Hiking in the Hills

I had a busy weekend meeting up with fellow VSO volunteers, and as it was Jenny's birthday we celebrated by splashing out on lots of great food in the posh places to eat and drink here. Any excuse to be honest! They left on Saturday night giving me time to catch up on some sleep ready for hiking the next day ( with a groups of French expats who have set up a hiking group). I felt like Indiana Jones bashing through the undergrowth at times ( and I have the scratches to prove it!) but it felt like a real adventure. The landscape was a cross between Arizona ( as I imagine it to be with all the cacti etc), inland Australia and the foothills of the Alps. ( ie very up and down!!)