Friday, October 23, 2020

22 October – Thursday Explorers – Isbert Dam


Ten of us for today’s walk

We had planned to do Caballo Verde (Green Horse)

But a weather forecast of 98% chance of medium/heavy rain at 1300 changed our mind

We considered cancelling the walk, but decided on Isbert Dam instead

It is much shorter, and we would be back in the bar by 1300

Glad we did, because the weather forecast proved to be correct

And we had finished the walk before the rain started

In fact the weather was very pleasant, as was the walk itself

There has been “on/off” renovation work on this building for the past 14 years

One of the workmen waved us in to have a look around

He confirmed that it will be a hotel

It was nice to have Anita walking with the group again

She returned to Holland for a short visit just before lockdown, and has just returned to Spain.

It was also nice to welcome Jimmy and Julie for their first walk with the group

They could have picked better weather for their first walk

It is ironic that Anita’s first walk a couple of years ago was also rained off, and we did this walk as an alternative that day too

It was cloudy but dry throughout the walk

And the rain started just as we got back to Tormos

It was too wet to sit outside when we reached the bar

So we broke with tradition and missed our after walk drink

Very enjoyable walk, and much better than sitting at home waiting for the rain

Stats

Time taken – 3 hours

Distance – 9 km

Total Ascent – 90 metres

Temperature – 17-21c

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