A Hike From Ribeira Funda to Maia

We hiked an 8 km route from Ribeira Funda to Maia along the dramatic and beautiful north coast of the island of Sao Miguel. It felt like we were in a magical forest. En route we passed by several ruins of old water mills and lunched above the Praia da Viola (secret beach) as the tide was in preventing us from eating at the beach. Our reward when we reached Maia was a cold bottle of passionate fruit juice which was very well received. We hit some rain for the last twenty minutes of the hike which was expected but it failed to dampen our spirits. This place is like paradise.Read more