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Anyway, today Andrew, Alison and myself decided to go for a walk in the hills. We spent some time wandering in an area where there is a quarry, still in use. Then we saw a sign warning about sudden explosions. So we decided to find another hill to climb.
We went to the village of Turri. It is marked on our maps. It would take about 50 minutes to walk there directly, or you could take the M bus, which terminates at Turr. There are a few shops there, so you could buy food there for a picnic.
From Turri we walked up the road, past an elementary school, and then found "Via Monte Ceva" on the left. About 200m along on the left the path to the top is waymarked. You can see the top easily. There is a clearly visible iron cross.
After a while, the path divides. It looks as if the main path goes to the right, but the left hand path seems to lead more directly to the top of the hill. Alison and I wanted to stick to the main path, but Andrew persuaded us, with the force of his personality, to turn left.
Soon we were climbing almost vertically upwards. It would have been nice to have rapes, hard hats, and so on. But we just had our hands and feet. Now Alison is a rather short person, and this path, if you can call it a path, was not intended for short people. At one point she was completely stuck, and we had to heave her up.
But the climb was worth it. The view from the top of Mount Ceva is splendid. And of course we came down the easy way. This time we saw a white arrow where the divides, pointing the easy way up.
So, if you go up Mount Ceva, look out for the white arrow. If you want an adventure, turn left where the arrow points right!
(Francis Roads)
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