"Rozemarijnblad"

Foi uma péssima experiência. O guia nem se apresentou e quando o questionei disse chamar-se Speedy Gonzalez. No grupo uns tinham comprado a Levada das 25 fontes e 3 de nós a Levada do Alecrim. Fizemos a do Alecrim e descemos até à Lagoa do vento. Na descida a minha amiga caíu mas o guia ía tão à frente que nem se deu conta. Quando lhe dissemos ele não ligou nada. Sempre a andar muito depressa. Não sabíamos que era necessário levar comida e só comemos quando chegamos ao hotel às 17.30. Quando o questionei sobre o assunto no início do percurso o guia disse que não era nada com ele pois quem vendeu os bilhetes devia ter-nos avisado. Todo o grupo ficou descontente. Na descida parámos num café que só tinha bolose voltei a dizer que não fazia sentido. Queríamos uma sande ao que ele rudemente respondeu se eu não queria o problema era meu.

We loved this walk, it was varied, we got to experience a levada walk as well as a challenging descent into the Lagoa do Vento. This waterfall was amazing, the water was being blown by the wind around the rockface to the pool below. The rockface behind the waterfall is a slice through a volcano. Very interesting if you like a bit of geology on a walk! Our guide, Nestor, was very good, he gave clear options for those in the group not wishing to do the descent and was very knowledgeable about the plant life on the mountains. The weather was not brilliant, it was more like a day in the Scottish hills, but this didn't really matter as long as you were dressed for it. Perhaps the information in the brochure could include a little about each walk; the ascent and descent, what the level of difficulty describes and the overall distance of the walk. Also weather advice and what to wear for a day in these hills.

Deze wandeling werd geclassificeerd als "Gemiddeld", maar ik vond het erg moeilijk! Ik ben redelijk fit, maar ik had echt moeite met enkele van de hoge rotsachtige trappen die we tijdens deze trektocht moesten overwinnen. Op een gegeven moment beefde ik van de inspanning en dacht dat ik weer naar beneden moest worden gedragen! Ik ben niet de enige, en zelfs sommige jongeren vonden het veel uitdagender dan verwacht. Hierdoor ben ik met een geblesseerde knie naar huis gegaan. Tijdens het grootste deel van de tocht was er niet eens iets leuks te zien dat het de moeite waard maakte - alleen maar bos. In totaal zagen we 2 rotsachtige poelen met watervallen, waarvan er één alleen toegankelijk was via de steile rotstrappen. De tweede werd bereikt via een vlak pad dat langs de eigenlijke levada liep - ik had veel liever die bezocht en me niet druk gemaakt over de eerste!