We are very lucky living where we do – we have mountains, countryside and beach all within 20 minutes of each other. There are lots of walking groups too which definitely have advantages. For a start there are lots of “off the beaten track” walks, which not only would you have difficulty finding, but can be dangerous too if you don’t know the area. Mick and I did such a walk the other week with our friends Heidi and John. We decided to take Digby, our Jack Russell, with us as he is very good on a lead – Kevin the Pointer unfortunately is a bit more tricky!
So we met up early on a beautiful Sunday morning in the direction of Sorbas. There were at least 30 or us, all of different nationalities. We pulled off the road and parked all the cars and waited for our guide. He is a local guy, very friendly and knowledgeable and warned us all to stay together on the walk; apparently it is an area with lots of massive deep holes which you can’t really see! This was borne out when we saw a load of pot-holers! With this in mind, Digby was kept firmly on his lead.
Anyhow, we kept to the track and enjoyed the scenery – lovely spring flowers in the meadows and mountains in the background. We walked for around 5 kms – unheard of for me! But made all the more enjoyable by all the chatting as we went along. We ended up in a tiny little hamlet of deserted houses and sat under the trees and had a little picnic of hamburgers, juice and fruit provided by our guide – all for the princely sum of 3 euros.
If you like walking and being in nature, you really could do worse than to join a walking group – it is fun, safe and you will get to see places that you didn’t know existed – and good for you too!
Yummy Almeria 
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