On Saturday (29th Feb) we went with AEGEE to Montserrat. From Tarragona it took about 2 1/2 hours by train each way. On the mountain there is a monastery which would have had great views if it hadn’t been so overcast! However the buildings were really pretty!
After lunch we had to meet up with the group again before starting to hike up to the top. I think this was the first time we ever left anywhere with AEGEE at the exact meeting time!
We reached the first viewpoint and stopped to take some pictures, and many of us thought this was as far as we were going but Adrian soon told us that no there was much more to see from the top (we were already pretty high!!)
Then we got to the top of the funicular (which you can see from the monastery) and thought that that was as far as we were going, only to be told again that nope, we were going to the top! That’s where it really started to get steep. Some parts were almost vertical!
Eventually we all made it safely to the top and what we could see of the view was definitely worth it, even if it was a little windy! I was glad I had brought so many layers, having almost regretted it on a very sweaty ascent!
Coming down was actually much harder as it was slippy and steep! Definitely not one for those with weak knees! I was so achey for the next couple of days but it was worth it for the views, exercise and photos!!
Fresca como una lechuga bien frotada 