20 October 2025 – Lliber Zoo

 

28 of us walking today

I think this is the largest group we have led so far

We like to keep the numbers from 16 to 20

But we have had a lot of new members since the end of summer

We have also had a lot of non residents visiting at the same time

We only had 18 last week, which shows how much it can change from one week to the next

Also there are four regular members missing this week

So it could easily have been 32 walking today

We were lucky to have a lovely sunny morning

This follows three weeks of overcast and wet weather

So the sun was particularly appreciated

The group photo looks more like a coach trip than a Monday Ramblers walk

With such a large group it is impossible to see what is happening at the back

So I was pleased when David offered to do “back marker”

At the start of the walk I reminded everyone that we walk at the pace of the slowest

And that the only way I can do that is if they don’t overtake me

Again more important with such a large group

And I was pleased that no one did

Before we left the square Jan told the bar staff that there would be a large group today

They don’t like us to move the tables, and it can be difficult to sit the group together

Today they reserved enough tables so that we could group together

They also asked us t o get our own drinks from the bar

Which we were pleased to do

The last thing we want to do is upset the bar and not be welcome when we visit again

Lucky we did tell them

Because it was crowded and we would have had problems finding any tables

We spent about an hour sitting in the square

A lovely end to a lovely walk

Walking down our favourite street to the car park

 

Temperature – 20-25c

Time Taken – 3 hours

Distance – 9 km

13 October 2025 – Jalon to Alcalali

 

Another week with a terrible weather forecast

This time 70% chance of rain

Plus two red weather warnings – for heavy rain and storm

I had to make a decision by midday on Sunday

I was inclined to cancel the walk – but Jan wanted to walk

So of course we walked

24 had asked to do the original walk

And I was very impressed that 18 wanted to do the alternative

It was raining as we left Parcent

But dry when we arrived in Jalon

However were a lot of black clouds around

We had almost decided to go straight to bar Claudia

But the sky cleared a little as it approached 1000

So we decided to walk and just hope for the best

Despite the dark clouds the sun came out as we set off

And it remained dry until we were almost back to Jalon

When the first rain drops fell, and the umbrellas came out

Fortunately it was only a short shower

We had arranged to use upstairs at bar Claudia

Where we spent an enjoyable hour agreeing how much we enjoyed the walk

  

Temperature – 19-21c

Time Taken – 2.5 hours

Distance – 8 km