For me heading west along the
Algarve holds many treasures but once we reach Lagos and go beyond there we
enter a quiet, green and beautiful area with clear light and some very special
places. Much reminds me of Cornwall and my earliest holiday memories.
This time we took a brief look at
Luz, a quaint village, before returning to a special beach Praia do
Furnas. About a dozen campers were
parked at the end of the rough unmade road.
No longer do we see the expensive
showroom vehicles. Here are a selection of mostly older vehicles, often
Mercedes vans, converted to homes, all different and unique. It is not right to
call the owners hippies, although some could be so described.
Here are young and old people who
love to be in nature and living a free life. Some are families with young
children. It is so good to be here away from street lighting. In fact we
enjoyed the magic of the full moon bathing the place in soft light all night,
and the Spring Equinox.
Reluctantly we moved on to find a
camp site at Salema as we felt the need for a service stop, showers, washing
machine and electricity to make our favourite green smoothies. On arrival we
found the site closed and undergoing work so drove down to Salema village and
found a quiet corner of a car park with trees and plants which we had missed on
a previous visit, and settled comfortably there for two nights.
We met Sheena and Michael (Written
in Wood) who told us about the “hidden” Saturday market of Aljezur on the west
coast which became our next destination.
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