We chose the long walk from the walk leaflet which I christened the 'Rosemary and Pine' walk. British whodunnit fans will be pleased to know that no bodies were involved! The vast majority of the walk was in pine forest and from beginning to end the forest floor was carpeted in rosemary bushes – I have never seen so much rosemary!
The weather was excellent, warm with no wind and the dress code was T-shirt and shorts. The views in the first park of the walk were tremendous, down from the sierra to the plains below with more mountain ranges in the distance. Later we walked passed the peaks of Morron de Alhama and Morra de las Cuculas and views of the observatory on another peak. We saw the wild boar wallowing hole and attempted to find the dinosaur footprints just of the footpath. If there was a dinosaur footprint there, we needed an expert to point it out to us! We came to a valley on the last part of the walk and spotted a flock of about 20 moufflon. These wild sheep are very shy and we considered ourselves lucky to see them. Although we had seen evidence of wild boar and we knew that there were many in the area, we didn't see any. It is one of my ambitions to see a wild boar (preferably not too close!), but today was not to be the day.
We had chatted earlier to our neighbours on the site and invited them for a drink. Shirley and Ian are kindred spirits and a very pleasant evening followed. Too much wine was drunk and an impromptu dinner was organised – Shirley provided some smoked salmon and we added pasta and cream to produce a basic but tasty meal. We said goodnight with promises to exchange contact details in the morning.
Photos: A lovely house with a view on the outskirts of El Berro; Jane standing next to the wild boar wallowing hole; A flock of moufflon in the national park.
The weather was excellent, warm with no wind and the dress code was T-shirt and shorts. The views in the first park of the walk were tremendous, down from the sierra to the plains below with more mountain ranges in the distance. Later we walked passed the peaks of Morron de Alhama and Morra de las Cuculas and views of the observatory on another peak. We saw the wild boar wallowing hole and attempted to find the dinosaur footprints just of the footpath. If there was a dinosaur footprint there, we needed an expert to point it out to us! We came to a valley on the last part of the walk and spotted a flock of about 20 moufflon. These wild sheep are very shy and we considered ourselves lucky to see them. Although we had seen evidence of wild boar and we knew that there were many in the area, we didn't see any. It is one of my ambitions to see a wild boar (preferably not too close!), but today was not to be the day.
We had chatted earlier to our neighbours on the site and invited them for a drink. Shirley and Ian are kindred spirits and a very pleasant evening followed. Too much wine was drunk and an impromptu dinner was organised – Shirley provided some smoked salmon and we added pasta and cream to produce a basic but tasty meal. We said goodnight with promises to exchange contact details in the morning.
Photos: A lovely house with a view on the outskirts of El Berro; Jane standing next to the wild boar wallowing hole; A flock of moufflon in the national park.
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