After a week of grey clouds and drizzle, a forecast of
clear skies and sunshine prompted us to join the Saturday CBMW meeting at
Benichembla.
This was our first walk with CBMW for about a year, and
we were pleasantly surprised to find that there were only about 20
walkers. In the past “easy” walks have
often attracted twice that number
The programme described the walk as a three hour walk of
9km with 300m of ascent. The first half
on mosarabic trails then tracks home.
Sounded like one of those “easy” walks, and even shorter than normal.
However the first 90 minutes was a pretty relentless
climb, no shade and the sun much warmer than expected. Most of the group felt the strain, and two
even gave up and made their way back to the village.
Everyone was pretty relieved to reach the top of the
climb, which was also the picnic stop.
Unfortunately not much shade, though one walker had brought his own in
the shape of a standard umbrella. Looked
pretty silly at the start of the walk, but no doubt a few envied him by the end
of the climb.
The return journey was a gentle downhill stroll on a very
good path. An optional meal was on
offer, but only 8 of the group took up the offer. Many thanks to Sandra Newsham for an
excellent, if a slightly challenging, walk.
We must find time to walk with the CBMW more often in the coming year.
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