Izeste day 2

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Sabiñanígo to Izeste 

Motorhome Journey – Izeste day 2

 I wake to the thundering of water flowing over the weir, loud in one sense but its rhythmic and constant motion quite calming in another sense. Interesting thought that it has been flowing like that all night, a search on the internet reveals that approximately 4 cubic meters of water flows over the weir every second… such a lot of water coming off the mountain, and there is no snow!

Breakfast then a relaxing morning catching up with journals, we also spend quite a lot of time watching the birds on and over the river. There is plenty of activity from dippers, wagtails, warblers, various tits and even a goldcrest. The red kites make their appearance soaring lazily over and around the mountain on several occasions. We walk over the bridge at Louvie-Juzon to the town, not much here just the locals sat outside drinking coffee and chatting. We call in at the church, an austere grey/granite building but it has some nice stained glass, the sun shafting through the south windows making lovely multi-coloured patterns on the floor. (see photos) Later back at the campsite we have a light lunch then put on our walking shoes and walk a circuit of the town.

The day is pleasantly warm and sunny (about 24°C) we walk over the bridge again and along the river to the weir on the other side. Here there are some benches to sit on and watch the river (and weir) from the other side. Calling at the cemetery on the way back (and noting the water tap in the corner… our lifeline during Covid) we wander round looking at the family graves of the town.

Back at Hymer we open a bottle of fizz sitting by the river and watching the constant motion of the water over the weir. Later chicken and mushroom stir-fry for tea, sitting outside in the warmth of the evening until it darkens to night.

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