Jo’s Monday walk : Fuseta at Blossom time

As promised, almond blossom in the Algarve this week.  This is a variation on a walk we’ve done previously, this time starting in the small seaside town of Fuseta.  It’s just a few stops west of Tavira by train.  Wave your passport at the conductor and you’ll get half fare if you’re a pensioner.  Well, there have to be some advantages to being over the hill!

Not too many hills this near to the coast, but it’s up and over the railway tracks and out into the countryside.  We’ve barely taken a few steps when we’re in a field, surrounded by almond blossom.  I stand and stare!  Blossom is opening up in trees all along the roadside, but this is the first time I’ve seen the flowers out in such force.

I can’t understand how my walking friends can be so oblivious of their surroundings, and I linger far behind.  Maybe it’s the lure of a coffee stop up ahead.  On they go, following a path through the fields, a glimpse of sea shimmering on the horizon.

Soon we’re on a paved lane, leading to the E125- a busy road which stretches almost end to end of the Algarve.  We are making a stop at Tianica, a pottery workshop with a cafe and terrace at the rear.

Avoiding temptation in order to have space for lunch, it’s back to the lane after coffee.  A track leads down to the edge of the salt marshes and we follow it back in the direction of Fuseta.  The tide is low, and boats sit silently in the sludge, waiting to be rescued when it turns.

It’s not a long walk, though you can extend it further through the marshes, which continue on the far side of town.  We thread between the fishermen’s cottages and the apartment blocks, and I’m delighted to find remnants of Christmas in the yarn bombed trees.

Go on, admit it!  You’re more interested in lunch.  A leisurely affair at La Plage, on the front at Fuseta, culminating in cake, of course.  I stood in line at the cabinet, hopeful that there’d be a morsel of tiramisu left.  I must have looked desperate, because the waiter served me the last slice and then added a scoop of profiterole to my plate.  Lucky, or what?

Totally replete, I sat by the waterside afterwards, keeping a lazy eye on life.  Finally I persuaded myself to stir in the direction of home.

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Short but sweet, I hope?  I bet you enjoyed the cake.  Got a walk you’d like to share?  Join me here on Jo’s Monday walk for a warm welcome.

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Shall we start with a good clamber?  I think Debbie wrote this one just for Sue :

Clambering through an old Omani village

Anabel is realistic about Scottish weather, but it doesn’t stop her enjoying the beauty :

Hebridean Hop 19 : Tangasdale

I never saw a prettier lighthouse than this one.  Thanks, Alice :

Harbour Town

What do you like in your soup? Can I have Coconut Shrimp for mains please, Jackie :

Soup of the day

The ‘Australian Outback’ on her doorstep is giving Suzanne lots of pleasure :

The desert up the road

Geoff continues the saga of walking with his Dad :

Walking With The Wind At My Back : Part Two

I know it can be beautiful, but I’m not missing this at all, Drake :

Day in the snow

Brian takes us to subtropical community gardens for a little heat.  Want to join him?

Lismore Rainforest Botanical Gardens – the paths

Much nearer to my new home, some beautiful Algarve clifftops :

A cliff walk from Carvoeiro to Ferragudo : the ‘Trail of the Headlands’

While Susan takes us back to a place where she once lived.  The lady has a fascinating past :

Walking Back Home – Pasto, Colombia

And Cathy explores a house not many of us would venture into :

Balcony House at Mesa Verde

That’s it for another week.  Please find time to read them.  I shall be out and about, as usual.  Hope the weather’s kind, wherever you are.

 

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  2. Totally delightful walk with you, Jo, as always. The almond blossoms are stunning, also liked the cacti photos, the boats and salt marshes, and of course the build-up to the dessert was great fun. I hope you have a great week, my friend.

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  7. The walk, the cake, the colour, the cake, the vibrancy, the cake, the boats, the cake, the flowers………ever so wonderful………did I mention the cake and how lucky you were. Perhaps if you started with the cake photo I wouldn’t have to scroll so fast to get to the end………did I mention the cake 😀 😀

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  10. Absolutely gorgeous, Jo! It’s just what I needed to brighten my evening. Those blossoms remind me of the spring here. Two months to go. Hope you’ve been well. Happy 2019 and here’s to many more wonderful walks like these. 🙂

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  13. Hi Jo – long overdue for a catch up! I can’t believe that the blossom is out already?? It looks stunning with the blue skies and all the pretty soft colours. The blossoms come out around September here depending on what the winter has been like – this seems so early. Must make walking delightful. Tiramisu is just about my favourite dessert – so glad you score yourself a slice and some profiterole too. Hope life is going really well for you in the Algarve – it certainly looks like it it! xx 🙂

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    1. Hiya darlin 🙂 🙂 As I just said to Arlene, I really don’t have time or inclination to blog so much here, and I know I owe you a catch up too. I have half an eye on Halep and Williams, otherwise I should be out in the sunshine. 🙂 🙂 The blossom is early this year but we’ve had a lot of sunshine to bring it on, and very little rain. (I probably shouldn’t say that! 🙂 )

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      1. It’s quite understandable Jo – we all have lots of other things going on and being out in the sunshine is very healthy (with a hat!)! I have my cousin from the UK arriving next week for a few days – she’s currently in Melbourne visiting her son and watching the tennis. I’d be quite happy for some rain as we had a very hot weekend but overall we haven’t had the heat of the central and eastern part of Australia. SW Western Australia has been very pleasant on the whole this summer. We did have a very wet winter and cool spring so that probably delayed the blossoms this year – they didn’t really get going till later in September and October. Enjoy the tennis! 🙂

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  15. Ahh… such light, sparkling water, brightest of blue! Heavenly walk, Jo and I was hoping you’d have time for cake this time! It looks sublime and in such an idyllic location. Yep, I too would look most sorrowful and hope to have the last slice! Have a lovely week, my friend! Xx

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    1. Thanks, darlin 🙂 🙂 We’re out among the hills tomorrow and I’m really looking forward to it. I’ll see how far the blossom’s coming on inland. Hopefully almond cake then 🙂 Enjoy your week, too!

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      2. Well I did, Sue, but then I fell on my backside. (you may have seen over at Jude’s 🙂 ) And it doesn’t have much padding. Picked myself up, dusted myself off… that’s how the song goes, isn’t it? 🙂 And went for a walk on the beach this afternoon. Much softer landing. 🙂

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