Terra Chã means literally “land of tea” which is something the Açores grow a lot of.  In fact the islands are the only places in Europe where.  The marking system for the trail are numbered signs with stairs, because there are a lot of stairs to go over all the stone walls.  (Our party of 6 cheated by parking a car at the bottom and hiking down from the top.)  We had great views of Monte Brasil and took lunch on the largest sistern (cows’ waterbowl)  on the island.  The hike goes past the “Animal Hospital,” the place they take sick animals for quarantine until they die or get better.  The only sick animal we found was a rabbit that had been stuck in a systern for a very long time.  Here you can see the rabbit being saved.

  Further along the view of Monte Brasil and Sao Mateos became clear.  The path steepend leading to the end.  Afterward we had fish at a place in Porto Judeo near the cave.