Tuesday, 6 March 2018

5 March 2018 - Benimeli Aerials


Nine of us for today’s walk
This included Roger and Helen who normally walk on Thursday
They have a heavy evening on Wednesday, and wanted to get their walk in early this week
It was also nice to welcome Barry and Linda back after a month in the UK
Catherine and Doug also joined us this week, even though they have done this walk many times
Kevin was on his own this week because Janet had a dodgy fish meal last night
And of course our regular John, who walks with both groups each week
We had planned to do this walk back in February
But we changed it to Fontilles due to heavy rain forecast, and got wet anyway!
So we were pleased to find the sun and clear blue sky when we met in the village square


Once more we had a cool, if not cold, wind to contend with
But the steep climb right from the village soon warmed us up
Just as well because it was too cold to linger long at our banana break
We set a moderate pace and everyone reached the top without any problems
Where we had a short break to enjoy the views and take the mandatory group photo at the aerials

We choose an alternative picnic site in case it was too cold when we reached the view point
But fortunately the wind dropped and we found our own spot for lunch
We were also able to enjoy the view, which is the most memorable part of this walk
Our usual bar in the square was closed, but we found another close by
Walk Stats 
Length - 7 km
Ascent - 410 metres
Time - 4 hours

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