We set out onto the path heading inland and the scenery was spectacular with incredible rock formations from the beginning of time, beautiful gorges with turquoise streams babbling down below as the trail headed on up through into the steep hillsides.
A number of tunnels took us through the hills, cleverly set up with motion sensors for the solar powered lighting so we were able to continue our ride without lights on the bikes. The longest tunnel was over 1km long bored through the solid mountain rock. But sadly not all the tunnels were so well lit and we having forgotten our cycle lights which meant we had to use the torch feature on our mobile phones to see us through the darkness, the scariest moment was when the tunnel lights just switched themselves off plunging us into sudden pitch black darkness - pretty frightening!!
A definite reminder to take our cycle lights
with us when cycling these Via verdes!
In the few days prior to our stay at Benafallet we noticed signs of an attempted break in on our rear door - only slight marks as if someone had attempted to force open the door with a screwdriver, but enough to leave us feeling slightly unnerved and to maybe think about some of the out of the way places we leave the van, this said our next stop was a motorhome Aire on the Delta De L'Ebre, an area with space for up to 40 campers and hence more secure - we have great trust in the motorhoming community, we look out for each other whatever the nationality.
The Delta is in area of flat wetland used mainly for rice growing and great for bird watching especially the flamingos. Unfortunately at this time of year the mosquitos are thriving and we were driven away, but not after being ferociously bitten by the little blighters!
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| Rice ready for harvesting |
It wasn't long before we hit the road again to our next destination further south on the coast
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