71.08 Geres, Portugal: Reaching the peak opposite Sao Bento Church, yet another beautiful hiking and viewing opportunity.
Jen on the way down about to walk through a sparsely inhabited village below before she enters the forest/jungle. She continues down toward the river in a beautiful, isolated environment. Part-way down, bottom to top view. It never feels great to know that when a mountain and river meet, it invariably means dropping down to water level to make the crossing and beginning the climb from the lowest point. Of course, the reverse results in completing a climb after having ascended to the peak and back to the low point of the river. I'm just not smart enough to find a solution to this issue. Fortunately, we are strong subscribers to the maxim, "Cui Bono". We would not have it any other way. We may have discovered the lost city of Atlantis. Of course, we're presuming it still is unfound. Jen strides it out as she ascends steeply, showing a woman in her youth, vibrant and energetic. "Okay, perhaps we should lose just one of the adjectives." Unfor...