After a leisurely breakfast we drove to Navacerrada, to the parking spot at Canto Gordo. We were going to walk up the big family-friendly path that goes up La Barranca and later splits up to go to Navacerrada pass on one side and the Collado del Piornal (the pass between the Bola del Mundo and Maliciosa peaks) on the other. Mummy and Daddy one day want to go up to Piornal this way someday, but not today, as Prima is getting too big to spend much time in a rucksack - not so much because of weight as for finickiness. Plus there is too much snow and ice for the last bit right now.
After some dodgy manoeuvring in the car park (because of the slippery ice) we got our stuff together (including Rita la Mariquita, Prima's class mascot - every weekend a child has to take the mascot home and write about their adventures in the class book) and started our walk. I was in my usual pouch, Primita was in Prima's rucksack (we had forgotten her pouch, but she is a big girl now) and Prima was sometimes walking, sometimes being dragged in her sleigh.We passed by the exit for the Senda Ortiz, a circular route Mummy and Daddy also want to do another day and stopped for refreshments, feedings & rest.
Then we just continued for another short while to get to where the path split in two, and stopped for another round of refreshments before heading back to the car park and then back home to Madrid.
