We are gradually heading for Roma, but being on the east coast we have to cross back to the west. We decide to take an indirect route through a couple of national parks.
Mountains
Marble & Dora gets high
Lets face it, Italy is the home of marble. But still when you get to see where it is made, it is still a shock.
Verdon, we will return
I am not sure how long I have known about Verdon. A gorge I have wanted us to walk for a long time, but it remains elusive.
Recent converts
We headed off to look for some snow.
Getting wet
Ideally you are out on the mountains and the sun is shining, there is a gentle wind and the views are endless. It isn’t always like this. Sometimes you get wet.
What a difference a day can make
We wake to a lovely morning at St Celoni. We still have a half an hour drive to Santa Fe, the place from where our second trek in Montseny starts. The trek today: climbing up to the two highest peaks of the park: Turo de l’Homme and Les Agudes, both around 1700 metres.
Hanging around for Dora
Well, it seems we are going to spend a few more days around this area until the fifth gear comes next week (see previous post). The Pyrenees are only a couple of hours drive away and we fancy a days skiing, but tomorrow is Saturday, the slopes will probably get quite busy, so better leave the skiing for Monday. So what should we do around here over the weekend?
Too many dots, the never ending ridge
North of Benidorm, just a stones throw lies some amazing rocky landscapes. They appear in many of the marketing images. We went to take a look ourselves. They had a surprise in store for us.
Having a bit of fun
We are back to Guisando for about ten days to say good-bye to our beloved house, mountains, family and friends before heading off to Valencia and, gradually leaving Spain. Time to move on to a new country: Italy.
Treat your feet like royalty
It is your little toes, soles and ankles that will get you to the summit of that mountain, up that hill or along that coastline, so you need to look after them.