We were in Fuente De in the Picos de Europa National Park. The scenery was fantastic,
the day was beautiful and the mountains were right there, so once we looked at this view
we knew we had to get to the top and the cable car
was the way to do it once we repaired Suzanne's injured finger
So we walked up to the teleforico (cable car) station and bought some water (agua) from
these machines
We figured that we could walk to lunch
once at the top. We joined the crowd waiting
as the car came down to get us
and landed at the right spot
We boarded with the crowd
and hung from our straps
It didn't take long before the parking lot was far below
and we were above the tree tops
and getting closer to the rocks
at the top happy that the cable
was holding and giving the good view as we followed our shadow
as we enjoyed the view
until we reached the top
and could really enjoy the view
This meant it was time to start walking
in to the mountains
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Next, we came upon the cows and horses (vacas y caballos). To fully appreciate these
pictures, you need to hear the sound of cowbells each time one of the cows moved.
Sometimes they were on beautiful stretches of mountain
and sometimes they were with us
and sometimes we were alone
and sometimes, it was just more mountain pictures
They decided it was lunch time and so decided to head off but Jane decided to join them
driving them past the rest of us
and eventually passing us
as we headed to the restaurant
at the 4km mark. To get there, we had to go past the sheep
but we did get there and enjoyed our meal
then Suzanne consulted with our neighbors
to plan the walk back – either 4km back to the cable car or 8 km downhill to the town
below Fuente De. Eventually we decided on the longer walk which took us through some
great scenery
that we all enjoyed
including the cows and horses
until we came to these signs
along the trail
We read this sign
as we tied our shoes
and looked at the red roofs below
as the trail continued
the mountains continued to impress
and we continued our descent
seeing the occasional red roof
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We took a taxi back to Fuente De where David decided to celebrate with a Cuban cigar
in Castro fashion though he needed some help getting it lit
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We were left to take the obligatory phone booth picture
at the hotel (note than Jane actually was speaking on the phone) and to record some of
our dinner – the salad
ordered by Sarah and David, the filet
ordered by Benjamin, and the anise liqueur
ordered by David.
We conclude a very active day with a self portrait
done by Jane and a night time view
of the mountains which were still lit at 1030PM.