As original weather forecast was for lots of rain there were a few messages asking if the walk was still going ahead. Then the phone calls early in the morning as it was pouring down in the East. We had clear skies in Portimao so, the walk was on and only Alan declined. He did warn us that the rain was headed our way.
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John, Jim, Su, Gill, John D, Bruce, Ness, Jan, Frank, Julie, Trish, Ros, Tony. Plus Linda the photographer and Toby the dog.
We headed out beside the river and then climbed up the valley.
We had a nice long flat stretch to enjoy the views and the newly sprouted purple Heather.
A brief stop at the crossroads whilst the leader got in front to check the correct route.
Luckily the route markers were still in place.
Just as we decided to stop for lunch the rain clouds came along so it was a very quick lunch sheltering under the trees and our raincoats.
We set a hasty speed to get away from the clouds which were hanging over Monchique behind us.
The leader had to have a photo taken in the high viz pink raincoat.
Homeward bound back down the valley.
We could now enjoy the clear skies again and started to dry off and warm back up.
We encountered more puddles on the return.
Back to the warmth of the cafe and the log fire.
We completed the 16kms in just over 4 hours, including the short lunch/raincoat stop.
It was chucking it down in Sao Bras when I decided to wimp out but a half hour later the sun came out so maybe I should have gone for it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Linda for a great walk despite the rain
ReplyDeleteRain what rain ? Yes good walk Linda thanks good to be back,
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