Cycle ride to Aledo

Today we took some visiting friends on a cycle ride up to Aledo.  We took the small roads through the orange groves and vineyards.  We took a detour to visit the Estrecho de la Algualeja, a gorge with a walking route through it.

Approach to the gorge

Start of the gorge

We then cycled up to Aledo and visited the tower before starting the rapid descent back to Totana and lunch!

Walk to Jesus

Seven of us walked up to the statue of Jesus today. We then descended down to La Santa, before continuing back down to eat again at Venta La Rata.

Bike ride

Yesterday we had a mountain bike ride with friends, see the Cycling page.

Latest walk

Yesterday we took the "group" and five other walkers from the camperstop on a local walk. It started and finished at Venta la Rata restaurant because they wanted to eat there again!  The group are splitting up tomorrow to go their separate ways, so this was their last lunch together for a while.  We had a few non walkers who opted for the meal only and we ended up with a party of 17.

We walked up the GR route (long distance route) on a rambla as far as La Santa and then descended back down to the forest house "Morti" before returning to the restaurant via another rambla (dry river).

Climbing a retaining wall in the rambla

Along the GR

Ascending the rambla

Inauguration of petanque area

Angel has cleared an area and put down some gravel to use for petanque.  This afternoon saw the first match take place.

Boys versus girls (their choice of name)

Things are serious, the measure is out!

For the record the scores were even but then the boys won on the sudden death!