Our planet has been completely ice free for most of its 4.5-billion-year history.So, the fact that we have ice caps in Greenland and in Antarctica today is unusual.In the first part of this talk we will see how it was possible for events to change so that that ice covered most of the planet on […]
Walk Leaders: Jacqui & AndyMeeting PointSouth end of Sol del Este urbanisation, Calle Lago Tanganyka. GPS: N 38° 45.115’E 000° 09.858’Walking RouteDistance : 4,3kmAcross to Rafalet through woods and back via Sol del Este area around the woods and country lanes.TerrainWalking SurfaceSome tarmac but mainly rough rocky paths through woods. Some uphill. Strong walking shoes […]
Walk Leaders: Jacqui & AndyMeeting PointSouth end of Sol del Este urbanisation, Calle Lago Tanganyka. GPS: N 38° 45.115’E 000° 09.858’Walking RouteDistance : 4,3kmAcross to Rafalet through woods and back via Sol del Este area around the woods and country lanes.TerrainWalking SurfaceSome tarmac but mainly rough rocky paths through woods. Some uphill. Strong walking shoes […]
Walk Leaders: Brian & NoeleneMeeting PointPedrera industrial park, Calle Benz. Park near “the large black building”.GPS: 38.729479, 0.072268Use View Venue Website below for precise location.Walking RouteDistance : 3,8 kmAround the country lanes of Canor and Torreta which are hidden in the valley between the N332 and AP7TerrainWalking SurfaceMostly well maintained tarmac surfaces with one wide […]
Walk Leaders: Brian & NoeleneMeeting PointPedrera industrial park, Calle Benz. Park near “the large black building”.GPS: 38.729479, 0.072268Use View Venue Website below for precise location.Walking RouteDistance : 3,8 kmAround the country lanes of Canor and Torreta which are hidden in the valley between the N332 and AP7TerrainWalking SurfaceMostly well maintained tarmac surfaces with one wide […]
Travel back in time to the years of the Second World War – as you’ve almost certainly never known them before.Author David Ebsworth tells the “stranger than fiction” stories behind his 2021 novel, A Betrayal of Heroes.Tales of Casablanca and Brazzaville, of the Spaniards who fought for Free France, of the 1940s celebrities and spies who […]
Includes visit to Klein Schreuder Sculpture Garden, Doll Museum in Onil and La Cova…….
Most historians agree that Nicholas-Joseph Cugnot of France was the constructor of the first true automobile. Cugnot’s vehicle was a huge, heavy, steam-powered tricycle, and his model of 1769 was said to have run for 20 minutes at 2.25 miles (3.6 km) per hour while carrying four people. He could have had little idea how the Automobile was […]
For our final event before the summer break, we have arranged a day trip to this spectacular winery. The day will include return coach travel from Moraira, a guided tour of the vineyards and winery, lunch with a selection of Bleda’s wines and an opportunity to visit the bodega’s shop.We have just one place available, […]
