The Wild West 5th October 2022

It was a glorious day. The sun was shining and the leader was nearly recovered from a bout of Sciatica. So the planned walk was revised and shortened.

We met at Praia do Castelejo near Vila do Bispo. Ken was wearing his new boots. They were very "fetching"

We set off north along the sand towards Praia da Cordoama. 

The beach has changed significantly since March 2014. It demonstrates the immense power of the tides and storms. The beach is now covered by sand. Back then the sand had been washed away making the beach walk much more difficult.

A previous AWW walk along the same beach

When we reached Cordoama, we turned inland and scaled the headland to give great views along the coast.

The view was great, but everyone preferred the bananas

We went down to Praia da Barriga and made a loop over the next headland. However the photos taken by the leader were his trademark out of focus, so have been deleted.

Back at Barriga we stopped in the shade for a leisurely lunch. It was quiet on the beach despite it being a local holiday. The access to Barriga is a non metalled road. Then it was the start of our return south.

At Cordoama we left the beach aand climbed the headland to the viewpoint.

The cafe on Cordoama is closed on a Wednesday

Cafe at Castelejo was open so more people

It was now very warm and the leader was starting to struggle, so we stopped the walk at Praia do Castelejo.

The cafe was open, but they did not allow dogs, so we left and went home

Walk Details.

Distance:               13.2km

Elevation change:   354m

Time (walking):     4 hours

Speed:                    3.3km/hr