Doing the impossible...

This weekend I agreed and not even reluctantly to go hiking in the great outdoors with Mele, Nico, Fredu and Ollie (who was here for a visit). One of the many great things about this sea-side city is that beyond the beaches the mountains are right on our doorsteps as well. Okay well maybe foot hills as the mountains are about an hour or so away, but still... terrain exists that does not yet have concrete and SUV's.

A quick 15 min train ride and we were right in the thick of nature. Miss Lilli (aka mountain dog) joined us and miraculously managed to hike the 6k or so that we managed to cover (up hill and down valley). She did more than any of us as she kept running from the front of the group to the back to assure that we were all sticking together.

We made it back to the city lights just before we lost day light which was a bit of a worry for a while as the map we had was not as helpful as it should have been... however we made it even if we did have to scale down a rocky mountain side to get us where we needed to be... I had lots of help of course to make sure ze bump was not compromised. Not bad for 30 weeks pregnant! Don't get me wrong, the star of the day was Lilli. Who would have thought she would have had such stamina???? Oh and kudos of course to Nico, Mele and Ollie for being in charge of the navigation.


Ollie and Fredu enjoying the sunshine and a spot of lunch before we set out onto the trail.


Someone was ready for action... or was the the cava they had with lunch that was fueling it?


Fashion was put aside for warmpth... but hey a gal has to be practical sometimes!


Mele on the other hand looked fab and very glam as usual!


The valley that we hiked through

The valley that we hiked up! Lilli agreed to be picked up so that she could be in this shot... Light was slipping away quickly at this point....


We reached the top of a clearing and found this most lovely view of Barcelona down below. we were south east so you can't quite see the sea in this shot... but you could see it when you were there in person. From here we scaled down so we could make it out before the sun set... talk about high up!!!!!!!!!!


The tired troops retired to a local cafe to celebrate with a drink... and for some exhausted dogs a nap and for some people in 'estado' we had suisso (KJ it's your favorite thick hot chocolate treat)

Needless to say some parts of my we leggies are still feeling the aftermath... It was kind of funny today when the nurse at my monthly check up was asking if I was exercising... I was like... hmmm, yup!

With this said I'm now up another 3kilos which is the most I've gained so far... so in total I am at 7 kilos... best start being careful as I hear this is when the weight really piles on...