The clouds lifted, this morning, and the sun put in an appearance. We decided to brave a walk up into the quiet hills to the west of Soller.
Our route took us through the main square, where unexpectedly there was live music and a craft market.
Instructions made it sound simple despite warning us of a long ascent out of town. It was definitely well described, rocky and slippery in places but with fantastic views over Soller and across to the Mediterranean sea. At one point, we crossed the narrow gauge railway line which travels through the Tramuntana mountains between Palma and Soller. It’s such a quaint train that we debated whether or not to wait for it to pass. We decided to carry on, we hadn’t been walking for long it could be up to an hour until the train passed. As we carried on our ascent and turned away from the track, we heard the tell tale whistle and the train trundled past below – a missed photo opportunity!
We walked through Olive and Citrus groves, under carob trees and along some very rocky paths. At one point, John was hit by something spiky and lost his balance. Luckily his only injury is a splinter. Annoyingly, he’d taken a wrong turning and shouldn’t have been anywhere near said spiky tree.
There’s been a lot of cautious descending and we’re pleased to report that the splinter was our only injury. And, as to slips, trips and falls, you would usually expect Kim to be the one not paying attention.
11.5km walked with an ascent of 400m and descent of 381m, we rewarded ourselves with a beer in Soller’s main square.
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