Fisherman's Trail 2024 - Day 6

Sept. 10, 2024, 5:28 p.m.

September 10 - We had a 6 mile walk before reaching the coast this morning. Quite a bit of it was along a fast, sketchy paved road, but we did pass through a couple neighborhoods where we could see development going on. It also included a very steep, long climb up a hill and down the other side.

Once at the ocean, we stopped on a cliff above a large beach to have breakfast and watch surfing classes.

A bit farther along, we stopped again to watch a few fishermen trying their luck while perched on the very edge of a very high cliff. They caught nothing while we were there.

The fog let up some today so we could see the water but we were up high for the few miles along the coast. Much of the trail was the typical deep sand.

We did get to walk through the foundations of the Ribat of Arrifana which was pretty cool.

After the Ribat, we turned inland through a sparce forest, but still hiking through deep sand, and then across barren fields to the small village of Arrifana where we're staying in a hostel private room.

There's not much here, or for the next couple days, so we bought some food yesterday for our lunch tomorrow. We enjoyed a tasty dinner at the one restaurant around - cuttlefish stew, and clams in creamy rice.

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