GR11 Day 33 la Cortinada to Encamp

7th July

It poured with rain all night only stopping in the early morning. A good day for walking as it only warmed up slowly and there was a nice breeze.

La Cortinada in the rain 

It never fails to amaze me how fast everything dries as soon as the sun appears, humidity going from 100% in the morning to 28% by the time I got to Encamp.

Steaming woods

Not a lot to report today, the now normal climb up through trees in the morning, this time cutting directly up near a switchback road which the path met on a couple of occasions.

Looking down to la Cortinada 

Over the top, where the path again joins the road, there were a lot of cars parked and a good grassy area that descended slowly into the trees again.

The top

Picnic area where the path meets the road

The path got steeper the further down the hill I went with a steep rocky section before reaching the outskirts of Encamp.

Encamp

I was intending to camp at Camping Internacional in the town but when I googled it to find out exactly where it was I discovered that it was closed. I subsequently learnt that they are building a stadium there instead.

Sant Roma de Les Bons, consecrated 1164

It wasn't hard to find a reasonably priced room instead and I stocked up at the big supermarket as well, the only thing I couldn't find was the nice tubes of condensed milk.

Encamp