Rain does not stop play...

...if by play you mean going out into the countryside collecting mushrooms as part of this year's thirteenth edition of the Jornadas Micológicas (a title we have difficulty with: variously translated as Mycology Workshops, Mushroom Days, or a new one we were given last night, Mushroom Fair). Anyway, according to a town hall press release, 28 groups of hunters wet out early this morning in as many vehicles, despite the rain. Each group had with them a person who knows the area well, although some routes had to be changed at the last minute because of heavy fog at some of the highest destinations. Before departing, Mayor Pascual Collado (an enthusiastic walker and collector himself) offered words of advice about the weather conditions, which could prove dangerous to those who do not know the local countryside. Shortly after the adults set out, the children, with their own plans, headed out to the Pozos de Majarambú, near Castellar, where the terrain is a lot kinder. As we write, the vehicles are just beginning to return. This afternoon and evening's programme is as follows:> Adults

18.00 horas: (Reina Sofia Cultural Centre)
Conferencia: “El apasionante mundo de las setas”.
Ponente: Felipe Jiménez Antonio, profesor, micólogo y miembro de la Sociedad Micológica “Lactarius” de Jaén.

19.30 horas:
Conferencia: “Experiencia pionera del Parque Micológico de Ultzama”.
Ponentes: Edurne Gerendiain y Amaia Esparza, codirectoras del Parque Micológico de Ultzama (Navarra)

 

Children

18:30: Gymnkana-actividades
19:00: Taller Medioambiental a cargo del grupo Ciencia Divertida
20:00: Charla sobre las vivencias y experiencia de la salida realizada por la mañana.
21:00: Fin de la jornada.