On the first weekend of August, during the festivities of Nossa
Senhora da Boa Viagem (Our Lady of the Safe Voyage), crowds
gathered in the harbor and holding lighted candles greet the statue
of the Virgin that arrives by boat.
Fishermen´s wifes are also known for their skillfulness in
making bobbin lace, following an ancient oriental technique.
In Peniche there is Fortaleza, a 16th-century
fortress, overlooking the sea, that was used as a prison during the
repressive former regime that ended in 1974.
At about 2,4 km from Peniche,
the Cabo Carvoeiro offers spectacular views of the ocean and
strange-looking rocks.
From there, you can see Berlenga Islands, a rocky
archipelago where nature is still in an almost wild state.
This reserve is a nesting place for a variety of seabirds and
includes beautiful reefs and marine grottoes amidst imposing red
granite cliffs.
The hunt
Between Peniche and Cabo
Carvoeiro there are several fishing, sea contemplating and sun
baths suitable places named; Tromba, Carreiro do
Inferno, Carreiro da Furninha, Paços de D.
Leonor, Cova de Dominique and Furna que
Sopra.
In this very last I placed a micro
cache for You to find.
Why this place and why putting a cache
in a place with nice view to the sea? After all, there are
thousands of places like this in any coast... This one has a prize;
If You go there ( to the exact place where You can find a balcony
and a wall that prevents You from falling down) in a windy, cloudy
and (why not?) raining day with turbulent waves in the sea...
You'll get to know why the name Furna que Sopra (Rock
that blows)! Enjoy.
If You can't pick a day like that... and just
get a sunny, bright day...enjoy too!
After or before the cache, don't miss
Papôa. A tinny peninsula in the north of the peninsula where
Peniche is. You'll have to cross two wood made small bridges and
the hike worths it..
I'm supplying a GPStm file
Cache
Content:
Logbook, pencil, sharpener and an old 25 PTE
coin.
Don't forget:
"Cache in, trash out" and Leave No
Trace
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