Vilarinha: half way thru my inland walk
I came upon this little 'town' 4 miles inland that really comprised small places for rent for holidays and a hotel
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Wind turbines on the horizon
The Portuguese have been harvesting the wind for centuries. Every town had at least one wind machine to mill the grain. Then the great sailing ships of Portugal. Now there are small pockets of wind turbines all up and down the Portuguese coast line generating power.
Day 2 Trekking near Carrapateira
I took a circuitous route inland. It ascends up onto a long ridge from the town, passing the maritime museum along the way. About 2 miles in, the trail became covered by Eucalyptus harvesting
Dessert in town
One of the two restaurants close to the hostel had this fantastic banana type pie. I met a local fisherman there who was sipping a Sagres beer, Marco. We had a good conversation, talking about living there etc.
Carrapateira with flowers
On the way back to town, I passed a beautiful meadow with yellow and purple flowers
Arrifana in the distance
Looking back toward Arrifana and the 12mile coast route I walked the day before