Tuesday, February 25, 2020

24 February 2020 – Parcent to Murla Ermita

This is a new walk, planned as a shorter walk for our Monday Ramblers 
It consists of the regular Parcent to Murla walk, plus an extension to Ermita Sant Sebastia
We had done the extension once before as a recce
But did not know how long the whole walk would take
We estimated it would be about 4-5 hours
We knew it would be a hot day, with a forecast of 25c
When we reached the river at Murla we were joined by a very friendly young dog
We did not encourage her, but she would not go away
By the time we reached our banana stop at the abandoned restaurant she was a firm favourite

 
She was very friendly and obviously enjoyed our company, Jose named her “Luna” (Monday)
We had our picnic lunch at the Ermita Sant Sebastia
Where despite our best intentions she shared our lunch and water
We passed three workmen having their lunch, and one said she belonged to them
However10 minutes later they drove past us and dropped her off to join us again
Soon after we passed this grave of an obviously well loved pet dog
We stopped in Murla for a short break
As we passed the bar a customer said Luna belonged to them
Although she started off as a problem, we were a little sad to leave her
And I suspect she might well have gained a new home from one of the dog loving group
The walk took 5.5 hours, much longer than expected. But I can easily reduce it by half an hour next time. I suspect we will always remember it as “Luna's Walk”
Stats
Time taken – 5.5 hours
Distance - 11km
Total Ascent – 393 metres

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