A Hiking We Will Go!

During Chris’ two week post-deployment R&R, he wanted to do nothing but hike, hike, and hike some more.  So… hike we did!

We started in Raminho, hiking nearly straight down over 200 feet to the ocean below. 

The view from the bottom was beautiful, but it was a LONG hike back up the hill! 

Even the dogs were tired by the time we got to the car. On the way home we came across one of our favorite island sights, a cow jam.

Next on our list was a hike near Agualva.  This trail took us down along one of the few natural “beaches” on the island. 

The waves were huge and we got some great pictures. 

I then had some fun spicing a few up with our photo editing software.

This hike ended with another bovine encounter.  This little guy was much cuter than the herd we ran into in Raminho.

Our final hike took us to Angra.  We hiked historic Mount Brazil, home to one of the island’s first military installations.  The mountain top affords panoramic views of the ocean surrounding Angra Harbor.

In addition to our many hikes, we also spent several nights gathered around a bonfire with our friends.  We learned that you cannot pop microwave popcorn over a fire, but it sure is fun to try!

Check out the rest of the pictures from this month in the pictures tab.