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Praia de São Torpes to Porto Covo - 13th March 2023
I actually did this south to north going from Porto Covo to Praia de São Torpes against the grain, as it were, to get to the starting point of The Fisherman’s Trail [Trilho dos Pescadores].
After sitting for two hours in the car, three hours in a plane and a further two and a half in a coach, it was a nice warm-up for the days ahead. From here it is all south to the Algarve.
Learnt the first of many lessons today. Get the hotel to book the taxi to the end point, and walk back to the hotel. I ended up trying to book with a driver who couldn’t speak a word of English (and why should he have to) but had a wife who snatched the phone from him and could. Unfailing polite to me but each phrase was translated on the fly and projected with such venom to the man, that I wish I hadn’t called the guy and just humped it back in the dark. The hotel, apparently, has two pools – an outdoor one and an indoor one, heated at this time of year. I got back, fancied a swim, was told the pool was open. Let’s say, had a refreshing swim. Then discovered that the receptionist had meant the other one. The peeps looking at me from their balconies must have had a big lol.
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