Warm and sunny morning for our walk
Much appreciated after last Monday heavy rain
We had done a recce last Saturday to confirm the river was passable
Before we set off we warned everyone that walking sticks would be useful
to ford the river
But when we got there we found that the water level had fallen
considerably
This is a new walk for us and the group
I was quite confident as I had done a full recce and recorded it on my
satnav
But I was still unsure how long it would take, and how the group would
manage
I need not have worried, it went well and everyone enjoyed it
Most knew the first section from Parcent to Murla
We had done this many times as a group, so there were no surprises
From Murla to Benichembla was new to most
We had done it once before with David and Rosemary in 2011
But had also done a recce a few weeks ago, and again on Saturday
One surprise was a couple of dogs who joined us for our banana break
They were very friendly, and most interested in what was in our packs
Eventually their owner arrived and with some difficulty got them under
control
It took us a little longer to get to Benichembla than I expected
So we had a shorter than usual picnic break
But we completed the whole walk in less than the anticipated five hours
Stats
Distance – 14 Km
Time Taken – 5 hours
Total Ascent – 265
metres
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