The government white paper on the equal society was published today. Its main provisions are as follows. From the 1 April 2020 everyone must be of equal height. This height will be 3 feet above the saloon bar for men and 2 feet under the hairdryer for women. Anyone found shorter than the equal heigh...

Linda and Russell are still here. Enjoying the sunshine and walking in a two.

Thirteen of us enjoyed an excellent lunch at El Barco Restaurant in Lagoa. He is normally fully booked as we have witnessed on previous visits. But, due to the virus, he only had 2 customers yesterday and only 4 others apart from us today. He is trying to stay open to keep up his reputation. So char...

We borrowed two dogs from Portimao Canil who are in foster care awaiting adoption. They joined us for most of the walk and were very well behaved. They are still available for adoption if anyone is interested.

Patching up the cuts.jpg Thank you to those (14 of us and 4 dogs) who could make it today, we had a lovely walk. There was a cool breeze at the start but it warmed up when the sun came out. We enjoyed the open countryside and the lovely smells from the orange groves. We completed 11 1/2 kms in 2 3/...

Yes come along look forward to seeing you.

WE ARE STILL DOING THIS WALK AND THE RESTAURANT IS OPEN FOR LUNCH. I HAVE BOOKED A TABLE FOR 11 OF US. SEE YOU TOMORROW. LINDA

We all enjoyed cool refreshments in the village before heading back to the cars. Then lunch at Cafe Tic Tac.

An absolutely beautiful day and 17 walkers and 4 dogs enjoyed a lovely walk beside the river, on the levada and out into the countryside. We completed 11.42kms and had plenty of refreshment stops as it was a warm day at 24C. We even found a couple of rivers for the dogs to cool off. We said goodbye ...

Linda and Russell will be leading this walk. The walk is 9kms, around 2 hours. There is one uphill section but the rest is fairly flat, therefore quite a moderate walk. We have 4 x water crossings and a muddy area. It is very scenic as we walk beside the river and later head down a secluded valley b...

WALK NOW CLOSED AS WE HAVE 20 WALKERS.

We had 18 walkers and 5 dogs and completed the 10.25 kms in 2 hours and 15 minutes, with an average speed of 4.5kms per hour. The group all kept together and the threatened rain did not appear, we even had sunshine. Thirteen of us enjoyed lunch at the Cafe Pasta at Rasmalho and made 15 euros for the...

John Ryan x1 for walk and lunch. Squeezing in.

WALK NOW CLOSED AS WE HAVE 20 WALKERS.

Meet: Mia Rio Restaurant Time: 10:00am We have not done this walk on a Monday for over 2 years, although both Willie and David have done walks from here quite recently. This is a walk by the confluence of the Arade and the Odelouca around the Ilha de Rosario. There are beautiful views of the river a...