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After too long a gap I went on an actual walk today rather than just a walk into town for an appointment or to visit the shops. It was just one of my classic walks from my house and I wouldn’t necessarily have included it if it hadn’t been for one major aspect. Having hadContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 11 – 05/11/2021”

Today was to be the last real walk in Madeira and definitely the most challenging. Views on websites and in publicity are the types of thing that can fill you with wondrous expectation or trepidation! I guess my inner fear was that I wouldn’t be able to achieve the demands of this trek. I knewContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 10 – 21/10/2021”

We started our day by driving up into the mountains and on to a large plateau area which has been planted in order to change the diversity – Eucalyptus had rather taken over. We arrive at Rabacal and note that this is a popular starting point- no coach groups yet! We luckily take a discreteContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 9 – 20/10/2021”

To start the day the sky greeted us with colour as the sun rose over the sea and I looked out from my balcony. A quick look also at the pools filled with sea water. A different much flatter walk today along a newer Levada. This was a much more agricultural area and also passedContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 8 – 19/10/2022”

Today’s walk started at the village of Ilha which was the reverse of the original advertised route. This meant that very quickly we were walking steeply up hill with steps cut into rocks and with a mix of mud and stones. Rather unrelenting sections meant we just kept going up! The use of one ofContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 7 – 18/10/2021”

Today’s walk was in the Far East of Madeira on a thin peninsular that points out into the Atlantic Sea. Closer to Morocco than Portugal this area is not typical of the rest of Madeira and shows very clearly it’s volcanic origins. The area is arid and rocky and the path undulates along the topContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 6 – 17/10/2021”

So having landed in Madeira at about 13.00 there was plenty of time to explore the town and sea front before meeting the group at 19.30. Always difficult to know where to go to on the first day somewhere new – so rather a wander than a walk. The beach had very large pebbles andContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 5 – 16/10/2021”

I wanted to walk without a drive today and also needed to post some letters so decided to start by walking into town and then on towards Letcombe Regis – a path taken before. Not the most exciting route out of the village but out of necessity to prepare for some future walks, the routeContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 4 – 13/10/2021”

Today’s walk started a few miles from home and visited four different villages. I started by parking in East Hanney Village Hall Car Park. Backtracking down the road for a couple of hundred metres I started off on a path which is adjacent to an old, large commercial mill building. My path turned away fromContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 3 – 10/10/2021”

Having spent much of the day on spread sheets I decided I needed a walk, not really pre planned, just went from the house. My classic route of down the lane and along conker alley which is currently true to it’s name! Bit concerned about the state of some of the trees though, the leavesContinue reading “The next 50! Walk 2 – 07/10/2921”