be higher than normal for this time of year
I choose this walk because there is not much ascent and more shade than usual
It is also May Day and I expected more walkers than normal
This is a less popular walk, and we only passed two other walkers
It was also cooler than expected for the first hour or so
And very pleasant walking through the trees
Even with our constant chatter there was a lot of bird song
After a couple of hours we reached our banana stop
It is an exposed hill but was still comfortable even in the sun
As always the mobile phones appeared as soon as we stopped
Even though we had this beautiful view
From here it is downhill all the way to Jalon
And we had regular water stops
It was however very busy at the Jalon picnic site
Only one table free, and that had large burn holes (perhaps a portable BBQ)
But there was plenty of space and lots of walls to sit on
Jan, Natalie and Anne had walked from Jalon to Alcalali for a drink and snack
We arranged to meet them at the Alcalali Ermita and walk back to Parcent together
(note Jan’s “walking boots”)
It was again very busy in the cooperativa, but lots of room inside and more comfortable out of the sun
Temperature – 18-24c
Time taken – 5.5 hours
Distance – 14 km
Total Ascent – 336 metres
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