A 14k walk over the mountain tops, mostly in mist from Encumeada to Pico Do Arieiro. Started out as a lovely sunny day, but as i climbed higher into the mountains my luck changed. As I wandered I spotted scenes that reminded me of Led Zeppelin song titles such as Misty Mountain Hop and Stairway […]
Peter Bargh
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Following my lavada walk yesterday I was really looking forward to today’s planned 11k lavada from Ribeiro Frio to Portela, (and according to the guide books Madeira’s most popular walk) sadly it was no more interesting than a walk in one of Derbyshire’s dales – apart from an occasional glimpse of high edge drama. This […]
What a walk! I just wandered up the street from my apartment in Funchal. It was raining quite heavily and I was feeling lost for things to do as I hadn’t planned a normal adventure due to the bad weather. I spotted a lavada (drainage system for water from mountains) running along the road side. […]
Yes a beer and ice cream cocktail drink, with pineapple chunks! It’s called Nikita and I tried it in Câmara de Lobos (which is were it originates) in the bar that first came up with it. I’d decided to take a day of mountain trekking and took a 5km stroll from my apartment in […]
The 81 bus took me to the top of the mountain at Eira do Serrado. I then walked down the Nuns’ Path to Curral Das Freiras (a village seen in this photo built in a crater) and sampled chestnut soup (Sopa de castanhas) and chestnut liqueur (Liqueur De Castanha) in the restaurant Sabores Do Curral. […]
Having done a little research now I decided on a 6 am wake up followed by a 1 hour 30 min bus ride and then a 10 k walk up hilly road to get to the start of today’s walk. Well worth it though as I found impressive landscapes like this. I crossed from north […]