w/TD back up A335 thru Zafarraya (w/ local fog!); he (still sick) turned after 2nd quarry & rock trucks quit. Long lovely downhill to catch up w/Dave & Jude, JBrown (JB), Glenn & Penny for v.light lunch in Loja. Paul (our near-deaf leader) met us and led through trick autovia skirting route to big climb from Solar to Fuerta del Aguila. Dropped & very hot, I cooled & drank in shade while Ellen, MPage & Michael, 'George, etc caught. We (mostly) lunched in Alhamaby jkNewl