Places to stay
Paddleboarding instruction can be organised via the camp. There are bird hides and picnic areas on site, with climbing, abseiling and hiking, and it’s a 10-minute drive from the white sand beach at Pontinho do Arrabida and a 15-minute drive from Galapos beach. Simple – but not basic – wooden bungalows with kitchen and air conditioning can be rented in the YMCA camp in the middle of the Arrábida natural park, a 40-minute drive from Lisbon airport. Galapos beach in the Arrábida natural park. Seven-day surf package €699pp (less in low season), including en suite accommodation, breakfast, surf lessons and equipment hire, Casa do Valle Additional extras include “longboard dancing” – learning fluid step and tricks on a skateboard – wine tasting, horse riding and a visit to Nazaré, home to two of the World Surfing League’s Big Wave surfing contests, where the breakers can reach up to 30 metres in winter. Out of the water they also offer instruction on what they call a “surfskate” – basically a skateboard. Surfing lessons (for beginners and intermediates) are in English, and a weekly stretching class is included in the price. It has eight double rooms and two shared rooms with six bunkbeds, though there is currently no sharing due to Covid restrictions. The Beekeepers “is open to individuals who wish to stay and develop their own practice, specific events, group trips and residencies”.ĭoubles from €561 for three nights in June, prices are negotiable – not least for those who “bring value”, Companhia das CulturasĪ surfing hostel that sells itself as “a lifestyle, not a sport – a home, not a hotel”, this surf camp in Santa Cruz is 200 metres from the beach at Amanha and 45 minutes north of Lisbon (with airport shuttles on offer). The idea is that guests embrace the environment (there’s no air conditioning) and the collective of compassionate souls help in this, with hypnotherapy, yoga classes, bike tours, fishing, birdwatching and, of course, painting. Founded by British artist Tom Leamon and a group of friends, the Beekeepers is on land belonging to Quinta da Fornalha, an award-winning biodynamic farm, with olive, carob and fruit trees.
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There’s a communal kitchen and bedrooms are in funky little places that range from huts, sheds and tipis to more solid structures such as the Birdhouse and Phaedra, which has three bedrooms. Everything is built from the land or salvaged and is simple (compost toilets, for example). Ranger Crenshaw holds a Master’s Degree in Energy and Environmental Policy from the University of Delaware.This artists’ retreat offers rustic guest accommodation near the lovely town of Castro Marim, on the Spanish border where the river Guadiana divides the two Iberian countries.
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She frequently works with such groups as Outdoor Afro, GirlTrek, and Girl Scouts, inspiring others through Tubman’s example of inner strength, indomitable spirit and will. Her career with the Maryland Park Service also includes service at Elk Neck and Gunpowder Falls State Parks. There, she excelled at guiding her staff on their journey to becoming effective interpreters of the difficult topic of American Slavery. Currently assigned to Rocks State Park, in 2017 became Assistant Manager of Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park in Church Creek, Maryland. The event is co-sponsored by Harriet Chapel (Catoctin Episcopal Parish) and the Catoctin Furnace Historical Society.Ībout the speaker: Ranger Crenshaw leads the Maryland Park Service’s Interpreting Difficult Histories Team. The trail starts at the remains of the Catoctin Iron Furnace, which is a designated site on the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. 1828) and may view the Museum of the Ironworker, across the street, or follow the nearby African American Cemetery Trail.
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presentation, visitors may enjoy tours of the historic church (c. Until 2 p.m., before and after the 11 a.m. September is celebrated as Underground Railroad Month, and 2022 is the bicentennial year of Tubman’s birth.įrom 10 am.
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The program will feature the role of faith, family, community and nature in Tubman’s life’s work. Ranger Angela Crenshaw will share the story of Harriet Tubman, the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad, on the anniversary of her first flight to freedom which took place September 17, 1849.