Gloriadventure

 (comming soon)

          Today we slept longer. We wanted a day to “recover” and wander to different places. So we went to the opposite side from where we where (Funchal), in Porto Moniz, a little town situated in the north-west of the island. This place is popular for its natural pools. The seawater lava pools are naturally filled by the Atlantic Ocean’s high tide, offering a warm and safe setting to swim right through the imposing rocks. The scenery is unique and...oh man, do I love rocks so much!           Unfortunately, it was cloudy and we didn’t took a bath here. BUT, after enjoying this wonderful views, we then continued our today trip to Seixal. I was surprised, and I hope you will be too, to find out that the name of the city comes from some type of smooth stone (seixo) that is found in the rivers and this was used to describe the geomorphology of the region. And really ain’t talking s#!t; we got down to the beach (Praia do Porto d...

            Second day started in power. Woke up at 8, somehow left at 10. But we managed to do all the things scheduled for today, so no worries.           First stop was Ponta do Garajau. It is a smaller replica of Statue of Cristo Rei from Lisbon (you can read more about it here ). The road leading to it is only stairs, so, if taken easy, it shouldn’t be any issue to get here. The landscapes are also great and I’ve heard it is another wonderful sunset viewpoint from here.           After this we headed to today’s hike: Ponta de Sao Lourenco. It is situated in Canical, in a natural reserve, and the hike takes you to the easternmost point of the Island. According to Madeira’s hike app ( WalkMe ) the hike is a moderate one, 7,2 km long (round trip) and it should take about 2-3 hours. According to Strava’s hike monitorization, we covered 8,2 km with a moving time of 2,5 hours and 435m elev...