FIGUERAS AND THE VALLEY OF POI – WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER 2019

FIGUERAS AND THE VALLEY OF POI – WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER 2019

Fourteen walkers and 1 x dog.  John H, John, Liam, Alan, Susan, David, Jim, Frank, Sara,

Russell, Sue, Linda, Val and Gill, plus Jasper the dog.  

  

After a quick coffee for some in the village we headed into the woods where strange creatures

had attached themselves to the trees.  Could this be a turtle!

Out into open countryside and more strange creatures. 

 We headed inland, past deserted farmhouses and then had a surprise at one farmhouse
as someone let the cat out and Jasper decided to make chase.  The English owner threatened
to sue if the dog ate the cat but fortunately no-one was harmed.

John decided to get a head start on the first hill and was doing a fantastic job of it.

 

As pre-arranged Val left us before the hill climb and headed back to Figueras the short way.

The boys were having to pace it out to catch up to John.

Lunch stop at another deserted farm house, Russell checked for any resident squatters
beforehand.  No cats lurking about either.

A leisurely stroll in the park in the afternoon, albeit still a fast pace.

We had a scramble around the pig farm and then some of the boys freed a blue jay which
was trapped in a snare.  Unfortunately, it had a broken leg and Russell gave it a swift and
peaceful departure. We finally found the first water of the day and we all would have liked
to paddle our feet in it too.

The cheapest drinks in the Algarve at the local social club where the locals were playing
dominoes.  A young girl asked to take the photo as she said she liked our happy smiling faces.

The whole walk, including lunch and banana stop, took 4 hours 50 minutes. 

Distance 19.21kms, average walking speed 4.7kms per hour. Maximum elevation
approximately 300metres!!

Thank you for making this a very enjoyable day out.  Also thank you to John H for the
extra photos and stats. Linda and Russell