Madeira day 2 - Hiking on the Atlantic Ocean
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...