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25th February 2017 Hiking - Walking: Cabo Cope Wind Direction: Wind Stength: Surf / Sea State: Air Temperature: Sea Temperature: Weather: sunny and warm Max Speed: Distance Covered: 3.5 miles (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise) Saturday 25th February – Hike ***** Cabo Cope – sunny and warm:) – Out 3 hours 40 mins covering 3 ½ miles Very quiet night perched on the edge high above the Med. Parque Regional Cabo Cope and woke to a nice sunrise too:) Managed our exercises even if a little chilly with a bit of a breeze blowing through the Coll so after porridge we headed down the windy road to the coast. We followed a group of cyclists to Cope past a small beach with about 20 white elephants (thats our code for big white campervans) crammed in stopping at the lovely Cope. When we reached the car park for the Cope proper it consisted of two villas, a flowery shrine, a fort, famous for repelling pirates, and fossilized sand dunes which are very special and protected. Part of the reason this has become a National Park. There is an amazing rocky range of hills out into the sea making up Cabo Cope. There was lots of notice boards telling you about fauna and flora, also showing a circular walk from Cope to Calabardina the small town just around the corner featuring a couple of trips up the hill to view points. As it was a really nice day, much better on the coast than inland up in the hills which were shrouded in cloud we decided to pack a picnic, switch on the gps and head for the hills! The walk started off up the road to the little shrine/hermitage turning left past the villas and over a small park to the start of the rocky scramble up to the first vantage point, we followed white and yellow markers passing several more information boards telling us there were Bonelli’s Eagles and Tortoises! We thought pull the other one as this seemed the most unluckily spot to see a wild tortoise!!! We soon reached the first panoramic peak, sitting to watch three fishermen on the rocks far below trying their luck in the crystal clear blue water with great views of the fort and up to where we spent last night. This seemed a dead end and for the walk we had set out on you had to go back the way we came and go on a boring path at the foot of the hills. The path heading up the steep hill which looked likely had a cross mark on it meaning don’t go that way. We were going to go down when four Spanish walkers turned up lead by a man in blue who was nearly running up. While his three mates took five, taking off jumpers and embarrassingly going for a wee (!) the leader was halfway up the steep path! Then as the others followed we thought well why not live dangerously and follow them! Although the path was very steep to start with it was a well-used route being marked by rows of rocks and small cairns with the views just getting better and better as we got higher and higher:) We took our time taking several short rests and taking in the scenery. Our sweatshirts were long gone as it got warmer and so were the four Spanish hikers we were following! We just went up and down from peak to peak as the path followed the ridge, watching the Crested larks flit about surrounded by the most beautiful wild flowers all in bloom. Then on our third or fourth peak Mag screams out TORTOISE!!!!! we couldn’t believe it!! It was one of the most amazing wild things we have ever seen as the little black and green tortoise came out onto the path between us. It was only six inches long but boy could it move as it tried it’s best to get away from us. It kept taking its head and legs in and out with a sigh every time! We left it to its own devices, not touching it, but I did get some nice pics:) That really made our day :) Getting a little hungry now we looked for a spot for lunch, by this time we could see around the corner with the small town of Calabardina spread out below us. No high-rise and a nice sandy beach with a few boats bobbing in the bay – very nice it looked and just no one about! We came to the second path up, the one we would have come up on if we had taken the boring route. Then, marked by a concrete post on the next peak, the viewing point overlooking the town. Making it to the top we stopped for a great picnic in the warm sunshine with stunning views, it doesn’t get much better than this:) Refreshed we began the walk down past loads of caves in the red rock. Back on the flat at the bottom we were treated to a Bonelli’s Eagle soaring high above us – huge he was too!! Deciding we were too knackered to walk to Calabardina we walked back to the van and drove there. We tried to find somewhere to stop for a cuppa and stay the night. There were a couple of great spots just down the coast but for the first time here in Spain there was a no campervan sign:( So we returned to where we had seen all the old duffer campers parked this morning but the quiet spot on the edge of them had gone. We then we spied a little camper on a higher track heading down the coast. So, for the third time today we followed the Spanish who lead us to a remote spot and we parked on the edge of a little sandy bay. We set up for the night and after a cuppa and cake Mag decided she wanted a paddle so we both walked the length of the bay as the surfy waves broke cold water over our toes collecting the multi-coloured stones. Back to the van for chicken escallops and potatoes with a cool sunset and the waves picking up splashing on the rocks just below the van – top day:) Photo Gallery Here |
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