Just back from the most amazing riding holiday...

[JenHunt]

OH surprised me on our 1st wedding anniversary by telling me we were going on holiday (2 weeks later) to Can Jou in Spain (Can Jou ) to do their mountains to sea trail.

We did 250km (150 miles) in 6 days of riding - it was brilliant. full board and excellent food and wine!

the horses were lovely (well, mine was a bit of a cow with the other horses, but she was ok with people, and nice to ride) .

the people on the ride with us were lovely and we got on brilliantly.

the hotels we stayed in each night were variable - the one on the beach was a bit rubbish, but we only had 4 hours sleep so it didn't matter, but the others were all good to fabulous.

the guide was a) attractive and b) good at what he did and we all coveted his horse Pilgrim!

Would recommend the trip, and we are looking to go and do one of the other trails next year!

 

[Enfys]

What a really lovely OH you have. I think I got a pitchfork, or was that for a Valentines?

Glad you enjoyed.

 

[mtj]

erm, what precisely do you have to do to inspire OH to this sort of surprise

?

 

[ISHmad]

What a fab present, lucky you.

 

[Bowen4Horses]

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[Dubsie]

Sounds lovely, and what a nice thoughtful OH you have! My OH usually forgets to buy me anything for my birthday till the night before, and I'm not keen on chocolates.

 

[Tharg]

Sounds amazing, what was the weather and horses like?

 

[JenHunt]

Niceweatheronly - I've no idea.... he is a soppy so and so, but there was no cause for this other than that!

 

[JenHunt]

Tharg - horses were all andalucian or andalucian cross. I was given a pure bred called June. She was about 16hh and built like a tb cross wb. quite upright in the pastern and feet, but really comfortable. her only fault really was that she had a bad temper with other horses - if she got crowded she would lash out, but i did discover that there were two or three horses that she coped with!

OH got a part bred called Fosco who was about 15.2hh and was obviously a naughty pony at heart! he had little pony strides and like to think he was going really fast!

weather was great, it was a little too warm for me (but then it was over 20 degrees!!) at about 30 degrees all week. we got caught in a down pour on the first day that lasted 10 minutes, and we were dry again in half an hour with no raincoats on! then it was hot and clear until after we got back to the centre on the last day, when there was a huge hail storm!

it really was fab. we hope to go back again and do one of the other trails next year