Tag: Carrapateira
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FIRE!

As we were walking to the restaurant in Carrapateira we noticed the ominous sight of smoke in the sky to the north, never a good thing! Smoke in the sky was how we started this entire adventure, as a fire burned 1,000 houses just a few miles from our house. We also experienced fire in…
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Along the Algarve, then turning north!

We left Albufiera about 9:30AM, heading west with a fresh tailwind pushing us along. Our course took us on a parallel to the coast, but not really on it except some cool sections on boardwalks where we were right next to the water. The roads were variable, from little dirt roads to highways to cobbles…