This is starting to look even better - I fancy some of those paths full on at night
This is starting to look even better - I fancy some of those paths full on at night
Don't roll with a pig in poo. You get covered in poo and the pig likes it.
The entry is open in www.madeiraultratrail.com
Jose Moutinho
Hmmm... do I detect next year's plans being hatched?
Originally Posted by Boy Wonder
The Missus has just said........ Ooooh Yes!
Don't roll with a pig in poo. You get covered in poo and the pig likes it.
This looks FAB!
Simon Blease
Monmouth
Qualifying Course for UTMB 2009
MIUT 08 is one of the qualifying courses for the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) 2009. The Finishers of MIUT 08 in Ultra Trail - 100 km will collect 3 points.
Jose Moutinho
Never mind the UTMB qualifying, points and all that stuff.
The essntial thing is... ..... where's the nearest pub to the finish of your run?
And while you are at it, how many pubs are there on the route? These details are important to some of us
Don't roll with a pig in poo. You get covered in poo and the pig likes it.
And more importantly - no bicycles involved!!
Had an excellent walking holiday in Madeira a couple of years ago - some serious mountains and big climbs - and walking the laverdas, the water channels, is quite spectacular - they're cut in the sides of cliffs with big drops and no handrails.
So..... the 2009 crew:
Molehill and The Missus
Wheeze
Boy Wonder
A levada (Portuguese for "led") is an irrigation channel or aqueduct on the island of Madeira in the Atlantic Ocean (about 500 miles (800 km) southwest of Portugal).
The levadas originated out of the necessity of bringing large amounts of water from the west and northwest of the island to the drier southeast, which is more conducive to habitation and agriculture (such as sugar cane production). In the sixteenth century the Portuguese started building levadas to carry water to the agricultural regions. The most recent were made in the 1940s. Madeira is very mountainous, and building the levadas was often difficult. Many are cut into the sides of mountains, and it was also necessary to dig 25 miles (40 km) of tunnels.
Hiker on the path of a levada
Hiker on the path of a levada
Today the levadas not only supply water to the southern parts of the island but provide hydro-electric power. There are over 1,350 miles (2,170 km) of levadas and they provide a remarkable network of walking paths. Some provide easy and relaxing walks through beautiful countryside.
Jose Moutinho
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