My calendar is populated with trips this year. I’ve just come back from Portugal where David and I completed the second half of the Fishermen’s Trail in a week. It was an arduous walk – more like a hike – as we followed the single track alongside the coast on top of honey-coloured cliffs. Many of the coves and beaches can only be reached by foot or by sea, so that made it very special. The challenges included lugging a backpack, steep inclines, walking on sand and 42mph winds. Towards the end of the trail around Lagos, the cliffs become more weathered to produce spikes in the sea, arches and sink holes. The Algarve is amazingly beautiful.
the writer is a lonely hunter 