Up into the Hills…

Monday morning I packed up, paid up, and filled my water tank – I was now ready for anything !

I set off meandering Northwards, and slightly east, towards a group of hills/mountains – the Sierra de la Segurra, and as I drove along , heading for https://plus.google.com/105112662767779178277/about I was impressed, I could see real live mountains, and rocks pushing up from the plains – I got excited, I was going up ‘top’ !!

I drove along a main, but quiet road, heading for a town which I thought would give me an entry into the National park, where I was headed ( I didn’t actually have the GPS co-ordinates…), and just before I turned into the ‘interior’ I spotted a Supermarket where I loaded up with food… I wended my way along a dusty backroad, deeper and deeper into the forest, with an occasional sign ( none of which helped !) , occasionally stopping at a viewpoint, looking out into the unknown !

I kept driving, eventually finding my way to a village called Hornos, which I’d been expecting to then have signs for the campsite – none were evident, and so I continued .. and then re-traced my route, although on an even quiet road, eventually spotting this little space behind some trees – I’d had enough driving, so decided to stop here for the night – and what a good choice ! I was about 1500 mts high, so a lot cooler, and clearer air for me , great !

The traffic on the road, was almost non-existent, and what there was finished at around 7-30 p.m., leaving me to survey my kingdom, from the cliffs above , although there was a slight haze in the air, I could still see views all over… even disturbing some deer as I trampled around the forest…

It was a nice evening meal that night, no great sunset, but…Peace and quiet in my little hideaway ! – they’d even demolished any buildings around, so that I wouldn’t be disturbed !

The next morning I woke up to a lovely sunny day, and looking out onto my empire, thought all was well with the world ! – great views from the bedroom !

I had a leisurely breakfast, and decided it was so nice, that I may as well stop another day, and so went ‘walkabout’ first one way… seeing an abandoned homestead, with great views on to the Lakes below… even the ‘wash house’ and plumbing had been made from wood, which I found lower down in the woods, great spot to live in, if only ? , then it was back to Wally for lunch, before setting off in the afternoon, disturbing the deer in the other direction – I didn’t see another soul all day, with probably only about 30 vehicles passing on the road all day… it had been a great day, that was to get even better, as the sun started to go down, and I was able to look out over the mountains, and lakes,

watching the sky turn to a great red !- who needs to be on a beach, to see a great sunset ?  

and, best of all my accommodation costs were ….Nil !!

I got to bed early, as I was up in the middle of the night, looking at a great star filled sky, the Milky way clearly above, and even the odd shooting star… I must be in luck ! 

Another peaceful night, awakening to a sunny sky , but time to move on….

I’d only driven a mile or so, when I found the signs to the Campsite I’d been looking for…. followed them through the forest and ended at a ‘Rustic’ retreat, which wanted to charge me a lot to stay, so I kept moving to my next spot…. which is ?