Primeiro impressão de Sintra
May 27, 2013
A beautiful Saturday for GeoCaching. For people who don’t know what it is, you basically have some coordinates and some kind of GPS receiving device which allows you to hunt down those points in real live. Sometimes there are hidden treasures, sometimes a really nice location. It is a kind of way to do Sightseeing as well. It is definitely lots of fun.
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| Cascais |
The following pictures are made at the most western border of Serra de Sintra. It was the first time if been there. It’s an amazing view. There will be more pictures of that area in the following posts.
Because of the heavy winds from the Atlantic, sand dunes grow deeper and deeper into the land. There is a spot near Capo de Roca where you can witness this phenomena from first hand. There is a pathway through the dunes and descriptions about the damage the sand causes and what the authorities do about it. They basically erecting wind blockers made of some kind of straw. The slow the wind down and prevent the landscape from further erosion.
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| Pathway flooded with sand. |
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| Abandoned hut in the middle of nowhere. |
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| Glacier of Sand. About 7 meters high. |
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