Dan is a part-time member of “Team Molino” and is doing something useful (if not a little silly!!)
Welcome to Dan’s Red Nose Day Giving Page
He doing something funny for money – please sponsor him!
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Hi,
Those that know me well, know how much I like having my hair and those that know me really well know that I once said I’d shave it all off for a good cause. After a couple of years dodging the issue, it seems it’s finally time for this to happen and after some discussion it has been decided I will boldly go bald for Red Nose Day. Other people have climbed mountains, crossed deserts and done some insane things in order to benefit this cause, so the very least I could do is have my hair cut. So dig deep, and give generously and think fondly of my cold head in this wonderful English weather! Go here & sponsor: http://my.rednoseday.com/personalPage.aspx?registrationID=350358
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Our aim is not to make our caches too difficult but we would like you to have to work a little for your reward so don’t expect much information.
Happy Caching!!
Some of our other caches, which ones will you find?
This is a small cache holding just the logbook, Ikea pencil (Don’t you just love Ikea?), sharpener and a couple of other small items. You can approach this cache from a couple of different directions, one way gives you about a 1km hike and the other maybe a 2km hike. Either way the ground is fairly solid following a defined path. From the cache site you have views across most of the Ricote Valley and up to the Ventanica de Ojos, a local landmark where we intend to put a cache in the near future.
Ventanica De Ojos:
View From The Cache:
Remember – Leave nothing but footprints – Take nothing but photo’s and memories.
Hopefully the work will be finished and the place cleaned up before too long. We added another logbook to the cache as the old one has only 5 places remaining.
From:
Some of our other caches, which ones will you find?
The palmeral below the viewpoint.
Looking over the Vega Baja with its orange and lemon orchards.
On a clear day you can see over to the coast and Guardamar del Segura.
Behind you is a well known rock climbing area – you might see people climbing.
Orihuela is famous for
the second largest palmeral forest in Spain and the Rio Segura.
Orihuela has many historical buildings to see and visit.
Considering that many of these palaces and churches have been
recognized as national monuments, for those of you who like to dive
into the history and culture of the area. From here you get a great
view of the palm forest – afterwards you may want to go down and
explore the town with its many plazas, restaurants and shops.
Remember – Leave nothing but footprints – Take nothing but photo’s and memories.
We did eventually find out what was happening. We knew there were mud baths around here but silly us thought that they would be inside buildings and that you would have to pay to use them. Not at all, it’s all totally free and if you can bring yourself to jump into this stinking grey concoction of slime, salt and God only knows what else then good for you!! Personally I was not even going to risk the end of my little finger. The therapeutic values of mud and clay have been known for many centuries, the Chinese used mud baths for healing inflammations and other Indian and South American cultures found it to relieve rheumatic diseases. Cultures as far back as the second century had used mud and clay remedies to heal the body thanks to the calcium, magnesium, silica, iron and potassium in the mud. Due to the particular climatic conditions, the many hours of sunshine and the high salinity of the waters within the salt flats of the Mar Menor, this area has become a real player in the health world because of the healing properties attributed to the sludge through its sand and very fine silt and clay. We have often commented between ourselves that you do not very often see Spanish people being pushed around in weelchairs, and if you ever see someone zipping up the high street in an electic wheelchair then they are most likely an English tourist. Well now we know why we don’t see them around much, they all live together at Lo Pagan. This particular evening was like the Indianapolis 500 for wheelchairs. As soon as the sun lost most of its heat, they appeared at the end of the paved walkway in a heat haze of electromagnetic radiation, revving their commutators until their armatures hurt. Like they were waiting for the starting flag to fall, then they were off, Murray Walker should have been here to commentate as they sped along the path until they got to a quiet area and then jumped out of their charriots and ran to the edge of the path, clambered down over the rocks and then plunged into the mud neck high. Boy this stuff must be good.
The mud from the Mar Menor:
The particular climatic conditions with many hours of sunshine and warm waters with high salinity have created around the north end of the lake many areas where centuries of mineral of deposits have created a slugde which has become famous for its therapeutic values. The latest analysis by the University of Murcia (1995 study) found that these sediments contain a high percentage of calcium, magnesium, potassium, fluorine, chlorine and sulphates much higher than would normally be expected in waters of this salinity. Moreover, the particle size of the silt and sludge in this area is very fine which increases the absorbtion and therefore the healing properties attributed to the sludge. The pH is between 7.12 and 8.45 and its use is highly recommended for many types of skin conditions such as abscesses, ulcers, boils, sores, acne and boils. A layer of mud applied to the skin absorbs all the toxins of the peripheral system tissue and eliminates toxic nodes in the dermis, acting as a skin blotter. The high power of mud is also appropriate as an anti-inflammatory in cases of rheumatism, arthritis, gout and for rehabilitation after a bone fracture. At least that’s what I read somewhere 