AMOVATE’S COMMITTEE has made it possible for walkers to complete the full uninterrupted circuit of the lake.
On the last Friday in August a work party finally bridged the gap in the lakeside circuit, so it is now possible to take a comfortable walk all the way round for the first time in many years—if not for the first time ever!

This completion work was done entirely by members of the Amovate committee, not the Camara, after we grew tired of waiting for the Camara to complete the job.You will remember that at last year’s AGM several of the district’s high-profile Portuguese residents joined the Amovate committee—with a number of others becoming members—because they felt Amovate was beginning to make a difference and now represented ALL members of the community.
The benefits of their participation have been considerable.
And on the day in question committee members and developers Armindo Santos Almeida and Alvaro Figueiredo, (plus some of their workforce) along with committee colleagues Steve Carmichael, Maria Franca and Amovate President Peter Johnson brought some heavy machinery to the lakeside.
And in the blistering heat of a very hot day they brought the huge drainage pipes into place to bridge the gap, then shifted tons of earth into place above those pipes to finally complete the pathway around the lake.
The accompanying photographs were taken by Peter Johnson as the work progressed.

Incidentally, we have been told the full circuit is 4 kilometres, which is approximately 2 and a half miles.

Can any of you verify this–perhaps someone who has one of those marvellous pedometers that measures the distance you have travelled?

Just e-mail us on info@amovate.com

PS:….

Judith and Leo have now calculated the length of the lakeside walk, after completing the circuit with two dogs and a pedometer!
Their calculations show that the full circuit is 3.13 kilometres, which, at 1.944, is a fraction under two miles.
They say: “Many people walk down to the lake, so that would bring it closer to the 4k estimate—for example it is 3.81 kilometres as a round trip from our house.”
So, now you know exactly how far you are walking you can make this a regular part of your weekly exercise.
And it also gives you a target to set a time you should always aim to maintain or beat!