Christmas Day and a cloudless sky again ... a decent walk required after last night's very filling vegetarian dinner ... another part of the Rota Vicentina to see ... the Fishermen's Trail, a loop from the Odeceixe to Aljexur path, through pine woods and along cliffs to Armoreira beach ... heavily, herbily, heavenly scented, sounds of crashing waves ... some interpretation of the flora and fauna to be found ... Spring advised for the flowers ... a meditation with the waves, a much used metaphor for how we humans are not separate from everything, or anything ....
A picnic on the beach, then climbing again for the return, though the lower level road is available.
Two optimistic walkers arrive from Odeceixe, thinking shops or restaurants might be open ... a cyclist from Bournemouth, Phil, filling his water bottle and checking the beach for camping opportunities ...
Thoughts turning to tomorrow and Tavira ... a large group of surfing children arriving here to liven things up a little ...paying guests departing, volunteers preparing for a busy week ...raising the question of these disruptive economic forms, replacing traditional pre-interactive internet relationships ... Helpx, Workaway, WWOOFing and other platforms providing opportunities for wandering youth and cheap labour for worthy projects and businesses like hostels and restaurants ... replacing paid employees ... Bla Bla Car, Liftshare, enabling car drivers to share travel costs and passengers to have a cheap ride ... eventually maybe undermining bus services ...Uber, challenging taxi operations ... Couchsurfing and AirB&B re-inventing shelter in different ways ... the world is slowly changing ...
Adrienn returns from her adventure, having walked to Carrepeteira, camped on the dunes, wandered back along the road before it branches off into the hills, picked up by surfers going to Arrifana, spent the day there with them ... and dropped back to the hostel ... ready for her shift tomorrow ...
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