Walking across Europe - 2013: Rota Vincentina The Fisherman’s Trail

Daily Information

Actual Distance: 21.8 kms

Actual Elevation G/L: 417 m (508) m
Cumulative Information
Planned Distance: 227.8 kms
Actual Distance: 230.8 kms

Planned Elevation G/L: 3,563 m (3,583) m
Actual Elevation G/L: 2,992 m (3,057)m

Stage Description - Stingy Nomads Highlights & Challenges

Salema to Luz

"Highlights
Boca do Rio Beach is a beautiful unspoiled beach
Almadena Fort – ruins of an old fort on the top of the cliffs with fantastic views
Almadena Beach – a long sandy beach surrounded by cliffs
Praia das Cabanas Velhas – a small hidden beach with a restaurant
Burgau – a cozy town with a picturesque beach
Praia da Luz is a charming beach town crazy busy in the summer and very quiet outside of the season.
Challenges
Several short but sometimes steep ascents and descents"
Luz to Lagos

"Highlights
Rocha Negra, a cliff with a lookout point
Porto de Mos Beach, one of the best beaches in Lagos
Ponta da Piedade, a picturesque cape with several lookout points, boardwalks, and a lighthouse
Camilo Beach, is a small hidden beach with a long staircase
Dona Ana Beach
Old Town of Lagos
Challenges
A long and steep ascent from Praia da Luz to the top of the cliff with a subsequent descent to Porto de Mos Beach."
The Rota Vincentina Fisherman's Trail is complete!!! An outstanding coastal trail! Today was relatively easy in comparison to Day 10 as there were only a few rough sections on the Salema to Luz walk. The Luz to Lagos section was mostly a breeze.

No major incidents while walking HOWEVER MailChimp delivery of blogposts is currently screwed up. Essentially a billing issue which could have easily been averted but no forewarning whatsoever 😢.

I am not sure when this will be resolved. The blogposts are there on the web page www.caminolongwalk.blogspot.com.

Thanks Leonard for your good company and daily restaurant searches! Many times you kept me from wandering off on the wrong path 🙏 and a few times gave me the inspiration for tackling a nervy cliff walk section. An impressive first time long walk effort!

As mentioned in yesterday’s blogpost this blogpost will simply be a chronological set of photos. I need to rest…get out and do a little shopping!

In a day or so I will also get my thoughts together on the Fisherman’s Trail walk. Many thanks for reading and for your various comments!

Yesterday’s supper was a delight…fish stew