Apartments Las Marismas Club Cartaya

... and the detritus of 21 century life. The town was pleasant and we watched across the river Spain slowly appeared out of the mist. We also visited what was billed as a Market of local produce on a Sunday morning. It was quite large but only sold underwear, socks, towels and nightwear, so our hope of finding something tasty for our supper was dashed, so we decided to travel back to Spain and visit Sevilla.

Op de rechteroever slaat de torenklok een keer vaker dan op de linkeroever: in Spanje is het een uur later.
Drie stukjes film: weer dolfijnen, de eerste die we in de Algarve tegen kwamen, blijft voor ons erg leuk, ik hoop voor jullie ook. Dit keer een wat grotere varieteit. Het tweede stukje film is uit de zoutwinning bij het plaatsje Tavira waar kluten, reigers en lepelaars fourageren. Het derde stukje film zijn wat beelden in en rond de Guadiana, de grensrivier.

... was our first choice for somewhere to appreciate said coastline, possibly as we'd been drinking the local brew for the last few weeks and it's noted for its 'end of world feel' (the town not the beer) and inaccessibility (again, the town not...). It was the inaccessibility combined with our lack of time and a gentle reminder that we were on holiday not travelling, that made our mind up for us and we were soon on a high speed tilting train ...

... Atlantic. Lots of smallish waves roll in - not in sets like in Perth but just one wave after another. They weren't good enough to body surf but that didn't stop us from trying.

Friday sees us travelling by train to Faro then changing to the express to Lisbon to our apartment. And then a whole new adventure will start.

We trust all are well back in Perth.

... s centre streets are cobbled, narrow and one-way. We´ve spent Sunday afternoon & evening and Monday just walking around the town, exploring and soaking up the atmosphere. Lots of coffees, pastries and beer. Food and drink is really cheap (expresso $1.10, beers are about $2.20 for a stubby).

We´ve been practising our very limited Portugese - I think we can say about 3 expressions so far! Locals seem to find our efforts amusing! :-)

Adeus

... have had the company of my friend Gary to help me through Essex and more particularly Kent and Sussex (that day through Kent and Sussex was surprisingly the toughest of the whole trip); and Gary's wife Jeanette, who not only drove to Newhaven to collect Gary, but kept me going along the way with frequent text messages urging me ever onward. Then there was support from friends Martin, Ian and Rachel: to them and all those who have read my blog or followed ...

... heat before finding a petrol station with a stock of juice, water and snacks. I pressed on but it was a real slog. Psychologically I was not enjoying myself and I think it had a lot to do with the fact that today was the penultimate day of the trip. It was not THE day, but the day BEFORE the day; it felt like I was finishing second in a two-horse race. However, there was no question but that I would keep going and ...

... hours to kill for the bus, walked around the market, watched a scrimmage soccer game, walking past a bar i came across a birthday party where i was literally pulled in... friendly people, free food, a warm place to wait for the bus... DEPARTED to Lisbon

... piirkonnas asuvad ühed kaunimad rannad, mis on suured turistimagnetid.

Foiniiklased ja kreeklased seadsid Lagose jõesuudmes üles poe, mille Afonso III vallutas mauride käest tagasi 1241.a ning portugallased said jätkata siit Põhja-Aafrika moslemite ahistamist. Siit algas Avastuste Ajastu, mida juhtis 21aastane prints Henry the Navigator, kes purjetas esmalt Marokosse. Hiljem tegutses ta nii oma laevas ...

... een klap weg en komt hij uit het zuidwesten. Maar met motorzeilen houden we de snelheid er in. Maar als de wind nog meer naar het westen krimpt en de wind toeneemt tot bij 6 beaufort hebben we het zwaar. We maken nog naar 2.5 knopen door de straffe tegenwind en de steeds maar hoger wordende golven. Ook lijkt de stroom tegen te zitten. Eerst halen we al het zeil weg, maar als de gang in het schip niet toemeent, besluiten we slagen te maken. Grootzeil weer ...