64.17 Portugal: Geres: PR7 (2) captures the essence of autumn and our deep respect.
Sun lights up the mountain as we find ourselves on a luxurious path alongside a meadow on the way up. Nestled in the valley, a village. While I would not call it humorous or even ironic, it did tickle us when we looked back and realized we’d parked our car in the same place for two hikes, walked in opposite directions away from the park, but arrived at the same endpoint on the mountain peak, at the swing. Until we reached the peak, we did not tread on common ground. Effectively, we undertook two completely different hikes while commencing at the same position and reaching the identical concluding point. We admit that’s hardly an amazing discovery or undertaking, but what it did provide is two hiking opportunities from one. Should that not make sense then we suppose, you had to be there. While both hikes were enjoyable, they were also quite different because of the trail. In addition, the second trail was entirely in the open while the first was not. Finall...