Residencial dos Terceiros Braga

... beach. We definitely had chosen the wrong day to surf here; tide going out, steep beach! Nevertheless, there are always other beaches and it was back up the coast to Fao, where Lym (Annabelle was a little chilly) once again donned his suit and out he went. Lo and behold, was up on the first wave, and the second, the third.... Following a meal of barbecued chicken risotto ...

... getting to the place - one woman threatened to throw out her sat nav after taking the wrong turn numerous times. The rain continued and as the camp site only offered sites under oak trees we had a few very noisy nights with water dripping, acorns and oak apples falling on the caravan and a stream running underneath it we decided to move on.

... gaan, maar dat komt grotendeels door de hardnekkige mist. Ik probeer weer een aantal korte video's te uploaden: de belboei bij Ramsgate, het hijsen van de vlag in Portugal, de vissen in de haven (we drijven echt in een aquarium) en misschien nog een paar andere stukjes.

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Kevin got vegetable soup and I got coriander (cilantro) soup. Mine wasn't very good - it was just water with oil, bread and cilantro. Once I had some of the cilantro, I noticed it wasn't alone in the bowl. Under the bread was an egg that had been cracked open and dropped into the bowl of soup before the bread was added so it developed a round, "sunny side up" style to it. Even after the egg was broken there was still very little taste to the soup, or so Kevin ...

... The roads were one lane in each direction and had lots of switchbacks which had very steep bits of land connecting them between levels.  Mysteriously, whenever we stopped we found cowpies but never saw any cows, nor did it seem likely cows would be able to make it to the areas.  I like to think they're left from cows past that used to graze on the hills before they were turned into roads.  No doubt even ghost cow poo would be smelly enough to cross between metaphysical realms ...

... long beaches and small rocky headlands backed by dunes and gorse-covered hills. The huge Atlantic rollers were crashing on the beach, great surfing territory. Viana is a very pleasant town, with an attractive main street and many small old alleyways with Manueline and Renaissance houses and shops. Some very grand 16th century buildings flank the main square and of course, spanning the river, is yet another double-decked ...

... amigáveis). Gente de todo lugar! Lituânia, Letônia, Polônia, Alemanha, Itália, Espanha, França, Grécia, Turquia, Cabo Verde, Serra Leoa, El Salvador e, é claro, Brasil.. E são muitos brasileiros. Todo dia é dia de festa nesse lugar. A residência de Santa Tecla nunca mais será a mesma depois da passagem desse povo estriquinado por aqui. De resto tudo corre bem, apesar da saudade (que nas primeiras duas semanas foi bem pior, mas agora já está devidamente administrada).

... Ponte de Lima dans un parc majestueux sous les platanes 5) Marche (foire marchande...pas facile sans les accents!) du lundi qui a lieu de puis l'an 1125 Top nul: 1) Marcher pendant 2 heures sur un bord de route style 112 ou 117 mais avec aucun accottement et des murs de Quinta en roche hauts et de 8 pieds de chaque bord 2) Ratter une fleche et se faire dire par une vieille madame que le chemin n est ...

... exploring Braga a bit and doing some research for Spain. Braga is a very pretty little town a nice place to stroll around, although its a shame about the massive mcdonalds right in the middle of the centre square. Tommorow we leave to go back to Lisbon for two nights before flying to madrid on Monday. Hope you are all well, please keep the messages coming. Lots of Love xxxx

... m slowly forgetting what that feels like. The trip turned out to be a gastronomic feast. I tried so many new things, including the francesinha - it could only be described as a giant hot sandwich, which the Heart Foundation would give a big fat cross to. It was made up of a huge slice of beef, sausages and thick ham, topped with a thick blanket of melted cheese, swimming in a rich creamy tomato sauce. Even that was too much for me ...