In part two of our hike around Anglesey we visit a tiny church founded by St. Patrick himself. We spot the dorsal fins of porpoises just offshore. We put in a long day to end up at gigantic Benllech beach.
Hiking Isle of Anglesey: Cemaes to Benllech
Hiking Isle of Anglesey: Holyhead to Cemaes
In part one of our Anglesey hike we visit Holyhead, a port town on the Irish Sea. We hike along sandy coves and rocky headlands to Church Bay, where we stay in a loft above a seafood restaurant. We then hike to Cemaes, where we get lost in a nuclear power plant.
Photo gallery: Sakrisøy, Norway
Views from a hilltop just outside of Reine, Norway.
Car touring northern Norway: Flakstadøya and Moskenesøya
We started our Lofoten trip in Tromsø (read part one of our journey). We drove across the island of Hinnøya (read part two of our roadtrip), and we stayed in the town of Svolvaer on Austvågøya island. Nusfjord Flakstadøya and
Car touring northern Norway: Svolvaer, Lofoten
In part three of our car tour of northern Norway, we stay in a traditional rorbu cabin, and we check out millions of cod drying on fish racks.
Car touring northern Norway: Hinnøya, Lofoten
In part two of our car tour of northern Norway, we tour Hinnøya and Austvågøya, the innermost islands of the Lofoten island chain.
Car touring northern Norway: Tromsø
In part one of our car tour of northern Norway, we look around Tromsø’s harbour. We drive to Tjelsundbrua, where we camp out in a shipping container. We walk on a cold-water coral beach under the midnight sun.
Hiking a section of the Rota Vicentina, Portugal
Imagine a red-rock desert with vibrant spring wildflowers at the edge of a deep blue sea. We found just this along the Vicentine Coast of southern Portugal, a stretch of coastline spared from development. We stumbled upon this hike rather by accident.
Portuguese beaches: Vila Nova de Milfontes
We spent thee days in Vila Nova de Milfontes, a town on a sandy inlet on the west coast of Portugal, south of Lisbon. Diana had booked us into an airbnb apartment that was supposed to have a view. And it did. We most likely had one of the best views in town.
Staying in a windmill, Alentejo, Portugal
Diana found us one of the most unique accommodations we’ve ever stayed in: a historic Portuguese windmill on a hilltop in a rural part of the Alentejo Province. We stayed here for three nights. The airbnb host directed us to the small village of São Francisco da Serra, where her parents have a little coffee shop. With our limited Portuguese we were able to introduce ourselves, and we got the keys to the mill.