Most of you know that my other passions are walking, eating and travel – in any order so combining all three in a holiday is a win, win.
This last week has been spent walking the coast of the Algarve in Portugal from Sagres in the West to the Spanish border town of Santos Antonio in the East.
We walked the coast in various stages using car transfers, buses, trains and ferries stopping to try the local food along the way. The local custard tarts were my favourite and the temptation not to over indulge was hard to resist.
We also met Norwegians and Germans also following the same route that week and travelled with them on some days.
The countryside was beautiful and varied from the rugged limestone cliffs with their caves and stacks in the West to the flatlands and nature reserves full of birds in the East (including flamingoes) and the farmlands with all their fruit trees of oranges, lemons, olives, passion fruit, pomegranates.
Storm Charles hit us on day 4 which saw us and the rest of the Portuguese population on a red warning to stay indoors between 3pm-8pm. It was an enforced day of relaxation watching the storm rage outside from a place of safety. We ventured outside in Faro once the worst had passed and it was eerily quiet.
The next day after the storm was beautiful and clear and we were able to set off again.
What did I learn..Travel at your own pace, enjoy the journey and take your time to experience each stage, plans will change when the unexpected happens, stay safe, resume the journey when you can.
Missing out on one part does not ruin the whole journey.
You never know who you will meet along the way..
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