Greetings All.

Next Monday we will be walking north of Silves around Aguas Bellas.

A circular walk of 2.5 hours or so through interesting countryside, observing extensive terracing work at first hand.
Countryside is fairly undulating with one long haul up a hillside - once up then the rest is fairly straightforward. We will have plenty of stops to recover our breath, etc.

10.00am start - meet at a small parking area 100 meters on the right after the Cafe Terinho, 5km from Silves.

Directions: Drive over bridge at Silves & turn right at traffic lights. At next roundabout take the 2nd exit towards the castle. Passing the cemetery walls on your right take next turn right. Follow this road for some 5km, the cafe is on the left and the parking area 100 meters thereafter.

Any questions please telephone Trish and Alan at 282 351616

Good luck Alan, wish we were with you. Wonder if that husky dog will come with you again!

Sue in October 2008 ( was it really so long ago?) when we were originally researching this walk ( note the incline!):

along with our guide husky dog, who lives nearby:

and now with Trish and Alan in Feb 2012 , who kindly helped us find the way back down....along with the same ( albeit slightly tubbier) husky:


Hope you get a good crowd!

The intrpepid 16 setting out:

Overcoming the first obstacle:

and enjoying the climb:

but the view was no doubt worth it!

Well done , and thanks to Alan & Trish again for leading this walk : shame the husky was intimidated by so many!
From a cold and grey UK
(Envious) Geoff

That was a brilliant walk......a little further and more climbing than Geoffs little rambles
But we have to keep it simple for the old boy.....

Hi Bruce
We'll take you on an AWW 20 km hike next time we are out....would make this look like a walk in the park!
Glad to see you are still taking the exercise
Geoff & Sue( aka the mountain goats)

Geoff wrote:Hi Bruce
We'll take you on an AWW 20 km hike next time we are out....would make this look like a walk in the park!
Glad to see you are still taking the exercise
Geoff & Sue( aka the mountain goats)

I knew you'd bite!

Bruce wrote:
I knew you'd bite!

Ah, but will you ? (& Julia of course)
Wednesday 2 May?