14 December 2017 – Lliber to Senija

12 of us for the last walk before the Christmas Break

Despite a weather forecast of 24c, it was cool enough for some to wear a jacket as we started the walk from Lliber

Not even the steep climb out of the village persuaded them to remove a layer

Although the climb did get the circulation going

It is a year since I got a satnav to record our walks and I still have mixed feelings about it

Nick is a great advocate for them, and a constant source of encouragement and advice

However I still find it more of a problem than a useful navigation tool

I know the walks quite well, so I do not want to have to use the satnav all of the time

I was hoping that I could use it to confirm location and direction, similar to a cairn

It should be possible to do so by using waypoints

You record them on the satnav where you would like a cairn

However when I tried to use them they were in the wrong place, or the wrong sequence

I may be the problem and just need more experience at using the satnav

However Nick thinks it may be a faulty satnav

Not sure I can be bothered to send it back for checking, but will have to decide before the guarantee runs out at Christmas

Being a smaller group we moved faster

We arrived at The Cross just after 12 noon, but everyone was happy to have an early lunch

On the way back to Lliber we met a Spanish lady taking her new pup for a walk

Despite the faster pace we did not arrive back in Lliber until 3pm, which was the normal time.

We had a drink in the square, wine not coffee to celebrate our last walk before Christmas

We had planned to bring a small portion of Stollen cake for all of the group to have with lunch, but were unable to get to Calpe to buy some.   Alijke offered to get the cake as we could not do so.

She brought a large box with about twice as many portions as necessary – but they were all gone by the time we left the bar

Excellent walk and a very good end of our 2017 Walking Season.

Stats

Distance – 11.5 km

Time – 5 hours

Ascent – 350 metres