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A 14k walk over the mountain tops, mostly in mist from Encumeada to Pico Do Arieiro. Started out as a lovely sunny day, but as i climbed higher into the mountains my luck changed. As I wandered I spotted scenes…
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Following my lavada walk yesterday I was really looking forward to today’s planned 11k lavada from Ribeiro Frio to Portela, (and according to the guide books Madeira’s most popular walk) sadly it was no more interesting than a walk in…
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What a walk! I just wandered up the street from my apartment in Funchal. It was raining quite heavily and I was feeling lost for things to do as I hadn’t planned a normal adventure due to the bad weather.ย …
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Yes a beer and ice cream cocktail drink, with pineapple chunks! It’s called Nikita and I tried it in Cรขmara de Lobos (which is were it originates) in the bar that first came up with it. I’d decided to…
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The 81 bus took me to the top of the mountain at Eira do Serrado. I then walked down the Nuns’ Path to Curral Das Freiras (a village seen in this photo built in a crater) and sampled chestnut soup…
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Having done a little research now I decided on a 6 am wake up followed by a 1 hour 30 min bus ride and then a 10 k walk up hilly road to get to the start of today’s walk.…

Iโm Peter Bargh, photographer, musician, publisher, author and enjoy travel and films. This blog is a personal journey on my interests along with some helpful tips along the way.