Tuesday, February 8, 2022

7 February 2022 – Almond Blossom Walk

                                      

Lovely sunny morning for our annual walk

A sunny day is really important to see the blossom at its best

We had a good turnout of 14 for the walk

Should have been 16, but two cancelled

What a change from last year when we had to walk alone due to covid restrictions

It was also nice to have Jan walking regularly with the group again

There seems to be fewer blossoms than usual this year

And quite a few trees were turning green

We know from experience the best place to see the blossom

So we managed to get quite a few photo opportunities

Including some old favourites, such as this one of Parcent

This group was more interested in taking photos than in previous years

But that didn’t stop the normal animated conversation

As usual we had our picnic at the Alcalali mirador

Unfortunately it is not possible to sit on the new wall

But that did not stop Barry making himself comfortable

Despite the recent rain the river was low enough to cross

And after a chilly start we were in shirtsleeves by midday

The valley was busy, but not our almond blossom detour

And here there were plenty of blossoms for another photo stop

It was hard to reduce the 85 photos I took to just 22 for the blog

A cold drink in Parcent cooperativa was a fitting end to a lovely day

Time taken – 5 hours

Distance – 13 km

Temperature – 12-17c

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