Deia to Soller - Sept 25

 Deia was quite busy. Quite a few tourists on a Sunday - I asked a waitress why so many people stopped there - walking, eating, seeing churches again. 

Just like North Hero - shuts down in Winter.

The hike from Deia was quite leisurely. Down the hill towards the Meditteranea; lots of trails near and along the ocean and the main highway. Up and down - no difficult terrain.

The last pic is Port Soller - didn’t visit there - lots of hotels and boats.

In the first picture above, I continue to ask, “How many people work on stone projects - on roads, hiking trails, sidewalks, farm and vineyard walls - there must be an Ed Tech class in the schools for it.

And cobblestones - this pic is about1/3 down into Soller today.

And the street with the Hostal.

Soller is a larger village. Lots of folks at restaurants and bars, all sitting outside in the European style - most chairs pointed out toward the street for great viewing. All other stores were mostly closed . Though I did find a small market for juice and fruit in the morning.

Won’t sleep well tonight. Expected to be long and steep on Monday.

I was having difficulty finding the waymarkers for the GR 221 to exit town in the morning. After much wandering around and asking people on the sidewalk, I finally found a man at the Hostal.

I asked him if he is hiking - and he and his pals laughed Used to.

The upside, he knew exactly where to find the trail.

The downside, he said I should be prepared for a long, difficult hike. And then, just to rub it in, he assured me that dinner at the mountain hut is served at 8:00! Should be there by then.

Great confidence.