Portugal Coastal Hiking 9/19/14

Day 6: Salema to Sagres. The plan was to hike from hotel to hotel. The day was rainy when we started out so Jim, I and 3 other hikers opted out for the first leg of the hike.  We drove to the lunch stop, a delightful small beach where several surfing schools were teaching beginners how to surf.

I spent my morning walking up and down the beach and decided to pick up trash.  Made several trips to and from the garbage can and recycle bins.  After a while, a lifeguard came up to me and said, "thank you for doing this." 

Lunch was at a small cafe on the beach. Note the menu in Portuguese and English, and the numerous fish selections. I finally had grilled sardines that I remembered so fondly form my au pair days in Malaga.

We moved into the Algarve region of Portugal yesterday and hiked part of the Via Algarviana in the afternoon, 6 miles along the coast to Sagres.

Sagres beach .... Almost there.  Our guide Nuno holding up the victory sign.

A great thank you to our three guides, all our fellow hikers and REI for making this trip a success.

Our favorite food on this trip: sweet, juicy, succulent locally grown oranges.

A fitting finale: spumante and mimosas for breakfast.