As Chris says, it is Helen's birthday, and we wish her Happy Birthday and many happy returns of the day.
We had a couple of very good walks today. The Monasterio of Saint Elena was high on the hillside that we walked to find the Dolmen; we didn't visit it but sent a goodwill prayer for the Saint to watch out for all her namesakes. We looked up at fortifications left over from the Spanish Civil War which were interesting, as was the Dolmen, for different reasons.
The walk to the Dolmen was interesting not because we missed it the first time of passing, but because it was partly on a level track specially made for people with disabilities. Not only was it wheelchair accessible, but there were Braille notices at intervals all along, and notes explaining what we were looking at. The constructors of the walk had made sure that the walk took people past interesting sounds like the waterfall next to the walkway, and had at one point attached little ropes to a couple of apple blossom branches so these could be pulled down to child or wheelchair level to be smelt and touched. There were lots of rest places with seats and picnic tables. All this, miles from anywhere, was very impressive.
The site seems to have lots of Brits this evening. It is strange to hear English spoken, other than by us.
The sun is shining this evening, and some people are sitting out. It is not exactly hot, or even particularly warm, but it is lovely to see blue sky and hear the wind rustling in the trees roundabout. It is a very leafy site.
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