9 May 2009 - Clive and Daphne in Calpe

This was Daphnes first visit to Parcent, and it got off to a poor start with a missed flight and a day spent at Luton. So it must have made a nice change to spend the first day on the sea front at Calpe.

The weather was overcast, but it did not stop her from having a paddle in the med.

11 May 2009 - Monday Club Benimeli

Not the best of weather for this lovely walk. It was cloudy when we met in the village, and got worse as we climbed to the summit. We were already in the cloud when we got to the picnic site, and it was quite cold. So we decided against going up to the aerials and on to the usual picnic site.

Instead we walked down the road and around the back of the hill. When we reached the spot where we begin to go downhill on the mosarabic trail it brightened a little, so we decided on lunch. We were entertained by a group of ants who carried seeds in a long parade around our feet.

By the time we reached the village it was much brighter, so we had our usual after walk drink in the cafe in the square.

4 May 2009 - Monday Club Jalon Baranco

Its called "back to back barranco" because you walk up one valley, climb the mountain, walk around the back of it and come back down the valley on the other side. We had not done this walk for about a year, and were not prepared for how overgrown the paths had become. These lesser walked routes can quickly become difficult to walk when the under growth gets out of control. It might be because the goats which created it in the first place have been moved to a new area. Whatever the reason, it is a threat to a really nice walk.

3 May 2009 - Parcent House and Garden

At this time of year the garden is looking particularly nice. Also we have had a lot of work done on the outside area, including new hand rails, crazy paving and tiling. So we thought it might be nice to have a permanent record of what it looks like now.