Tuesday 18 Sept

Left at 10.30am ( camping gran sol) and took the road towards Lleida, and turned off the N211 to reach a campsite 9 km off the beaten track for some peace and traffic- free quiet. En route we encountered some magnificent limestone jagged cliffs , rising from the valley floor, a large, mature, seemingly endless blue green winding river to the left , dammed and ending in a lake ....Dinosaur fossil country ... Stopped off for a walk near Oliana a tour of four springs , only one was working , a trickle .. Stunning views but too tough a walk (for me).  Stocked up in Oliana where we found a freshly painted mural wall tribute to Angelita, the patron of the only cinema in Oliana which had to close down. Stopped at a large campsite mid afternoon 'la noguera ' at the foot of Lac Sant Llorenc de Montgai, with a small gym and small indoor heated pool (the outdoor ones all close on 15 Sept unless sites apply for a special license we were told). Spotless facilities and v friendly staff. Sadly commercial radio was piped through the complex (cafe, bar and pool).  Andy went for an evening swim in the reservoir outside the gates but the climbing in and out looked too precipitous for me, so I stuck to the tiny pool . Slept well .

Tribute to Angelita

Springs only producing a trickle after the dry summer

View over Oliana