The cold water springs kept us through the arduous 2 hour treck (especially for poor Rafa with the bagage, as well as for Tamar who couldn't forget that she is afraid of hights, and, as a matter of fact, for me as I hadn't really hiked in over 10 years!) until a victorious whoop sounded as we arrived at the beautiful Lopes Mendes beach. Rafa toiled to light our BBQ fire and the girls scrubbed the grill. We dreaded the long walk back, but He worked it out, a free boat ride circling the island ended our day with a sigh of releif. I think I'll hike again sometime in, say, 10 more years.