A sunset walk through the old trail between Fajãzinha and Fajã Grande. Destination: Casa da Vigia, Monica Binda's restaurant, the best restaurant in the island.

Do stop for a meal at Monica Binda's Casa da Vigia. It is not cheap, but it is worthwhile.

Two of the best diving spots in Flores. A tiring day, but worthwhile.

Do yourself a favor: dive with Carlos, from the Hotel Ocidental.

A diving boat trip to Gruta do Galo, with it's beautiful waterfall, and to Ilhéu do Garajau. Nice views, both above and underwater.

Choose Carlos, from the Hotel Ocidental, as your skipper and diving guide.

Another of the beautiful old trails on the west coast of Flores.

One of the most beautiful walks you can make starting from Aldeia da Cuada. Unfortunately, the municipality of Lages continues its slow but steady work of destroying the beauty of the place. Enjoy it while it survives.

Avoid working hours. You will pass a noisy stone crushing mill along the way.

A short walk, but very beautiful.

Another trip from Flores to Corvo, for another 15th of August.

An easy walk, partly by road. Very nice views, though.

Um curto mas agradável passeio de bicicleta pela margem Norte da Lagoa de Óbidos. Um dia frio e ventoso de primavera, depois de grandes cargas de água que tingiram a lagoa de vermelho.

A small bicycle visit to Loulé, in the Algarve (southern region of Portugal). No doubt bicycles are great for visiting small towns! Loulé looks really ugly when you approach it, as most Portuguese towns nowadays. However, the center is worthwhile, if not spectacular. A really old town, it still preserves part of its defensive walls, which you will find here and there.

A nice walk through Rocha da Pena, near Loulé, in the Algarve (southern region of Portugal). The walk was organized by LPN Algarve (the local branch of the oldest Portuguese environmental NGO). Its objective was to show a very beautiful plateau in the Algarve with a very interesting Mediterranean vegetation, including several species of orchids.

A nice bicycle tour with the family. From Monte de Santa Luzia to Viana do Castelo and back. Down hill cycling, up hill using the Santa Luzia elevator. A nice lunch at Restaurante Casa d'Armas. Lots of interesting monuments visited.

If you want to visit the Igreja da Misericórdia, go there before the Sunday mass, which starts at 12:00.

A relaxed bike ride from Modelo to Caminha, through the Mata do Camarido, and then back. Caminha is a small town with a beautiful city center. The Rua Direita has a good number of 16th century houses. The Igreja Matriz is a very interesting monument.

Realizing the CAPSI 2010 conference had no schedule for Friday afternoon, I decided to go for a walk around town. Viana do Castelo is a small but very nice town. Beautiful streets with old manor houses, nice monuments and historical building, and a modern, stylish commerce (see Boca do Lobo, for instance). Very worthwhile.

Lunching or dinning? Try Casa de Pasto Maria de Perre.