At the halfway point, right before the path turned and started going up the side of the canyon, we went through a long tunnel (some of the canal is open and some is tunneled through the rocks). Because of the recent rain, the tunnel was submerged with 1 foot (30 cm) of water! There was no choice--we all took off our shoes and walked carefully through the muddy water. Our feet were tender by the end.
Then we went up, fairly gradually, and hiked along the top of the canyon. We took an extra little path that went to the pinnacle between two canyons, where there was a little church and ruins of an older church.
After the hike, we were ready to play in the water, which is a gorgeous, almost unreal emerald-teal color. It took us a while to find a nice spot, but with the help of someone who worked at a kayak/boat rental place, he directed us to a spot that we would never have found on our own. I couldn't quite get up the courage to immerse myself--it was super cold! Colder than the ocean. But Eric, Ivy, Inga, and Dio did.
Next, we went to the Museum of Prehistory, which is one of the largest in Europe. It was big but honestly not very engaging as far as museums go.
Next stop: snacks! We were hoping to buy Magnum ice cream bars, but the one tiny grocery store in the tiny village of Quinson didn't have a working freezer--theirs was broken temporarily. So instead we bought juice, chips, and cookies. It's vacation, right?
We got home around 6 pm. After dinner, we enjoyed the amazing sunset from my sister's balcony.
Later in the evening, our kids and the two older cousins went out to the village playground, near the village chateau, and did some stargazing. I came along, too, and sadly my constellation identification doesn't go much beyond the Big Dipper and Little Dipper. It's been too long since 11th grade astronomy class...
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