GR11 - Day 9 - to Aguas Tuertas

Another marvellous day. We can only thank God for this clement weather. The views of the high peaks illuminated by the morning sun are stunning. On the other side of the pass, everything looked covered in green velvet. You constantly hear the cowbells. These beautiful valleys are simply one giant pasture. Needless to say, there is cow shit all over and the flies are a real nuisance. There are so many of them that I wonder how it is that there are enough left over to go crawl on the starving children of Africa! The day's destination was La Mina, but it had nothing to offer except a stunning view, so we kept on to Aguas Tuertas. There was a refugio there, a primitive hut with a cement floor, two cement benches on either side of the fireplace. We elected to set up our tent with the cows. We managed to find a clean spot (we hope) and hoped that the cows would stay away. They did. Phew!