6th June
The day started bright and sunny but there were a few clouds about to protect from the worst of the sun.
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Looking back to Irun |
Once I had cleared Irun the first climb of the day was up a brutally steep concrete road that quickly knocked me into shape!
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A good high level track |
I don't know how they lay concrete that steeply, it must be almost dry and it's not tamped just roughly levelled with a shovel.
Soon up into the hills, wooded and steep followed quickly by equally steep descents.
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The hill I didn't have to climb |
Due to not reading the route description properly I walked/got up a mountain bike trail which ended 200 meters higher than I needed to be, more descent.
Coming down the hill there were a lot of birds of prey below. As I got closer they identified themselves as Griffon Vultures.
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Fritillary on thistle |
Beautiful oak woods as well as beech chestnut and ash are high in the hills and fill the steep gullies shading the paths nicely.
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Roads approaching Beria |
I reached Beria in the middle of the day, so ideal time for lunch and a rest in the shade outside a convenient bar/restaurant.
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Beria |
The plan was to go on to the first decent camping spot but there was nothing I fancied, so I ended up going much further than I intended.
A fine place in the end with water and benches. There was a group of vultures in the trees that left when I arrived.
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It was getting late |
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It was late! |
2 comments:
Great, I have picked up your blog. Andy
The vultures are an incentive to keep moving. Andy
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