Mecina

*Day 2 - Mecina*	Tuesday 14th May The Walk When we got off the bus at Mecina, the first arduous step involved a walk of some 200 metres (on a level concrete road!), before arriving at Mecinilla, where we stopped for a well-deserved coffee at a little bar. Most of us resisted the temptation to try the Spanish worker's breakfast of Sol y Sombra (coffee and a brandy), remembering the walk ahead. Since we had started off in a bus, and the Capileira dogs had not mastered the art of stowing away, we were dogless when arriving in Mecina. But the dogs had clearly phoned ahead to their colleagues, because we were immediately selected by a Mecina dog that escorted us for the rest of the day. Picnic Lunch was taken under the welcome shade of oak trees in the middle of a grassy meadow. Towards the end of the walk, the group split into two, the sporty ones electing to take on an extra climb to Pitres, the sensible ones choosing to take the shorter course back to the bar in Mecinilla - and being serenaded by nightingales on the way.
	Personal Highlights "The naturally-carbonated water fountain (near Ferreirola??) on the return leg - the best water I have ever tasted" - John "Pausing on the ascent back into Mecina to listen to nightingales singing either side of the road" - John
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	Down a steep mule path	The Fountain of Love(?)	A Dramatic Encounter!

	A Landslip!	Refreshed after lunch	Ancient Mill?

	Bridge over gorge	A Ferreirola street	Replenishing water supplies
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