Day 41 – at Hoya del Moro (Pradollano)

A quality hike today, though the dog had certain reservations. Here at altitude, as observed by Tom on the dog’s Facebook page, there were no sticks.

I headed up across the ski slopes to the more rugged faces of the mountain, and three small lakes at their base.

From the lakes there was a steep zig-zag climb through scree of about 350 metres to the ridge. At the ridge, at 3250 metres, there were of course magnificent views, and a Refuge precariously perched on a cliff face, an ideal spot for lunch.

Whereas the straight up ascent of Veleta attracts the crowds, I saw no one today, until my descent joined that of the Veleta peak.

When on the slightly tedious crossing of the ski runs I found myself, as I often do, going through books I have recently read, or films I have just watched, dissecting them, especially if they were any good, and writing reviews. I often stop and send random sentences to myself by email for a more full review later.

In this case it was the last episode of Better Call Saul season four, that I had watched last night. A great show, and a rewatch for me, but the best series so far. A very rare 10/10 on IMDb for me.

The best series as without Chuck, who intentionally grates in the viewer, as he does on Jimmy. The best in the series, as it has a classic execution scene, silhouetted in the New Mexico desert, and that very last line that shows that despite Kim being shocked by Jimmy, it is what attracts her to him; his immoral side – from the simple bar deceptions to more serious fraud, but nothing compared to the high flying and high earning of the lawyers of HHM.