Mesquita and a walk to the spring.

Another day and another walk from our book.

This one started at the Fonte de Mesquita and takes in some lovely countryside, some of it at the start could easily have been in Derbyshire UK with the stone walls and rock outcrops. Lots of wells and springs along the way made for a great walk through some beautiful landscape, and for once, a well marked trail..

Francavilla and the Alcantara river

 This next walk took us up the Alcantara river to Francavilla, a hill town with a ruined castle. Following directions from a group of happy ladies in the square we climbed the precipitous pathway to the top and were rewarded with even more excellent views and photo opportunities.
From there we followed a nature trail down to the river through orange groves. Lots of oranges had fallen from the trees so we decided to help tidy them up. The river was in full spate and showed why we could not visit the gorge last week. On the trail we saw large Raptors which we could not identify and a meter long snake shot through the air across the pathway right in front of Sarah.
Another hot day.