As expected it was a small turnout for our last walk before
the summer break, just six of the old regulars.
We
were fortunate to have excellent weather, warm but not too hot. We had this wonderful view of the med as we
put on our walking boots and prepared to start
Our first stop was at this quiet little beach, where Pat and
Wendy enjoyed the view back towards Javea and to Montgo beyond.
We also had our banana break here. It was so pleasant that none of us wanted to
start walking again.
Cap Prim is my favourite part of the walk. There is a system of paths which wind around
the headland, making it seem much larger than it actually is.
The
sandy paths and shaded viewpoints make for easy relaxed walking
And
the views out to sea are as good as they come.
There are always lots of motor or sailing boats to bring the scene to
life, and tempt you to stop and look a little longer
Yet another view point, and yet another reason to stop and
enjoy the view
This is one of my two favourite views of Javea. The other is looking down on the town from
the windmills.
I held back to take some photos, and when I caught up the
group were engrossed in conversation. I
never did find out what was so interesting.
A little further and we came to Portitxol beach, or perhaps
Cala Barraca?
As always on this walk, the beach would be our picnic
site. In the past the more energetic
members of the group would often swim here, but today the water was not really
warm enough.
The beach was almost deserted when we arrived. But thanks to the nearby car park it soon
started to fill up.
We took the more direct route back to Javea, rather than the
longer and more strenuous climb over the rocks around the headland.
So at just over three hours the walk was slightly shorter
than usual, and we all arrived back at the car park pleasantly tired rather than
shattered after a very enjoyable “last of the season” walk.
Wendy’s husband John joined us for the after walk
drink. We now all go our own ways for
the summer, and both Jan and I will miss our regular Monday walks and the
friends who make it such an important and enjoyable part of our weekly routine. We hope all have a very pleasant summer
break, and that we all meet up again for the first of the winter season walks.
Monday 29 September 2014
The first of the winter season walks will be a repeat of
this one. Meet in the Javea Mas y Mas
car park at 10am.
