Today was my fourth serious walk, I nearly called it off due to the thick mist near the highest point at about 4000 feet but the sun burned the cloud off and the rest of the day was brilliant with outstanding views and occasional encounters with wildlife including the amazing hill cattle which wander around the steep slopes. This evening I threw my walking shoes in the bin the soles were destroyed that will teach me to buy cheap, I will manage the next couple of walks in trainers.
Only five more sleeps before I travel home and still so much to see and do but I must admit I am beginning to miss friends and also my todo list, especially the collecting the new boat, ain't life grand.
Every other morning whilst I am enjoying my breakfast and watching the sunrise the falcon man arrives with a three year old raptor on his arm, the local pigeons rise up in a melee and fly off as fast as they can go, a very efficient method of pest control and it gives us guests a chance to get up close to a magnificent bird which his handler told me is an Irish Hawk whose name Machinou in Portuguese translates to Little Man.
Six Nations starts on Saturday.
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