Day 6 - Aljezur to Odeceixe (or pretty close)

We left Aljezur a little later than planned, that seems to be our norm. I ran some stuff to the post office that was just down the street. I didn’t send home one item that was needed in my packing (that’s a good thing in that I’ve learned to pack well), but what I did send home was a lot of rocks ( which isn’t good as it proves I’m super crazy!). Our heart rock was sent home, Yugioh cards we bought for Tristan, and more rocks!!!!! Ten pounds for a little over $100!!!!!! That price tag just might keep me behaving! Our goal was to sleep out tonight!   Out under the stars in our hammocks. The threat of rain has been daily so this presented an opportunity today when it appeared rain was not in the forecast.  We didn’t know where we would end up but we felt good. I blundered again!!!!! Having had coffee yesterday up near the church I saw a trekking route and just assumed it was “my” route... headed back up to the church into the woods only to find out we are on a trail just not OUR trail. Steve, from the states, noticed my error as he can track us just about the same time I noticed. It was an easy fix... we were heading North just on a more inner trail.  We found our way to Rogil where a dear pharmacist sold me some ibuprofen and we chatted about travel!  He was the kind of person we’d bond with naturally out on the trail. Full of life, smiles and most of all enthusiasm!  My phone was dying, I’m having a hard time fully charging my phone and my portable charger seems to be dead. We ended up at a restaurant mentioned in my forum and the staff bent over backwards to help me charge items, leave packs behind and walk around the town. We left the town with about an hour and a half of sunlight left. We would walk among trees and farm houses until we found three trees perfectly placed just right for our hammocks!  We could see farmhouses in the near distance but we were free of them seeing us from the house. Up went the hammocks, dinner was served and in the morning we would walk the Odeceixe circuit, known to be possibly the most beautiful part of this trail. We were sitting pretty to hike this circuit and get into Odeceixe for lunch!  Without doing the circuit we were a hop skip and a jump from our location. Honestly how can one do the Fisherman trail without doing these gorgeous circuits. Tomorrow, once in Odeceixe there is no more thought process or confusion... the trail splits you are either 100 percent on the Fisherman Way or 100 percent on the Historical Way. It takes the calculations, fear of missing the circuit, fear of following the wrong signs ( which are ALL beautifully marked) out of the equation. Coffee.... We are “ off to see the wizard”, I find I say this everyday... Just a reminder of this route. Blue is Fisherman’s trail, and those little blue bubbles are the circuits! The are not to be missed because they are beautiful paths. One can curse these sidewalks and streets... they are all lined with this rocks!!!! Beautiful and traditional but if you have blisters they only add to your pain.
Motivating the troops!   Up with the hammocks  Dinner!