While on the beautiful island of Madeira Marty and I decided to head into the mountains for a peak around. Thanks to a fantastic book of Madeira Walks we chose to head to Pico Grande.
The vista from the viewpoint at Boca da corrida is awesome. Looking north to the central massif our destination is.....one of them peaks over there somewhere. The town of Curral das Freiras is far below, in the valley below the mist.
Sao Cristovao shrine at Boca da Corrida.
We where blessed with amazing views over the south of the island looking out to the Atlantic, which is below the cloud base.
Extensive views north west from the path.
Our destination finally comes into clear view. Pico Grande ahead. The path undulates often and the natural land bridge ahead was our next mark.
To gain the summit, a further ridge, in the center had to be crossed, the summit accessed via the col on the right of Pico Grande.
In 2012 a massive fire swept across parts of Madeira of which some evidence is clear. Most of the area has recovered remarkably well.
Ahard push to the summit and we were rewarded with extensive vies over to Pico Arieiro (1816m) and the highest point on the island Pico Ruivo (1862m).
Marty taking a well earned rest on the summit, looking very "Matrix" like.
The return required us to retrace our steps, with the cloud base lifting the views were very different. Curral das Freiras below.
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