AWW 19.10.22 Paderne revisited

13 intrepid walkers arrived at the Panoramica cafe, Boliquieme,  suitably attired in wet weather gear ready to brave the elements.  The weather forecast was for light rain all day, but once Alan had discarded several layers and Sue, (Ros' cousin), had changed from UK wet weather gear to shorts we were off.

Left to right: Alan, Ken, Tony, Jan, Miriam (sitting on Jan's knees!), Frank, Julie, gill, Linda, Martin, Jim, Ros, Sue (Ros' cousin) plus Rafa. Toby and Bica.

This was spotted in someone's garden.  Odd thing to have but ....

The river was absolutely bone dry but we saw an old well along the way - also with no water.

Note Ken now has his stick ... which he left at the well!!!   Then we had a view of the castle in the distance.  And still no rain.

         

Jim negotiates the rock climb and Ros and Sue wonder which way to tackle it.

It was time for the last stop before tackling the hill to the castle for lunch.  But Ros thought we'd been there before so ought to move on.

This was the only hill of the day, up to Paderne castle.

Various options for lunch spots were chosen in the castle.

Did anyone spot the lizard lurking in the bushes?

 Leaving the castle we climbed up on to the ridge above the Rio da Quarteira.

 

There were no goji berries this week, but Tony took Jan to a sumac bush. Apparently according to Wikipedia, it is any of about 35 species of flowering plants in the genus Rhus and related genera in the cashew family. It is used as a spice, as a dye and in medicine.

Gill wondered if the Sofa would fit into the back of their car.

And so through the hamlets back to Boliquieme. We had quite a nasty incident along the way where a chained up dog escaped and headed for Rafa snarling and snapping in a ferocious way. It got a large boot up its backside for its trouble.

Just as we got into Boliquieme, the heavens opened and we all ran to the café for cover!

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